Quest

France, Qatar
Nexter-Arquus infantry fighting vehicle on agenda for Al Thani-Macron talks

Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's visit to Paris at the end of this month will focus on defence issues.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
MPP protects LVMH again, 5 Stones minus Harrington, Nardello in Singapore

Paris
MPP returns to protect LVMH

Miami
Harrington flies solo again after 5 Stones

New York
Nardello returns to Asia

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.

Chad, France
LMO Fly Dynamics lands Force multinationale mixte aerial surveillance contract

Young French company LMO Fly Dynamics Development has won a European tender to help the Force multinationale mixte reinforce its aerial surveillance capacity over Chad.

Spotlight | France, United States
Intelligence world heads into the metaverse

With a growing number of companies offering virtual-world simulation technology, Western armies and intelligence services are starting to get in on the game, branching out into the "metaverse" to optimise their operations and plan for a future where information will be gathered in this alternate space.

Spotlight | Europe, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Under pressure from Kyiv and Washington, Moscow rows hard to keep its industries afloat

Besides their political function, Western sanctions against Moscow have taken on high stakes for security - both for NATO analysts seeking to assess the potential resilience of Russia's strategic industries and for Ukraine, which is keeping a close eye on Russia's emerging alternative trade routes.

United Arab Emirates, United States
US cyber firm NetAbstraction turns to French consultant Marc Kassis to break into Gulf

NetAbstraction, the US cyber misattribution firm founded by former NSA officer Barbara Hunt, has the Middle East in its sights. It has been putting its best foot forward at the GISEC fair in Dubai with a renewed team and with the help of French cyber business developer Marc Kassis.

Saudi Arabia
PHI Solutions is Riyadh's new cyber offensive champion

Little known PHI Solutions is to take charge of development of the offensive capacities of the Saudi Arabian cyber sector, enabling Mohammed bin Salman to begin a new stage in his cyber security quest. PHI is meant to develop the kingdom's cybernetic capacities, which are still largely handled by foreign contractors.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
CR Investigations, Elliott, Raiole, ESL & Network

London
CR Investigations primed for 2022 with new Russia-facing recruits.

London
Elliott counts on Boris Johnson's ex-PR whiz.

Washington
Ex-CIA agent Raiole moves into fair trade.

Paris
No longer advising Huawei, Alexandre Medvedowsky pushes for sovereign consulting.

Washington
Nardello hires ex-DEA agent for DC office.

Spotlight | India, United Kingdom, United States
Aditya Jain follows in the footsteps of cyber privateer Rajat Khare under the watchful eye of Indian intelligence

After having drawn little attention to date, Aditya Jain, who works as a consultant for PWC, has been forced into public view by the North Carolina court handling a computer piracy case brought by former arms transporter Farhad Azima against the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

Europe, United Arab Emirates
Obsidium on quest in Gulf with former top intelligence officer Vitale

Since hiring Antonelle Vitale, the former head of analytics for Italy's external intelligence agency and a close friend of former Hacking Team boss David Vincenzetti, in 2020 the Italian cybersecurity company Obsidium is determined to build a strong clientele in the Gulf.

France, Israel, United States
Intelligence big data firm Voyager Labs has designs on France

Voyager Labs is looking to develop business ties with France at a time when the French government has a number of big data projects in the works.

United Kingdom
Barclay Case puts spotlight on Quest's Qatari splits

British billionaire Frederick Barclay has accused the three children of [...]

United Kingdom
Quest brings Qatar together with ethics champion Goudie

Labour stalwart Baroness Mary Goudie, who heads the firm MTG One Ltd, has been appointed as a consultant to Quest [...]