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United States
Vantage Intelligence has front row seat in legal dispute between John Paulson and Fahad Ghaffar

Puerto Rican businessman Fahad Ghaffar has been accused of stealing $200m from John Paulson, who also claims the former used corporate investigations firm Vantage Intelligence to improve his own public image.

United States
Close to Kazakh networks and a Trump supporter, Stephan Roh takes the helm of energy-specialising group

Roh, a Swiss lawyer who was linked to Russia's interference in the 2016 US presidential election, is now the head of a non-profit organisation that purports to be a specialist in the energy world, but has mainly been active on social media.

The Tech Times
Kyiv promotes cyber sharing, Iran deploys Cobra V8 jammer, DGSE after AI data analysis

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Kyiv RNBO promotes cyber collaboration

Tehran Iran's Revolutionary Guard receives first Cobra V8 SIGINT

Paris DGSE develops AI algorithms on databases

France, Russia
French embassy in Moscow drops long-standing security contractor

The French embassy in the Russian capital has taken on a new private security firm to avoid the reputational and compliance risks attached to its existing contractor.

France
French Defence and Foreign ministries disagree on Indo-Pacific policy

The French Foreign Ministry is pushing for an "all sector" strategy in the Indo-Pacific, while the defence ministry is in favour of preserving its influence in the Indian Ocean.

Israel
Israeli drone maker works with obscure Russian fintech company

Aeronautics Ltd, owned by defence giant Rafael, has previously come under scrutiny over its foreign business partners.

Italy
Italian cyber intelligence specialist Movia goes global

The small Italian cyber intelligence provider Movia is trying to break into the Gulf, even though one of its shareholders was cited in an investigation by the Italian anti-mafia directorate.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
StoneTurn's new adviser, Bryza to Straife, Ziani off to Sqope

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

New York New senior adviser for StoneTurn

Houston/Istanbul Former US diplomat Bryza joins Straife

London Nadia Ziani, Sqope's latest recruit

France, Saudi Arabia
After Ardian and Tikehau in Abu Dhabi, Eurazeo tries luck in Riyadh

Following the growing trend of French investment funds opening offices close to Gulf sovereign wealth funds, Eurazeo is seeking to set up a base in Riyadh.

United Kingdom
Animus Associates tracks cosmetics exported to Russia

The director of a British distributor of beauty products has accused a colleague of continuing to export its products to Russia without his knowledge, and has hired private investigators to track his activities.

Vietnam
Vietnam's Vingroup heads into economic influence with management training school

Pham Nhat Vuong, the head of Vingroup, is personally involved in the development of a management training school designed to strengthen Vietnam's sovereignty and economic influence.

Ukraine, United States
US firm Cisco gaining dominance in Ukraine thanks to USAID's cyber assistance programmes

Cisco is playing a leading role in American technical assistance projects in Ukraine that are run by the US development agency USAID.

France
French MPs slam special funds budget as miscalculated

There is a recurring theme in the French special funds verification committee's detailed 2021 report: those funds' budgets are systematically underestimated.