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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

EUROPE

FRANCE SAUDI ARABIA 01/06/2023

Former PM Raffarin helps Saudi-French Business Council aiming for involvement in MbS's projects

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the former prime minister who became the French government's envoy for China, has recently made his mark on the Saudi-French business networks. For many French companies, that has resulted in a reorientation of their focus towards Mohammed bin Salman's large-scale plans.

FRANCE SAUDI ARABIA 30/05/2023

Tikehau, Ardian, Rothschild, Bpifrance: French funds woo Al Othaim clan

Abdullah Al Othaim is heir to the empire built up by his father with the discount supermarket chain Abdullah Al Othaim Markets. © Wirestock, Inc./Alamy banque d'images

EUROPE FRANCE GREECE UNITED STATES 29/05/2023

Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners

While the US Department of Justice's probe into Greek businessman Nikolaos Bogonikolos focuses on goods illegally exported to Russia's intelligence services, the man at the heart of the investigation long worked in the same circles as several European defence groups. Their expertise may have been transferred to Moscow.

AZERBAIJAN UNITED KINGDOM 26/05/2023

Engineer Howard Lyn consolidates energy relations between London and Baku

The British national, who has lived in Azerbaijan for a long time, is working on a series of events intended to bring together operators from the two countries' oil and gas sectors, with political support from London.

RUSSIA 25/05/2023

United Shipbuilding Corp plans to expand its activities in the Russian Far East

Russia's largest shipbuilder will shortly retake a capital stake in one of its former subsidiaries, ticking off another box on its list of potential acquisition targets in the strategic Vladivostok region.

FRANCE PHILIPPINES SOUTH KOREA UNITED STATES 24/05/2023

Foreign trade and diplomacy goals converge in Philippines' Agila Subic shipyard

Aguila Subic shipyard, Philippines. © Francis R. Malasig/EPA/MaxPPP

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FRANCE PHILIPPINES 23/05/2023

Naval Group faces challenges on Filipino submarines contract

By selling the Philippines its Scorpene submarines, France hopes to help the South East Asian country to set up a major submarine force. Its offer is competitive with another from South Korea but nevertheless faces a number of legal, commercial and political obstacles.

ARGENTINA FRANCE GERMANY 22/05/2023

Argentina Naval War College experts favour TKMS submarine proposal

The German proposal seems to have the edge with the defence ministry and naval experts in Argentina, which is looking to acquire three submarines.

GERMANY UNITED STATES 19/05/2023

US command in Europe hires help to strengthen logistics in Miesau, Germany

Locally-based veteran US consultant Benjamin French is helping US Command in Europe to build up its presence in south-western Germany.

RUSSIA 15/05/2023

Rostec and ministry of industry and trade strengthen ties

Russian trade and industry minister Denis Manturov, Rostec chief Sergey Chemezov's protégé, is sending ministry officials to the aerospace branches of the defence company in an arrangement that strengthens the already deep connections between the two.

Head of Rostec state conglomerate Sergei Chemezov and Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov.

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA UNITED KINGDOM 09/05/2023

After pledging £1bn for UK green energy, Saudi conglomerate Alfanar opens new London subsidiary

The Almutlaq family conglomerate Alfanar, a key player in Saudi Arabia's energy and defence sectors, continues to build connections in London to protect its £1bn investment in the UK.

CHINA RUSSIA 05/05/2023

Gennady Timchenko and Boris Titov battle for leadership of Russian-Chinese business networks

Looking to capitalise on the Kremlin's shift towards Asia, the two businessmen are positioning themselves to shepherd Russian bosses in China.

Gennady Timchenko (r.) listens to Boris Titov at a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2014.

POLAND UNITED STATES 04/05/2023

Poland negotiates offset deals for new US Apache and Patriot orders

Having become a logistics hub for allied reinforcements for Ukraine, Poland is also looking to beef up its own military firepower and is currently negotiating offset arrangements associated with its acquisition of US materiel.

RUSSIA UKRAINE 03/05/2023

Rostec capitalises on Donbas steel industry

The Russian arms conglomerate is gradually strengthening its control over production plants in Donbas and forging links with local leaders and businessmen, with a focus on steel industry raw materials, railway equipment and armoured vehicles.

SpotlightFRANCE SAUDI ARABIA 02/05/2023

Airbus keeps low profile in Saudi mission-critical communications bid

Now the leading French mission-critical communications provider, Airbus is seeking to earn a share of the Saudi defence ministry's mission-critical communications contract. But delays on France's RRF radio network of the future project have the firm treading very cautiously in Riyadh.

RUSSIA VIETNAM 02/05/2023

Russia lobbying hard for its Mir payment system, from Moscow to Hanoi

Moscow is ramping up efforts to convince Vietnam to adopt the Mir payment system, citing the Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank as an early adopter. Russia's objective is to guarantee its hydrocarbon contracts are paid, but Hanoi, currently rethinking its geopolitical position, is being cautious.

MYANMAR RUSSIA 01/05/2023

The behind-the-scenes players of Moscow and Naypyidaw's defence relations

The former head of Russia's military-technical cooperation, Mikhail Dmitriev, has gradually become a key player in the defence partnership between Russia and Myanmar, in no small part thanks to his Myanmar homologue's ties to the head of state.

UKRAINE UNITED STATES 28/04/2023

Washington hires Bizzell to help Kyiv reinforce northeastern border

Ukraine's state border guard service has been a critical unit since the outbreak of the war. It is in charge of monitoring the border with Belarus and liberated areas, with help from the US State Department's Frankfurt base, which has been rallying its own contractors in support.

RUSSIA UKRAINE 27/04/2023

The delicate coexistence of Russia's industrial emissaries in the Donbass

Andrey Shpilenko is little by little becoming a key player in the infrastructure projects being coordinated by deputy prime minister Marat Khusnullin. Locally, however, he has to find a place for himself among the other unofficial emissaries who control the Donbass's industrial activities.

View of a damaged installation of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.

FRANCE JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA 25/04/2023

Alexis Le Cour Grandmaison, civil defence champion in the Middle East

The Club de l'Export de la Sécurité Civile, a club aimed at exporting French civil defence, is planning a trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia in May to lay the groundwork for an official visit and line up contracts in September.

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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

Former PM Raffarin helps Saudi-French Business Council aiming for involvement in MbS's projects

Tikehau, Ardian, Rothschild, Bpifrance: French funds woo Al Othaim clan

Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners

Engineer Howard Lyn consolidates energy relations between London and Baku

United Shipbuilding Corp plans to expand its activities in the Russian Far East

Foreign trade and diplomacy goals converge in Philippines' Agila Subic shipyard

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Argentina Naval War College experts favour TKMS submarine proposal

US command in Europe hires help to strengthen logistics in Miesau, Germany

Rostec and ministry of industry and trade strengthen ties

After pledging £1bn for UK green energy, Saudi conglomerate Alfanar opens new London subsidiary

Gennady Timchenko and Boris Titov battle for leadership of Russian-Chinese business networks

Poland negotiates offset deals for new US Apache and Patriot orders

Rostec capitalises on Donbas steel industry

Airbus keeps low profile in Saudi mission-critical communications bid

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