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Blacklight Intelligence, VTB hones in on Telman Ismailov, ex-Fulcrum lawyer goes solo, wave of departures at Blackpeak

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

LondonPiers Lunnon-Wood splits time between Satori and Blacklight

Moscow/PodgoricaPolitical scandal puts Telman Ismailov back in VTB's line of sight

SuffolkEx-Fulcrum lawyer Warren Foot opens his own firm

Washington/SingaporeWave of departures at Blackpeak

United States
Black Ice AI pulls in ex-CIA officers to plug its AI tools

The artificial intelligence developer is reaching out to former US intelligence officers, now at the head of advisory and investigation firms, to break into the highly-coveted third-party data analytics sector.

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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

Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore
Private sleuths hover between Tokyo and Singapore for APAC regional base

Investigators in the Indo-Pacific region are bulking up their Singapore teams, while maintaining a presence in Hong Kong. These moves are sometimes to the detriment of other regional offices, especially in Japan.

Spotlight | Netherlands, United States
Social Links in fund-raising drive as it seeks to attract private investigator clients

Open source data analysis and visualisation solutions provider Social Links is moving away from its host platforms Maltego and i2 as it looks to expand its customer base.

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SITE in Berlin, Ashurst, Grant Thornton in Chicago, Field Intelligence, Audere Securus, from Schillings to Valkyrie

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

BerlinGerman interior ministry picks SITE to combat Islamic fundamentalism

LondonDmitry Sachkov quits TRAG

ChicagoGrant Thornton expands forensic investigations in Midwest

LondonField Intelligence expands consultancy team

LondonAudere Securus ropes in industry legend James Blount

LondonSchillings stalwart joins Valkyrie

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.

United States
Kroll investigates firm accused of selling Chinese equipment to US Army

North American Rescue has allegedly procured medical equipment from China for the Pentagon.

United Kingdom
UAE's spymaster, the British short seller and anonymous X account holders in smear campaign

In the short selling world, it has become the latest thing to mount a false smear campaign and accuse the real target of being behind it. The UAE's spymaster Tahnoon bin Zayel Al Nahyan appears to have become caught in the crosshairs of such an operation.

Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Russia-Ukraine tensions drive launch of London investigations firm Neo Forensics

Private investigator Mikhail Lastovskiy is now free to speak as he pleases after launching his new firm, Neo Forensics. His pro-Russian stances proved to be awkward for his previous employer, Gateley Omega, a firm that provides services to entities in Kyiv.

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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

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G3, Nardello, KCS

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

LondonValeria Bondareva joins G3

Los AngelesJames Aquilina joins Nardello, and leaves Wallbrook

LondonPost-KCS, Leon Goldman goes solo

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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

Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States
Malaysian 1MDB scandal has created many career opportunities in private investigation

The 1MDB scandal, the subject of a recent documentary, has mobilised private investigation firms all over the world for a decade.