Double digit growth for insolvency specialist Begbies

Insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor enjoyed a surge in revenues in the six months to the end of September 2024 and are on course to hit a target of £200m in income. Analysts expect the Manchester-based professional services group to post full year “adjusted” pre-tax profits of £23.0m-£24.3m, which this morning’s statement said the company was…

Surveillance software firm FinFisher declares insolvency

Munich-based spyware company FinFisher declared insolvency last month, Bloomberg and Netzpolitik Monday, amid an ongoing investigation into its business dealings.  The controversial firm was accused of selling surveillance spyware to repressive regimes to target dissidents, activists, and journalists. “FinSpy,” the company’s most profitable spyware, has been monitored by the German government and human rights organizations…