On contested ground
Competitors, governments, regulators, activists, criminals and the media increasingly shape the terrain on which organizations operate. AI is raising the tempo and widening the reach of every actor.
Forward Global operates on this contested ground
alongside the businesses and institutions that compete there, and the investors behind them. We bring together intelligence, investigations, cybersecurity, strategic communications and public affairs across Europe and the United States. We combine human judgment with in-house technology to help them protect their interests and pursue their ambitions. We help them anticipate risk, and act when it turns into crisis or hostile action.
See.
Intelligence, from every angle
Geopolitical analysis and regulatory understanding. Due diligence and market intelligence. OSINT and digital listening. Threat actor tracking and penetration testing. Leak and piracy detection. Media, policy and stakeholder mapping. Sensing where the debate is going, who leads it, and where they meet.
Shape.
Groundwork, inside and out
Corporate positioning and equity story. Advocacy and coalition building. Digital campaigning. Reputation management. Compliance design and remediation. Security hardening and incident readiness. Putting positions and defenses in place before they are tested, online and offline, at home and abroad.
Defend.
Response, across every front
Cyber incident containment and recovery. Crisis messaging and media handling. Internal investigations and enforcement response. Proxy contests and takeover defense. Disinformation rebuttal and removal. Takedowns, delisting, site blocking and marketplace enforcement. Changing the course of events once they are in motion.
Prove.
Evidence, built to be challenged
Asset tracing and recovery. Fraud and cartel investigations. Fact-finding and witness identification. E-discovery and document review. Digital forensics and attribution. Security evaluation and certification. Independent monitorships. Evidence-based advocacy. Building facts that stand up before a judge, a regulator, a board or public opinio
Close to the decisions
We work alongside C-level executives, boards, operational teams, their advisors and shareholders.
Forward Global operates across four continents, with a strong transatlantic footprint in the US and Europe and a growing presence across Africa, the Middle East and Asia, HQ in Paris, France.
- FranceParis (HQ)
- European UnionBrussels, Berlin
- United KingdomLondon
- United StatesNew York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Miami
- CanadaMontréal
- Middle EastAbu Dhabi
- AfricaAbidjan
PRACTITIONER-LED.
BUILT ON A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM.
500+
Professionals
100+
Professionals
100+
Professionals
150+
Consultants
25+
Nationalities
2,000+
Experts & contributors
1,200+
Clients
€120m+
Revenue