Jules Kroll

UAE, United States
JS Held studying potential takeovers of several firms

Amid a lull in the US private investigation sector, JS Held is looking to acquire competitors at a low cost.

UAE
K2 and Deloitte awarded anti-money laundering mandate in UAE

K2's Chip Poncy, the former head of the US delegation to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), is advising the UAE on its preparations for the body's next visit to Abu Dhabi. He has already won engagements from two other MENA governments.

Saudi Arabia
PIF engages corporate investigators to probe misspending at Neom

A Public Investment Fund's probe completed last spring found evidence of financial trickery and over-spending at Neom. In response, the Saudi government has decided to enlist the support of outside investigators in the region. Sources close to the work say the true scale of spending on Western firms is much larger than has been reported.

United Kingdom
From K2 Integrity to Nigeria, Lebanese fraudster uses rivals' probes in legal battle

Elie Taktouk, a businessman found guilty of fraud, has used the findings of investigations previously ordered into his affairs by his former business associates to prove that he did not have the money to pay them.

United Kingdom
Corporate intelligence pioneer Amy Lashinksy leaves Alaco

Amy Lashinksy, one of the founders of the corporate intelligence practice as it is known today, is taking semi-retirement.

Spotlight | United Kingdom, United States
Amazon, Oracle: Pentagon cloud mega-contract influence peddlers settle scores in court

Big Pentagon digital storage contracts have been the subject of some of the largest influence campaigns in Washington in recent years, now pursued in the courts of Washington and London.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
FBI/CIA veterans team in Boston, CT woos AUKUS clients, K2 receives French help to launch in Riyadh

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

BostonCIA and FBI veterans team up in Massachusetts

CanberraCT Group adviser Mark Carleton-Smith woos new defence clients for AUKUS

RiyadhFrench senior civil servant helps K2 Integrity set up shop in Saudi Arabia

France, United Kingdom, United States
Israeli special forces vet Doron Kempel extends private security services to Europe

The US-based businessman, a former IDF commando, has already set up shop in the United Kingdom and is now exploring the French market.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Sastre, Kroll, HKA, JS Held, Guidepost

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

LondonEastern Europe-focused Sastre Consulting beefs up investigation practice

New YorkTom Bock goes with different Kroll

LondonNick Panes lands new role at HKA

LondonSofia Batchelor joins JS Held

New YorkGuidepost also works on Guo Wengui's case

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
G3, Chris Morgan Jones, Corexalys, Red Five Security, Keith Hunter, Arte

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

LondonG3 nets record year

New York/LondonBest-selling investigator Chris Morgan Jones returns to Nardello

ParisPierre-Mayeul Badaire steps in to steer Corexalys

Washington/KyivRed Five Security, the security consultant behind a Ukrainian university course

LondonKeith Hunter adjusts Animus Associates ownership

ParisArte calls on ex-intelligence officials for new TV series

United States
K2 investigates the world of beauty

The hair and skincare company Head Kandy claims that founder Kayla McNeill fraudulently billed it for lavish personal expenses. A K2 report the beauty company submitted itemized a long list of charges the investigative firm deemed to be improper, which McNeill denied.

United States
Succession crisis at K2 Integrity is straight out of 'Succession'

HBO has announced that its hit series "Succession" will return in early 2023. Those who can't wait can tune in to K2 Integrity, where a real life father-son drama starring Jules and Jeremy Kroll has led to internal strife, staff defections and US operations that are haemorrhaging money to the tune of $1m in losses per month, a well-placed source estimates.

France, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
Sagard completes stake purchase of ADIT, Chatham House loses Niblett, JS Held poaches from Control Risks, Wychrij leaves Wallbrook, Quinlan, COSA

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Paris, Kyiv, London and New York.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
K2, Jonathan Benton, The Ambassador Partnership, Talos

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week we go to New York, London, Paris and Kyiv.

New YorkK2's NY office has busy agenda.

LondonAnti-corruption investigator Jonathan Benton sets up foundation.

Paris/LondonESL & Network teams with Britain's The Ambassador Partnership.

KyivCisco Talos mobilised to counter Russian cyber activism in Ukraine.

Spotlight | United States
Stone Point at the heart of Kroll versus Kroll legal battle

Behind the legal battle being fought over the Kroll name by the leading business intelligence companies, Kroll and K2 Integrity, there are major financial considerations. The trial has revealed that, despite the fierce competition between them, the two firms came very close to merging under the leadership of Stone Point Capital.