Mubadala

UAE
Seclab secures cyber security contract in Abu Dhabi

A specialist in cybersecurity solutions for the most critical infrastructures, French company Seclab has just signed a contract with Emirati gas company Dana Gas.

UAE
The burgeoning business empire of the rising security branch of Abu Dhabi royals

The steady rise to positions of power in Abu Dhabi of the heirs of former advisers to sheikhs Zayed and Khalifa bin Zayed has helped several of the brothers, who already have a strong presence in security and the military, to develop their business activities.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Alvarez & Marsal's hiring spree, changes afoot at KCS Group, results for Raedas, French Africa intelligence specialists

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

London/New York/San FranciscoAlvarez & Marsal's back-to-back hires

LondonKCS Group rolls out leadership and structure changes

LondonFinancial stability for Raedas

ParisMilitary intelligence African specialist heads into private sector

Spotlight | UAE
Commodities brokers, blockchain technology and a "scramble for Africa": Inside the UAE's plot to build a multi-billion dollar carbon market

For a year, a team of bankers and digital finance experts have been building the architecture for Abu Dhabi's carbon credit trading system. In December, a new law forcing companies to reveal their ledger of emissions and offsets will see interest in the market peak.

UAE
Abu Dhabi's powerful Ghobash, the family behind the UAE's 'Foreign Legion' project

The creation of a Foreign Legion within the UAE armed forces is being masterminded behind the scenes by the powerful Ghobash family, connected to Abu Dhabi's business, political and diplomatic power centres.

France, Saudi Arabia
France hopes its backing for Saudi Expo 2030 bid brings in big deals

After having supported Saudi Arabia's winning bid to host the next World Expo in 2030, France hopes French businesses will gain from the event. It would especially like to see the site construction be a French affair.

France, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Mubadala watches closely as Saudi fund PIF opens Paris office

The Saudi Public Investment Fund's announcement in June that it will open an office in Paris by the end of the year has piqued the attention of Abu Dhabi's Mubadala. The UAE fund had itself considered opening a French desk and is wary of its Saudi rival's plans in France.