Risk & Co

France, Germany
ChapsVision banks on its mass data Argonos platform to bounce back

The French tech firm ChapsVision, whose legal woes over its judicial interceptions activity put a strain on the company's 2025 finances, appears to have found a new lease of life thanks to its platform for intelligence services.

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Irena hiring, Apus Intelligence and the Balkans, Geos defeated

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

ParisIrena boosts its team with private security veteran

London/TiranaA new Balkans boutique firm

ParisAfter losing out on EUCAP Somalia, Geos defeated at European Court of Justice

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Darroch dines with Audere, Hakluyt, Iremos, ex-Optima

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

LondonKim Darroch dines with Audere

ChicagoEx-CIA officer and former Biden briefer takes seat at Hakluyt

ParisIremos purchase brings ChapsVision closer to Unibail

LondonOptima founder starts new chapter in defence sector

France
ADIT calls on ChapsVision cyber tools as ties strengthen

The French corporate intelligence leader is keen to work more closely with the cyber intelligence services provider. Their talks, so far around technical points, come just months before ADIT is to see a change of shareholders.

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Ron Wahid in Ukraine, Paul Habeshaw at Herminius, Protectas in Geneva, Delamotte leaves SSF

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

Kyiv/LondonRon Wahid goes after ex-Kazakh associate

TokyoEx-Hakluyt executive Paul Habeshaw grows Herminius's Japanese office

Geneva/LondonSecurity firm Protectas equips FCDO

ParisBruno Delamotte exits SSF

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Naxo, Kim Darroch, Mission Essential, Marc Iacono

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

New YorkAndrew Rosini joins cyber investigator Naxo

LondonKim Darroch secures new consultancy seat

WashingtonDaniel Soller switches from Touchstone Futures to Mission Essential

FranceMarc Iacono made to pay his taxes

France
Former Risk & Co security veterans regroup at My Protection Hub

A group of former executives of the security provider Risk & Co, which imploded in 2023 after years of erratic management, is resurrecting its core business in Africa and the Middle East.

France
ChapsVision snaps up Corexalys's OSINT business

The latest French intelligence tool that the big data specialist has its eye on is the software development unit set up by French corporate intelligence firm Corexalys.

France
Scutum defence arm SATIF gears up to contend with DCI Group

In a security sector undergoing profound change, Scutum Security First is trying to diversify its offering. The arrival of Bruno Delamotte as a consultant could help it enter new markets, particularly in the defence sector where DCI still dominates.

France
Interior ministry's first Cyber III awards favour ChapsVision

The French interior ministry has begun awarding the first contracts of the hotly-contested tender call of its Cyber III investment plan, and the contender leading the pack so far is Olivier Dellenbach's ChapsVision.

France
Bruno Delamotte returns to the world of private security with SSF

Out of the security business since his ouster from Risk & Co in mid-2017, corporate intelligence veteran Bruno Delamotte is returning to the market as an adviser to Scutum International Solutions Group.

France
ADIT's takeover of Défense Conseil International leads to Sofema ownership change

Corporate intelligence group ADIT is preparing to take control of Défense Conseil International, which will affect one of the latter's shareholders. Arms supply company Sofema is to be sold to its sales director, himself the founder of a corporate intelligence company.

France
Upheaval on the way at French security group Erys

Chairwoman Nathalie Félines has suddenly left the security group just as it had begun winning key contracts again.

France, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine
Amarante's revenues top record €60m

French corporate intelligence and private security company Amarante International is counting on contracts in Saudi Arabia and Iraq to consolidate its position as an emerging market leader in Europe.

France
Comcyber puts out feelers ahead of online influence consultation

France's Cyber Command is under orders to step up its online influence capabilities and has started talking to potential suppliers.