Small on purpose.
Zed Three is a private risk intelligence firm for mid-market companies with people, suppliers and deals abroad. The judgement of a seasoned intelligence shop, at a price and speed the big incumbents cannot match.
A nod to a Canadian connection, a front that worked, and a network built on trust.
Zed Three honours Conrad O'Brien-ffrench, a member of Claude Dansey's Z Organisation in the 1930s. He ran his network from Kitzbühel behind a travel company called Tyrolese Tours, later settled at Fairholme Ranch near Banff, and is rumoured to be one of the inspirations for James Bond. His memoir is Delicate Mission (1979).
What we take from him: discretion, a commercial business that genuinely works, a Canadian connection, and a network built on trust. What we leave behind: the cloak. Zed Three is a lawful private company, and we say so plainly.
The mark says it too. A Z for the organisation, three bars for the three. Nothing more mysterious than that.
The Zed Three mark. Black and white for the work, oxblood for the judgement.
What we believe
Odds, not adjectives
Every judgement comes with how likely and how sure we are.
Your decision first
We write for the call you have to make, not for the shelf.
Who we are
A small team of senior analysts, with vetted researchers where the work calls for them. We do not publish names on the website. You meet the analyst who will write your report on the scoping call.
Chokepoint.