Dodgy Middle East money and Western intelligence people wanting to take it goes further than just cyber security. There are often times when Middle Eastern money competes to flow into and lock up various prestigious private (mostly human) intelligence companies. Ditto with close protection. Essentially trying to keep them on side during various legal and illegal battles.
Its not my area but I also heard recently the same thing happens quite a lot with the big marketing firms.
Its not my area but I also heard recently the same thing happens quite a lot with the big marketing firms.