PwC

Saudi Arabia
PwC charged $200m annually for work at Saudi PIF's Neom prior to ban

Sources close to the Public Investment Fund's (PIF) audit of spending at Neom, the planned futuristic city in northwestern Saudi Arabia, say reporting to date has not addressed the scale of billing by western consultants at the site.

France
French anti-corruption agency contracts prove highly lucrative for compliance investigators

The Agence Française Anticorruption calls on a small pool of private companies to audit the anti-corruption compliance programmes of companies under investigation. Intelligence Online has uncovered the amounts billed in certain cases.

Saudi Arabia
PwC enlists former US defence intelligence official to target Saudi contracts

The business of overhauling Saudi military and security institutions and training their staff is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Consulting giant PwC is making its moves in the throng of contractors trying to get a slice of the pie.

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New 'defectors' to Secretariat, British embassy in Kuwait, Guiana Space Centre

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

SingaporeTwo more ex-FTIs join Secretariat's investigation team

KuwaitAl Mulla conglomerate secures British embassy

FranceCorporate intelligence veteran in Kourou space centre safety team

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Japan expert joins Naval Group, Protectas to guard EU sites, ex-Rio Tinto investigator launches own firm

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

ParisJapan expert joins Naval Group's safety department

GenevaProtectas awarded contract to secure three EU sites in Switzerland

LondonEx-Rio Tinto consultant enters private investigation market

UAE
Leading consultancies concerned by UAE military's 'insourcing' shift

Leading international consultancy groups are worried about the UAE's shift towards local providers to carry out training missions for its military.

Saudi Arabia
PIF engages corporate investigators to probe misspending at Neom

A Public Investment Fund's probe completed last spring found evidence of financial trickery and over-spending at Neom. In response, the Saudi government has decided to enlist the support of outside investigators in the region. Sources close to the work say the true scale of spending on Western firms is much larger than has been reported.

Italy
Italian development bank CDP boosts corporate intelligence capacities

Italian financial institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti is revamping its economic intelligence systems and bringing in new providers.

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French-style litigation support, Ankura hiring in Asia, Competition in Dubai

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

ParisPrisme Intelligence opens litigation support practice

Hong KongAnkura adds muscle to financial investigations team

DubaiBoutique teams struggling to compete in investigations market

UAE
Talent Wars: Deloitte weighs up legal options against PwC after raid on Middle East investigations practice

Insiders say Deloitte's legal team is under pressure to respond to PricewaterhouseCoopers' sudden hiring of virtually its entire 70-person Dubai-based advisory practice late last year.

UAE
Talent wars: first wave of ex-Deloitte investigators takes up PwC roles after mass resignations

PricewaterhouseCoopers surprised the Middle East consulting sector last year by poaching more than 60 forensics consultants from "Big Four" rival Deloitte, including at least four partners. This month, the more junior hires, who enjoyed shorter notice periods, began taking up their posts.

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Talent wars: PwC rocks Middle East investigations sector with super-charged hiring spree

PricewaterhouseCoopers is said to have targeted as many as 90 forensics consultants in Saudi Arabia and the UAE as part of a drive to rapidly expand its advisory offering in the region. Among those who have already agreed to move are senior investigators from Ankura and Deloitte.

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S-RM, Secretariat, BDMN, European Investment Bank

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

New YorkS-RM takes on Richard Fogarty

Hong KongEx-FTI group expands at Secretariat

LondonEx-Met boss drops his police contracts

Luxembourg cityEuropean Investment Bank doubles client investigation budget

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ADIT/Amarante regional rivalry, Herminius, CR Investigations, Lextrack, De Vinculis

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

LyonAmarante snatches regional council contract from ADIT

LondonHerminius picks new adviser

New York/Boston/WashingtonCR Investigations takes on US staff

London/ViennaNew asset hunter tuned into Central Asia?

LondonNicholas Houghton closes a chapter

United Kingdom
UK-based oligarch litigation lawyers expand investigative capabilities

Law firms Hillmont Partners and Astraea Group are riding high after the long legal battle pitting businessmen Anatol and Gabriel Stati and their partners against the government of Kazakhstan, with Astraea setting up its own in-house investigation department.