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Spotlight | France, Qatar, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
Quest, McLaren and 5 Stones lead the race in 'sport business' investigations boom

After having originally targeted doping and then corruption and sexual and moral abuse, the number of private investigations being carried out in the world of sport has exploded, partly due to the political importance sport has taken on in some countries.

United Kingdom
NGO CoJiT provides link between Amersi, Ian Maxwell and British Conservative MPs

Mohamed Amersi, who has been trying to break into Conservative political circles for some time, has through one of his think tanks employed the parliamentary assistant of rising Conservative MP Alexander Stafford.

The Tech Telegraph
Social Links in US, Mind Foundry advised by ex-Met, Othrys hires ex-FCDO

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Miami OSINT firm Social Links obtains CAGE code

London Machine learning firm Mind Foundry hires old Met head

London Othrys brings on more cyber intelligence experts

The Tech Telegraph
Barkan joins XM Cyber, Sowa at ICEYE, Danish satnav obsolete, Johnston leaves Creativity Software

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.

HerzliyaXM Cyber hires ex-Mossad/wanted man Zev Barkan.

New York/EspooICEYE strengthens US govt ties with Sowa.

CopenhagenDenmark forced to upgrade satnav system.

Londonformer Met officer Johnston waves goodbye to Creativity Software.

Ukraine
Anglo-Dutch alliance to monitor Russian cryptocurrency transactions for Ukraine

Thanks to its local contacts, the crypto investigation firm Crystal Blockchain has signed a new contract with the Ukrainian government, another milestone in its conquest of the former Soviet republics. It will monitor Russian blockchain transactions, which are subject to international sanctions, on its opponent's behalf.

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.

United Kingdom
British internal intelligence suppliers in courtroom battle

Excession, a British startup advised by former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe, is challenging the award of a surveillance room command and control software framework deal to Airbox Systems in a case that tests Britain's rules on intelligence technology procurement.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Raven Special Risks, CIFAL, Riskology, Sibylline

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 London and Tashkent.

LondonFormer Control Risks exec Michael Haughey returns from Singapore.

TashkentJoanna Golas keeps CIFAL's French networks in the loop.

LondonRiskology bows out after the death of co-founder.

Austin/LondonSibylline handles Apple's intelligence threats.

Spotlight | Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Boris Johnson consults corporate intelligence firms on China

As it puts the finishing touches on its new Investment Security Unit, set up to prevent attempts at economic predation on UK businesses, especially from China, 10 Downing Street is turning to corporate intelligence firms to help with the task.

United Kingdom
Home Office picks Minerva, Torchlight and Pinpoint to give intelligence training to foreign security services

Part of a major new UK Home Office international cooperation framework contract is devoted to training in intelligence techniques and human sources management. Specialist firms like Minerva, Pinpoint and Torchlight, all set up by former army officers, have been selected for the task.

Spotlight | United States
World Bank takes on new anticorruption investigators

The institution's latest report on combating fraud and corruption is due to be published in October. Internally, it began taking steps to crack down harder earlier this year.

Spotlight | Qatar, UAE, United Kingdom
Influence campaigns in the Gulf: Diligence faces Ghanem Nuseibeh

Hearings in London and Geneva are poised to shed light on the PR wars between Abu Dhabi and Doha as Diligence and UAE consultant Ghanem Nuseibeh battle it out in the courts.

United Kingdom, United States
New PR push ahead of court battle between Neil Gerrard, ENRC and their investigators

Ahead of the court hearing into his dispute with Kazakh conglomerate ENRC, a new PR campaign has been unleashed, helped by a well-established investigator.

United Kingdom
Benton teams with Prevail ex-commandos to recover assets

The recently established corporate intelligence firm Prevail Intelligent Sanctuary, which organised a series of webinars on anti-corruption last month, is [...]