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Louis Vuitton's security contractor saga continued

A partner of a company which carried out OSINT investigations for Louis Vuitton, has teamed up with a former global head of security for the French luxury brand to carry out similar research. Intelligence Online has details on the steps leading up to this collaboration.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Contractors 06.10.2026

Belgium
Chinese head of exclusive networking club puts intelligence services on alert

The activities of the woman, who runs a business club for CEOs and senior executives in Paris and Brussels, have caught the attention of a Western intelligence service and are causing concern at the top of European institutions.

Subscribers only Operations, Defence 28.09.2026

View of the entrance to the Amigo Hotel in Brussels.

France
The parallel roles of Louis Vuitton's former security director

The French luxury firm's head of security by day, consultant for the company's subcontractors by night: besides Heracles group, Intelligence Online has identified other service providers to Louis Vuitton that Gaël Marchand invoiced as a consultant while in charge of security at the leather goods maker.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 23.09.2026

A security guard outside a Louis Vuitton shop.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Louis Vuitton, Risk & Ops, Lamplighter, Nardello

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

ParisLouis Vuitton opts for new security provider

ToulouseRisk&Ops opens Paris office

LondonLamplighter grows source network with boutique buy-outs

ParisNardello, ChapsVision, DGSE… Johanna Brousse draws a distinguished crowd

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.09.2026

Spotlight | France
LVMH fears fallout from fierce Louis Vuitton security contractor battle

With Paris Fashion Week fast approaching, the French luxury giant's fashion brand Louis Vuitton's security department has its hands full as it deals with allegations of financial misconduct. These accusations come in the wake of a series of disputes between service providers, audits and a compliance review that have rocked LVMH's senior management.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel, Contractors 08.09.2026

A security employee guards the entrance to a Louis Vuitton store near Union Square in San Francisco, California, on 30 November 2021.

The Agencies' Gazette
Syria's Paris embassy, Cambodian 'researchers', China's ideology, Interpol

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

France/SyriaParis embassy still awaiting new ambassador

CambodiaNetwork of researchers to support policy

ChinaPLA's ideological training extended to others

FrancePrefect confirmed as Interpol president's new aide

Subscribers only 13.07.2026

France
Academic honours ceremony in Paris draws cream of French security establishment

The presentation of the 'palme académique' to TV consultant Guillaume Farde, at a ceremony held at the prestigious Sciences Po university in central Paris, brought together numerous officials from the intelligence services, the police and the army.

Subscribers only Agencies 01.06.2026

The French security and legal affairs expert Guillaume Farde in Paris in 2019.

France
French police and Interpol marked by high-level command shuffle

The Director General of the French National Police, Louis Laugier, is looking for a new chief of staff following the appointment of Vincent Le Beguec as head of the DNPAF national border police directorate.

Subscribers only Agencies 02.03.2026

France, Turkey
Presidents, spymasters, Snoop Dogg and the Ballon d'Or: the small firm driving the world's elite around Paris

A small company has become the go-to specialist for transporting heads of state and other VIPs around Paris. This key security and diplomatic role is fulfilled by a firm founded by the head of a Franco-Turkish employers' association that channels the influence of the presidency in Ankara.

Subscribers only Contractors 06.02.2026

The Turkish foreign minister and former head of the intelligence service, Hakan Fidan, used VIC Transport's services to travel around Paris.

France
LVMH: intelligence-gathering on French investigative news outlet revealed

A covert request to dig into La Lettre and its luxury sector correspondent has circulated among Paris private eyes, reviving memories of a past LVMH intelligence scandal and exposing bitter infighting at the heart of the world's biggest luxury group.

Free access Corporate Intel 01.12.2025

Frédéric and Bernard Arnault, Alexandre Benalla, Alexandre Arnault and Jean-Jacques Guiony, Bernard Arnault.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Topaz Group, Legion of Honour in Hanoi, Troost vs Srivastava

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

ParisAmarante International's Arnaud Dessenne joins Heracles

HanoiFrench honour for Openasia boss

New YorkPrivate investigators facing exposure in Russian oil traders' battle

Subscribers only 12.11.2025

France
French 'terrorism expert' Jean-Charles Brisard handed prison sentence

Consultant Jean-Charles Brisard has been sentenced to three years in prison, including one without parole, for aggravated tax fraud and money laundering. The self-proclaimed terrorism expert was tried on the basis of his Swiss residency, which the prosecution deemed fictitious, and which allegedly saved him nearly €1.

Subscribers only Contractors 02.10.2025

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
DGSI director and LVMH, JS Held senior staff exit, K2 in the Middle East

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

ParisDGSI director invited to LVMH linked security event

LondonJS Held loses top asset recovery specialists

DubaiK2 parts ways with senior Middle East investigator

Subscribers only 23.07.2025

France
ADIT, Amarante, Delamotte: big moves in corporate intelligence and security

With its new shareholders, ADIT is in a strong position to acquire intelligence and security companies in the coming weeks, amid a boom in the sector and the return of seasoned hands.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.07.2025

Philippe Caduc, CEO of ADIT, in January 2011.

Deep Dive | France
Villepin, one foot in corporate intelligence

Dominique de Villepin's intelligence connections, part 3/3 – The ex-PM now presenting himself as a new man in France's presidential election has over the years shown an unshakeable attraction for the world of secrecy. In this third and final episode, Intelligence Online traces his connections with the world of corporate intelligence, via a loyal friend.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 09.07.2025

Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin (3/3).

France
Prosecution seeks jail for French ‘terrorism expert' Jean-Charles Brisard

The prosecution in the trial of consultant Jean-Charles Brisard in Paris for tax fraud and money laundering, is seeking a three-year prison sentence as well as a heavy fine and a ban on running a company for the man who presents himself as a terrorism expert.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.07.2025

France, Switzerland
Consultant Jean-Charles Brisard facing new legal woes with French tax fraud trial

Terrorism consultant Jean-Charles Brisard is to go on trial in Paris at the end of June on charges of tax fraud and money laundering, the latest episode in his legal problems.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 12.06.2025

Jean-Charles Brisard in 2006 in Marrakech.

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.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 31.03.2025

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France Louis Vuitton's security contractor saga continued

Belgium Chinese head of exclusive networking club puts intelligence services on alert

France The parallel roles of Louis Vuitton's former security director

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Louis Vuitton, Risk & Ops, Lamplighter, Nardello

ParisLouis Vuitton opts for new security provider

ToulouseRisk&Ops opens Paris office

LondonLamplighter grows source network with boutique buy-outs

ParisNardello, ChapsVision, DGSE… Johanna Brousse draws a distinguished crowd

Spotlight | France LVMH fears fallout from fierce Louis Vuitton security contractor battle

The Agencies' Gazette Syria's Paris embassy, Cambodian 'researchers', China's ideology, Interpol

France/SyriaParis embassy still awaiting new ambassador

CambodiaNetwork of researchers to support policy

ChinaPLA's ideological training extended to others

FrancePrefect confirmed as Interpol president's new aide

France Academic honours ceremony in Paris draws cream of French security establishment

France French police and Interpol marked by high-level command shuffle

France, Turkey Presidents, spymasters, Snoop Dogg and the Ballon d'Or: the small firm driving the world's elite around Paris

France LVMH: intelligence-gathering on French investigative news outlet revealed

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette Topaz Group, Legion of Honour in Hanoi, Troost vs Srivastava

ParisAmarante International's Arnaud Dessenne joins Heracles

HanoiFrench honour for Openasia boss

New YorkPrivate investigators facing exposure in Russian oil traders' battle

France French 'terrorism expert' Jean-Charles Brisard handed prison sentence

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette DGSI director and LVMH, JS Held senior staff exit, K2 in the Middle East

ParisDGSI director invited to LVMH linked security event

LondonJS Held loses top asset recovery specialists

DubaiK2 parts ways with senior Middle East investigator

France ADIT, Amarante, Delamotte: big moves in corporate intelligence and security

Deep Dive | France Villepin, one foot in corporate intelligence

France Prosecution seeks jail for French ‘terrorism expert' Jean-Charles Brisard

France, Switzerland Consultant Jean-Charles Brisard facing new legal woes with French tax fraud trial

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

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

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 judges put private spying in its place with Squarcini-LVMH case

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