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Taro Nordheider displays penchant for luxury and corporate intelligence 

Hakluyt and Idesus, which is well-connected in Turkey, operate in the rarefied world of wealthy heirs and luxury goods between London and Vienna.

Accountants go after corporate investigators 

As well as tracking down Russian clients, the UK's business intelligence community has found itself attracting interest from the world's leading accounting firms keen to develop their scope in the sector.

Oligarch crackdown shakes up private investigation sector 

The wave of sanctions against Russian oligarchs in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine is having a big impact on the corporate intelligence world.

Sanctions race generates new market for investigation and assistance work for oligarchs 

Londongrad has gone into a frenzy since the start of the Western riposte to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. The entire ecosystem which has grown up around the oligarchs is working to help them escape sanctions and limit the reputational and financial damage they are expected to cause.

• NEW YORK - StoneTurn brings in a local veteran to get itself off the ground in Singapore.
  

• NEW YORK - Nardello recruits Kennedy in London.

• LONDON - Dragonfly aims to spread its wings.

• ARLINGTON - Deloitte & Touche operates DARPA's cyber recognition programme.

Peter Gummer tests market for a GPW buyer 

According to our sources, the corporate intelligence company GPW may be thinking of putting itself up for sale.

• LONDON - CR Investigations primed for 2022 with new Russia-facing recruits.

• LONDON - Elliott counts on Boris Johnson's ex-PR whiz. 

• WASHINGTON - Ex-CIA agent Raiole moves into fair trade. 

• PARIS - No longer advising Huawei, Alexandre Medvedowsky pushes for sovereign consulting.
  

• WASHINGTON - Nardello hires ex-DEA agent for DC office.

Trial exposes Crédit Suisse's Eastern Europe private investigators 

While the bank won the legal battle launched by its former European markets director, the trial has brought to light the troop of investigators and consultants both sides used to shake off their troubles in Romania over the past 15 years.

Pioneer Michael Oatley still fighting fit with Timeoroi 

At 87, Michael Oatley, one of the trailblazers to shape the London business intelligence scene as we know it today, has not gone quietly into retirement. He still seems very much an active member of Timeoroi, the consultancy he runs with oil trading veteran Steve Kelbrick as well as a number of old friends in the sector.

Vladimir Yakunin's heirs prosper in 'Londongrad' 

While he has not had an opportunity to secure his sons a seat within the circles of power in Moscow, like many of Putin's cronies have, the former head of Russian railways can take pride in their place among London's business elite.

Facebook's intelligence in Europe now operated by an anonymous fund 

Security and corporate intelligence provider Falanx, one of the very few in the sector to be publicly traded (on London's Alternative Investment Market), has seen business turn around thanks to a game-changer contract with the American social media giant.

Lebanon's creditors launch Argentinian-style strategy against Beirut 

With talks poised to take place between the IMF and the Lebanese government, Lebanese pound creditors want to have their say on how the country's debt is restructured. They have joined forces and appointed the New York firm White & Case, which worked on Argentina's restructuring.

Raedas muscles up in forensics accounting 

Business intelligence group Raedas has recruited forensics veteran David Lawler to strengthen its position in the growing market for these invesitigations.

Project Associates hired to beef up Italian influence at UN 

The British online influence firm has landed its first major contract for a Foreign government in the US with the Italian delegation at UN headquarters in New York.

Mosaic Advisers takes financial hit from pandemic 

Low-profile British intelligence company Mosaic Advisers, which specialises in due diligence and business diplomacy mainly in Africa and China, has been badly affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

Wall Street's biggest users of private investigators settle their scores in battle over Universal 

The future of music industry giant Universal will be settled in Paris tomorrow by "activist" investment companies. All the protagonists, who include Daniel Loeb and Bill Ackman, are big users of private investigators for their corporate raiding operations.

Gryphon Strategies eyes European markets with VLM Advisory deal 

The firm recently acquired former GPW and K2 investigator Victoria Mackay's London outfit.