subsidiary industry technical surveillance counter measures counter espionage competitive intelligence corporate investigation competitive intelligence counter surveillance intelligence founded 2002 headquarters eastington stroud u.k. key people alexander j bomberg group ceo virginie roux director parent intelligent uk holdings limited slogan insight not hindsight website https www.international intelligence.co.uk international intelligence limited is a united kingdom based security and intelligence company . incorporated on 11 july 2002 it is part of the intelligent uk holdings limited group of companies that investigates and provides counter espionage services . 1 contents 1 company overview 2 the war on terror 3 security and espionage 4 see also 5 references 6 external links company overview edit international intelligence limited is a private security and intelligence firm based in cheltenham england . 2 the firm was founded by alex bomberg a former aide to the royal family of the united kingdom 3 who is currently ceo of the company . 4 the firm provides intelligence and investigation services in the security banking and government sectors . personnel are drawn from military intelligence and police backgrounds . 5 the firm employs personnel from various specialist backgrounds including tscm specialist michael moran 6 and retired detective superintendent john bennett qpm who commanded the fred west and rosemary west murder investigation . 7 the company is involved both in physical private security and in combatting corporate espionage . 8 a large portion of its clients include international law firms based in the uk . 9 the war on terror edit one year prior to 2005 london bombings bomberg was among the first to warn the city of london that it would one day be victim of a terrorist attack itself following 9 11 . 2 during the 2003 invasion of iraq the company worked on intelligence tasks and protection contracts in iraq and the middle east . 10 the firm is known for staging rescues of foreign civilians in war zones regardless of whether or not the civilians are on their client list . in august 2003 international intelligence forces rescued six british lawyers from a hostile crowd in baghdad extracting them to a neutral hotel in a pro bono action despite those solicitors not being clients of the firm . 11 security and espionage edit since the early 2000s international intelligence has carried specialist intelligence gathering to aid its clients often using cold war espionage techniques . 12 in november 2004 the company appeared on the national geographic channel which showed their work in discovering and weeding out hidden recording devices used by in corporate espionage . 13 international intelligence and bomberg have been interviewed by the press when international espionage is involved in current events including the swapping of spies between countries 14 and national security practices during global events including the wedding of prince william and catherine middleton in 2011 . 15 in november 2013 international intelligence limited personnel gave expert testimony in the brunei magistrates court on behalf of the brunei royal family concerning royal security protocols . 16 in 2015 international intelligence ceo alex bomberg gave a radio interview to london based share radio on the subject of corporate espionage . 17 see also edit list of private security companies private military company references edit about us international intelligence . international intelligence.co.uk . 2010 . retrieved 9 june 2011 . a b lucy hickman july 1 2004 . bracing for disaster . the law society gazette . retrieved december 27 2012 . duncan gardham february 29 2008 . prince harry uk terrorists may try to slot me . the telegraph . retrieved december 27 2012 . matt dunham december 11 2010 . attack on prince charles and camilla prompts uk security questions . abc action news . retrieved december 27 2012 . law firms call in ex sas personnel to spy on staff and eavesdrop potential clients . law society gazette . 2002 09 06 . retrieved 2010 06 28 . princess diana hired a private security firm to secretly sweep kensington palace for bugs . daily mail . london . 2008 01 09 . retrieved 2010 06 28 . bennett will 1994 03 30 . police dig for bodies in farm field house of death search moves to countryside as specialists begin archaeological style exercise . the independent . london . retrieved 2010 06 28 . countering espionage a modern threat . november 5 2008 . retrieved december 27 2012 . jeremy fleming august 19 2004 . under scrutiny . the law society gazette . retrieved december 27 2012 . iraq lawyers rescued . law societ gazette . 2003 08 14 . retrieved 2010 06 28 . jeremy fleming august 14 2003 . iraq lawyers rescued . the law society gazette . retrieved december 27 2012 . jeremy fleming september 6 2002 . law firms call in ex sas personnel to spy on staff and eavesdrop potential clients . the law society gazette . retrieved december 27 2012 . ii on ng . national geographic channel . retrieved december 27 2012 . dmitriy korobeinikov september 7 2010 . convicted u.s. spy may seek political asylum in britain . ria novosti . retrieved december 27 2012 . quick study the royal wedding of kate & will . reader s digest . retrieved december 27 2012 . quratul ain bandial and bandar seri begawan november 2 2013 . brunei needs to improve security . the brunei times . retrieved march 24 2014 . ed mitchell february 5 2015 . alex bomberg on industrial espionage . share radio . retrieved march 13 2016 . external links edit international intelligence limited about intelligent uk holdings limited retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title international intelligence limited & oldid 724407044 categories companies established in 2002security companiessecurity consulting firmsdefence companiescompanies based in gloucestershire2002 establishments in the united kingdomhidden categories pages using infobox company 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