When facing critical decisions and crises, neither paranoia nor naivety. Take back control.
Every engagement starts with a precise question — not a research query, a real question with real stakes. Cross-referenced sources, qualified actors, identified dependencies.
The firm's analytical approach is rooted in field experience — environments where the gap between reality and what is declared is the rule, not the exception.
We operate with absolute discretion. Every engagement is covered by a strict confidentiality agreement.
We do not produce reports. We produce answers. The difference lies in asking the right question from the outset — and in the rigour with which it is answered.
Six lines of intervention calibrated to deliver direct analytical impact.
Reading an environment, a market or an actor beyond what is visible. Power dynamics, influence networks, vulnerability zones.
Continuous reading of an environment or an actor. Detecting weak signals before they become problems.
What official records do not say. Actual track records, networks, legal exposures, litigation.
What a hostile actor can learn about you before even making contact. Exposed pivots, actual attack surface.
Who controls what in a given ecosystem. The actors who determine outcomes and do not appear on the org chart.
A second analytical eye on a complex file. Challenging assumptions, identifying blind spots, improving the decision.
Every intervention begins with precise scoping. The engagement only starts once the real question has been established.
The initial request is not always the real question. Before any collection, we clarify what actually needs to be known.
Sources and methods selected based on the question, not a standard protocol.
Every element is cross-referenced and assessed. What is established, probable or uncertain. This hierarchy is not optional.
A fact without context is useless. We place every element within its logic: interests, track records, influence structures.
Executive summary, structured report, oral briefing. The format that suits the client. Immediately actionable.
All our engagements are covered by a confidentiality agreement. What you entrust to us stays within the contractual framework.
Contexts we know well. Questions we know how to answer.
Typical profile: Executive, fund partner or entrepreneur.
Multi-layered relationship mapping.
Weak signal analysis and narrative dynamics.
Assessment of exploitable vulnerabilities.
You know who is who, who does what, and where you are exposed. Protection calibrated to your actual situation.
Deliverables: Relationship map · Risk matrix · Protection posture
Typical profile: Investor, fund, law firm.
Multi-source collection.
Identity and activity correlation.
Informational vulnerability analysis.
What the individual chose not to show. Enough to decide with eyes wide open.
Deliverables: Full profile · Network map · Decision brief
Typical profile: PE fund, DFI, law firm.
Reconstruction of legal and financial structure.
Actor mapping and capital flow analysis.
Identification of structural risks.
Who actually controls this group. The map that official documents do not provide.
Deliverables: Corporate structure chart · Key actor profiles · Risk assessment
Typical profile: Corporate group, state entity, investor.
Mapping of networks and affiliations.
Discourse and dissemination channel analysis.
Amplification dynamics study.
Who is behind it, how it works, what the leverage points are.
Deliverables: Influence map · Narrative brief · Counter-posture options
Typical profile: Executive, entrepreneur, HNWI.
Full OSINT exposure audit.
Targeting vector analysis.
Exposure reduction plan.
What a hostile actor sees of you. What they can do. How to reduce that surface.
Deliverables: Digital footprint · Threat vectors · Reduction plan
Six real, anonymised interventions. The logic and impact of each engagement are intact.
A fund evaluates an equity stake in a West African entity. The documents provided are consistent on the surface. We identify actual ownership diverging from declarations, undisclosed beneficial owners, active litigation in a third jurisdiction and capital links to entities under regulatory scrutiny.
Ownership · UBO · Litigation · Capital links
The client withdraws from the engagement and avoids an estimated exposure of EUR 2.4 million — along with major reputational, legal and financial risk.
A businessman operating between Accra and the Sahel region needs a continuous reading of his environment. We set up a weekly report covering Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria: security situation, political dynamics, weak signals affecting his operations.
Security situation · Political dynamics · Weak signals · Travel
Concrete recommendations on operations and decisions to defer. Two major incidents anticipated before materialisation.
An executive in the fundraising phase wants to know what a hostile third party could piece together about them. We map all exposed pivots: personal data, addresses, identifiable assets, professionally and family connections publicly accessible.
Exposed pivots · Identifiable assets · Accessible relationships · Vulnerabilities
Structured report by pivot, risk level per category, remediation plan with opt-out, anonymisation and de-indexing.
A major crypto-asset holder, also CTO of a Web3 startup valued at EUR 900 million, engages us to adopt the attacker's posture. Objective: measure what a malicious actor can correlate between their civil identity, wallets, visible assets and digital footprint.
Identity/wallet correlation · Visible assets · Social engineering · Physical targeting
Identification of doxxing, extortion and physical targeting vectors. Full hardening of defensive posture.
A European industrial group is preparing to enter the energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa. We map the full ecosystem: dominant actors, actual decision circuits, regulatory and political dynamics, positioned competitors, reliable intermediaries and anticipated obstacles.
Dominant actors · Decision circuits · Competitors · Regulation
The deliverable identifies credible entry options and the power dynamics to integrate before any commitment.
A listed group faces a media pressure sequence built from public facts reframed into a hostile narrative. We deconstruct the mechanics: actors behind the exposure, amplification relays, sequence timeline, impact on governance.
Actors · Amplification · Timeline · Governance
The client has a clear reading of what happened, why, and what counter-posture options are available.
Our focus areas are those where surface-level information is systematically misleading.
Sector-specific economic intelligence, corporate due diligence, conflict analysis and information warfare.
Industrial groups · Law firms · C-suites
West and Central Africa. Investment risk, actor mapping for PE funds and DFIs.
PE funds · DFIs · Impact investors
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali corridor, Djibouti. Security risk, infrastructure intelligence.
Infrastructure groups · Commodity traders · State entities
Mauritius, Reunion, Mayotte, Comoros, Seychelles. Africa/Middle East/Asia crossroads. Due diligence and exposure audit.
Investors · Commercial groups · Exposed profiles
Analysis and briefings on the subjects that shape our work.
Since the French withdrawal and the dissolution of MINUSMA, the JNIM (Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) has been extending its grip across Mali, Burkina Faso and northern Nigeria. Analysis of the implications for businesses and investors still exposed in the Sahel belt.
Sources: ACLED, ICG, UN report S/2024/901, field OSINT
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On 21 February 2025, the Lazarus Group stole $1.5 billion from the Bybit exchange. A look at the attack mechanisms, OSINT traceability of wallets, and concrete lessons for crypto holders and ecosystem leaders.
Sources: Chainalysis, Elliptic, ZachXBT, Arkham Intelligence
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On 1 February 2026, Capgemini announces the divestiture of its Government Solutions subsidiary following a narrative pressure campaign built from public facts. Deconstructing the mechanics: exposure, moral reframing, amplification, governance arbitrage.
Sources: Observatoire des multinationales, Capgemini IR, specialist press
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Rising tensions between Washington and Tehran pose a direct risk to oil transit through Hormuz. Domino effect on African economies dependent on energy imports: rising logistics costs, inflationary pressure, weak signals for investors.
Sources: EIA, World Bank, IMF, Lloyd's List, maritime OSINT
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