LVMH

France
Kidnappings and burglaries put LVMH and other firms' security chiefs' on high alert

Recent attacks on CEOs and their families are troubling the security managers of some of France's leading companies, mainly in the luxury sector. Fears that these could increasingly be the target of organised crime are fuelling concerns, against a backdrop of rising social discontent in the country.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
JS Held works for oil firm, investigators open doors in Ukraine, LVMH safety doubts

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

SingaporeOil firm calls on JS Held sleuths

London/Kyiv/LvivUkrainian investigators fund visit by British MPs

ParisSquarcini lawsuit and job ad raise questions over LVMH security

France
French ex-spy chief trial exposes private intelligence to judicial warning shot

The prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of the former French domestic intelligence chief Bernard Squarcini open the door to a warning to the world of business intelligence. The prosecution criticised the fluctuating definition of the term and the lack of clear regulation of the sector's methods.

France
Prospect of Erys Group sale takes shape

Stéphane Gérardin, the owner of French security firm Erys Group, is beginning to sound out the market to discuss the future of his company.

France
France's security directors club elects woman as vice-president

The CDSE renewed its governing bodies at its general meeting in Paris on 19 June, notably appointing France Télévisions' head of security Muriel Sobry as vice-president.

France
LVMH picks new global security director

The French luxury giant LVMH is poised to reveal internally the name of its new global security director. The nominee will bring his police experience to the group's many security managers.

France
Upheaval on the way at French security group Erys

Chairwoman Nathalie Félines has suddenly left the security group just as it had begun winning key contracts again.

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.

France, Russia
From Monaco to Dubai, the revival of French investigators specialising in the Russian market

The tense political climate and sanctions generated by the war in Ukraine have forced French private business investigators specialising in Russia to adapt. A number of them, such as the firm TKM Consulting, have shifted their bases to Dubai.

France
Former LVMH security chief Marcadier a pillar of ADIT's new anti-counterfeiting service

Despite being charged in connection with the Squarcini spying affair, in the wake of his departure from LVMH Laurent Marcadier has taken on a number of projects including the creation of a new anti-counterfeiting service at ADIT.