Case Studies
Example 1 - Financial Trading Exchange - Doomsday Scenarios
ICP Group were tasked by the Executive Management of one of the world's leading financial trading exchanges to review the security from the perspective of potential targeting from terrorist attack and/or infiltration for industrial espionage or by organised crime groups.
The project was approached through two distinct phases; an Overt and a Covert review.
The Overt element involved the traditional methods of physical security assessment and key point security methodology and addressed the various security measures in place to both prevent and detect the unauthorised insurgent or malicious intruder.
The Covert element comprised of clandestine reconnaissance and surveillance being undertaken by a team of former Special Forces M.O.E (Methods of Entry) specialists who assessed the Exchange over a period of weeks and then undertook 'Serials' (physical penetration attacks)in the attempt to defeat the security and enter the core of the site's operations.
The resulting findings raised the levels of consciousness sufficiently for the necessary budgets to be made available for the security department to improve the security and protect against these types of threats.
Example 2 - Senior Management 'Confidential' Conference
This Multi-National client's Executive Board were arranging a conference in Central Europe and all the Heads of Division and top-tier management were to be in attendance in a single location for three days.
In addition to advising on the executive journey management, we provided a ‘low profile' close protection provision to ensure the delegates could participate in their conference without disturbance. In addition, as sensitive corporate information was being discussed, an ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) provision was present to enable protective countermeasures against eavesdropping.
Example 3 - Corporate Finance
A high level corporate finance M&A negotiator was managing the affairs of one of the retail industries largest deals in the last ten years which represented many 100's of millions of US dollars. Concerns that his negotiations could be spoilt or disrupted were very probable.
A suitable level of discreet counter-surveillance and close protection was provided whilst the Principal commuted via his private transport across Europe, until the negotiations were suitably concluded.
Example 4 - Hostile Environment Operations
An internationally recognised Communications company had won a contract to operate in Iraq.
ICP Group's Protective Services Division provided a fully equipped Close Protection Team to transport, accommodate and protect the company's personnel and highly valuable equipment while working in one of the countries most dangerous territories.
Example 5 - Evacuation
The client had a number of personnel trapped in a politically unstable country and needed them extracted immediately. All standard transport and aviation links had been severed to the location and civil and public disorder was prevalent.
Sending a team of close protection escorts via private charter, the principals were escorted safely out of the country and relocated to a neighbouring country, deemed a safer environment. A second team, deployed at the same time, remained in situ to protect all corporate assets from damage and looting.
Example 6 - Money Laundering Investigation
A client's Central European office was suspected of perpetrating extensive internal fraud from the most junior level to the head of division. Due to the location it was impossible to carry out any close target reconnaissance and little chance of cultivating a source within the company as everybody was in collusion.
An investigation was mounted by the ICP Group Information Security and Investigations Teams who covertly implanted "Trojan" programmes to recover information from key targets, whilst due diligence information was gathered and collated. Sufficient information was recovered to enable a co-ordinated operation with local law enforcement to affect arrests and pursue legal actions.
Example 7 - Infiltration
A client involved in high value electronic consumer goods was suffering enormous losses and theft of stock across a variety of sites. Various security measures and investigations were instigated by the client but to no avail.
ICP Group initiated a closely co-ordinated infiltration exercise, with operatives planted into various locations over a two-month period to gather intelligence.
Working amongst the workforce, they were able to identify all the persons involved and co-ordinate with Police in the apprehension of the key targets. The workforce is still completely unaware of the infiltration.
Example 8 - Due Diligence
A client was endeavouring to acquire a Latin American government privatisation asset of an approximate value of US $1.5 Billion. The asset was significant and many of the components, in the sale, were located across a large geographic area. Concerns were raised as to the inventory corresponding with the sales documentation.
An ICP Group DD (Due Diligence) Team was deployed, covertly, to visit and reconnaissance the asset. The project took 3 weeks to complete. The findings established sufficient evidence to dissuade the client from pursuing this acquisition.
Example 9 - Kidnap Response (Colombia)
Two expatriate employees were taken at work by kidnappers posing as DAS. One victim had received hostage survival training, but the other had not. One was released after five months, and the other was rescued by the military two months later.
The wife of one victim was about to have a baby, and she required considerable support throughout the case. It was apparent from the outset that having negotiated the release of both victims, only one would be freed. Otherwise, the negotiations were reasonably typical for the country, and included a bomb blast at the company's office and death threats against the second victim. The payment was about 15% of the sum demanded. It was possible to get messages regularly to the victims. One of the victims was released first. A newspaper article was placed that criticised the holding of the second victim, who had been engaged in charitable work in another Latin American country. This caused division amongst the kidnappers, and was probably the cause of one of the kidnappers informing the authorities of the victim's location.
