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France, Libya
ESL Rivington on hunt for payment for cancelled Libyan contract

A recent ruling by the Orléans court in France has uncovered a lobbying campaign that was due to be conducted by Rivington, part of the ADIT group, on behalf of a Libyan politician.

France, Syria
French diplomats and consultants on Damascus business visit

In addition to representatives from big companies interested in the country, the delegation from French employers' association MEDEF that visited Damascus on 1 October included several new faces representing French business diplomacy in the region.

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Irena hiring, Apus Intelligence and the Balkans, Geos defeated

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisIrena boosts its team with private security veteran

London/TiranaA new Balkans boutique firm

ParisAfter losing out on EUCAP Somalia, Geos defeated at European Court of Justice

France
Paris pushes to build trade ties with new Damascus regime

Despite a cooling in relations over the summer, French diplomats are making moves to be part of the new Syrian government's major economic projects. A trade delegation, the creation of a bilateral chamber of commerce and a series of consultations with cabinet ministers have been in the works.

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Lamplighter emerges from Dentons, ADIT and Forward at Souveraine Tech, exit CIA spokesman

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonDentons' corporate intel partners set up new firm

Paris/Saint-MaloADIT and Forward Global join forces at Pierre-Édouard Stérin's Souveraine Tech conference

WashingtonFormer CIA spokesman moves into strategic communications

France
French military intelligence looks to La mètis for analytics tools

France's military intelligence directorate has launched a major outsourcing programme with the private sector. Among the 26 companies being contacted is a relatively new developer of artificial intelligence-powered tools, La mètis.

Syria
Corporate intelligence specialists rush to Damascus

Although still precarious, the improving security situation is allowing geopolitical risk and investigation consultants to regain a foothold in Syria. Their return follows in the wake of international donors and groups interested in Syrian reconstruction, keen to monitor the situation and understand what is going on behind the scenes of the new regime in Damascus.

France
French anti-corruption agency contracts prove highly lucrative for compliance investigators

The Agence Française Anticorruption calls on a small pool of private companies to audit the anti-corruption compliance programmes of companies under investigation. Intelligence Online has uncovered the amounts billed in certain cases.

France
ADIT's promises to its new shareholders

As corporate intelligence group ADIT completes its new round of financing, Intelligence Online has seen a document presented to potential investors laying out the company's hopes for growth that mainly rely on its subsidiary Défense Conseil International.

France
ESL Rivington and Antidox reinvent themselves as Next Step Influence

Strategic intelligence group ADIT's influence division, comprised of ESL Rivington and Antidox, is changing its name to Next Step Influence in a sign of the evolution of the subsidiary.

Syria
French business delegation's Damascus visit cancelled

Israel's military offensive against Iran, which began on June 13, has led to the cancellation of a French business delegation's trip to Damascus scheduled for this week.

France, Ukraine
Dronivka, a new Franco-Ukrainian operator in battle for drone market

Linked to Arnaud Dassier, the Dronivka project aims to eke out a place for itself in the drone market, between Kyiv and Paris. Financed through his Koryos fund, it seeks to compete with established players such as DCI, whose former CEO, Samuel Fringant, has reportedly been approached.

Afghanistan, Europe
Disputes emerge over awarding of EU's huge Afghan security contract

After their initial shock, the unsuccessful bidders for the EU's lucrative security contract in Kabul are racking their brains to find a way to challenge IDG Security's win.

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UN crisis communications, changes at Nardello Dubai, EPEE in Niger

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

StockholmSoftware firm lands UN crisis communications contract

DubaiNardello exec step down

France/NigerOrano and EPEE talks on closing uranium mines security contract underway

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Field Intelligence moves beyond ESG, ADIT's soirées, Burford's loss

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonField Intelligence expands range of services

Warsaw/ParisADIT's busy events schedule

Dubai/LondonVeteran sleuth Daniel Hall leaves Burford Capital