We fill critical information gaps to help companies and investors capitalise on opportunities, manage risks and make confident decisions
What we do
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Enhanced Due Diligence
+ M&A support + Regulatory risks + Vetting new & existing JV partners, counterparties & employees
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Reputation & Crisis Management
+ Media monitoring + Digital footprint & profile management + Intelligence support + Investigation into counterparties
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Investigations, Litigation Support & Asset Tracing
+ Asset profiling + Intelligence & evidence gathering + Internal investigations + Witness development
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Commercial Intelligence
+ Sector analysis + Stakeholder & competitor mapping + Intelligence on bidding dynamics
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Strategic Intelligence
+ Market entry / exit + Political analysis + Government relations & advocacy
Who we work for
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Corporates
+ Fortune Global 500, FTSE, DAX, CAC 40, TSX, Hang Seng companies
+ Board, C-suite, M&A, GC & compliance heads
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Financial Services
+ Sovereign Wealth & Pension Funds
+ Global banks
+ Hedge funds
+ Private equity
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Law Firms
+ Global law firms
+ Specialist Litigation & Arbitration firms
+ Chambers and Legal 500 firms
Key Facts
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Core focus on human source intelligence from global network
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Strictest legal and compliance standards
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Experienced team drawn from intelligence, diplomacy, finance, law and law enforcement
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Employee owned company underscoring a personal focus on service delivery
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Flexible approach to service delivery based on client commercial need
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Intelligence gathering managed directly by senior in-house team
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Client base of global law firms, corporates and financial institutions
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Long-established 16 year-old business
Regional Heads
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Clive Newell
Head of Middle East & North Africa
clivenewell@g3.co
- 35-year career in the UK Foreign Service
- Postings in Iran, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Turkey, Russia and Canada
- Speaks French, Russian, Farsi and Turkish
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Kayla Branson
Middle East & North Africa
kaylabranson@g3.co
- 7 years working for business intelligence and political and security risk management consultancies in London
- Fieldwork in North Africa
- Speaks Arabic and French
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Nick Ogle
Head of Americas
nickogle@g3.co
- 11 years as a specialist investigator with Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise and the UK’s National Crime Agency
- Postings in Afghanistan and Spain
- Lived in the Middle East for 6 years and maintains an extensive network
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James Harris
Latin America
jamesharris@g3.co
- Focus on complex due diligence investigations
- Previous career in Business Intelligence
- Speaks Spanish and Portuguese
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Tom Russell
Head of Europe
tomrussell@g3.co
- 20 years’ experience managing complex investigations
- Led KPMG Forensic Corporate Intelligence team
- Fluent in French and German
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Stratos Karkasidis
Eastern and Southern Europe
stratoskarakasidis@g3.co
- 5 years’ experience in financial services sector with a proven background in intelligence gathering and reporting
- Based in Poland and Greece, maintains extensive network in Southern and Eastern Europe
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Darcie Allen
Head of Sub-Saharan Africa
darcieallen@g3.co
- Full career in business intelligence focusing exclusively in Africa
- Maintains wide-ranging network throughout Africa, particularly in Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
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Mike Regan
Africa
michaelregan@g3.co
- Former UK Foreign Service
- UK Foreign Service for 27 years, preceded by military service and work in City of London
- Expertise Africa, Middle East and South Asia
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Dr August Hanning
Head of Russia & CIS
augusthanning@g3.co
- Former Head of German Intelligence Services (BND)
- Former Secretary of State for Germany’s Interior Ministry
- Expertise in the Middle East, Russia and CIS
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Rupert Benzecry
Russia & CIS
rupertbenzecry@g3.co
- Analyst and investigator specialising in Russia and CIS
- Ex Herbert Smith Freehills and was a qualified solicitor
- Proficient in Russian, Spanish and Serbo-Croat
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Mike Swaine
Head of Asia-Pacific
michaelswaine@g3.co
- 2 years working for the British Embassy in Beijing
- Maintains extensive network across China and South-East Asia
- Fluent in Mandarin
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Aakash Brahmachari
Subcontinental Asia
aakashbrahmachari@g3.co
- Career in Asian intelligence
- Extensive network in South Asia having worked there for 9 years
- Fluent in Hindi and Bengali
Product Heads
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Nick Alcock
CEO
nickalcock@g3.co
- 13 years in the UK Foreign Service
- Regional expertise: Middle East
- 8 years at Barings Bank, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and equity capital raising
- Speaks Arabic
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Michael Bevan
Chairman
michaelbevan@g3.co
- 20-year career in Finance
- Regional expertise: Asia & Middle East
- Focus on buy-side clients - private and public
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Dave Jones
Head of Investigations
davidjones@g3.co
- Ex-investigator with Scotland Yard and the National Crime Squad
- Extensive experience in criminal and politically-sensitive investigations
- Plays lead role on G3’s asset tracing, investigations and enhanced due diligence work
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Tom Russell
Head of Commercial Intelligence
tomrussell@g3.co
- 20 years’ experience managing complex investigations
- Led KPMG Forensic Corporate Intelligence team
- Fluent in French and German
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Heidi Whitfield
Head of Legal
heidiwhitfield@g3.co
- 15 years spent as a Corporate Lawyer
- Plays crucial role in business development at G3
- Previously worked for Clifford Chance and Allens
- Maintains extensive network across law firms both within London and internationally
Senior Advisers
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Jacques Battistella
Former Chairman of Compagnie Industrielle de Lasers (CILAS)
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Max Baucus
Former United States Ambassador to China and member of CIA advisory panel
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Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros
High Commissionner of the Spain Brand and Vice President of Inditex
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Evans Haji-Touma
Former Global Head of Alternative Capital Providers of Deutsche Bank
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Laurence Hollingworth
Former Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Investment Banking
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