Citigate Global Intelligence & Security Announces Joint Venture with Leading Brazilian Business Intelligence/Investigations Firm.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004 Citigate Global Intelligence & Security (CGIS CGIS Center for Geographic Information Systems CGIS Center for Government and International Studies (Harvard University) CGIS Coast Guard Investigative Service (US Coast Guard; US Department of Homeland Security) ), an international business intelligence, corporate investigations and business controls & security firm, and GBE See Gigabit Ethernet. Peritos & Investigadores Contabeis (GBE), a leading Brazilian business intelligence and corporate investigations firm, today announced an international joint venture that extends each company's services across the Pan-American region. The initiative serves as an additional milestone in key partnerships and acquisitions that CGIS has cemented across the globe to better serve multinational organizations, global financial institutions, and Fortune 1000 companies from a wide range of industries. CGIS is regarded as a global market leader composed of renowned experts in the corporate fraud, investigations, security, business controls, and business intelligence & consulting fields. GBE is a well-known investigations and business intelligence firm in Brazil with seasoned investigators and professionals that has established client relationships with many of Brazil's world-class companies and public sector leaders. "The increased request from both public and private sector institutions for heightened prevention/ deterrence measures against financial corporate crime dictates our necessity for establishing a tactical relation with the world's most vigorous business investigations and intelligence firm," stated Marcelo Gomes, president of GBE. "Through CGIS' 12 offices in 4 continents, GBE will be able to provide its Brazilian-based clients an extended reach of customer service on both a regional and international scale." "Brazil is the world's 10th largest economy and an established financial hub for global players in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , so it's a natural move for CGIS as we continue our expansion in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , among other continents," said Billy Marlin, CGIS' managing director for Latin America. "We're very excited about this partnership as GBE holds an extremely solid reputation and well-connected platform in Brazil. In conjunction with GBE, CGIS can bring an enhanced, more effective network of services and solutions to Brazilian clients that are faced with or are looking to prevent the large amount of business risks that every organization is forced to deal with." About Citigate Global Intelligence & Security Citigate Global Intelligence & Security, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Incepta Group plc, is an international business intelligence, corporate investigations and business controls firm focused on helping clients meet increased intelligence, compliance and security needs. CGIS offers clients seamless access to leading practitioners in the fields of business investigations, due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. , hostile takeovers; business, competitor & market analysis and intelligence, forensic accounting Forensic accounting, sometimes called investigative accounting, involves the application of accounting concepts and techniques to legal problems. Forensic accountants investigate and document financial Fraud and white-collar crimes , business controls, commercial disputes and corporate security. CGIS is headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of with offices in Philadelphia, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Boston, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.C./Reston, VA; and international offices in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Switzerland; Quito, Ecuador; and Tokyo, Japan. For additional information about CGIS, visit the firm's web site at www.citigategis.com About GBE Peritos & Investigadores Contabeis GBE specializes in investigating corporate crimes, accounting investigations & consulting regarding economic pendencies, as well as evaluating corporate information. It operates throughout Brazil through correspondent experts in several capital cities. Access www.gbe.com.br. |
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