Maxence Peigné
Maxence is a French journalist based in London for the cross-border co-operative Investigate Europe. He has worked on in-depth investigations into multinationals such as care home leader Orpea and oil giant Perenco. His research revealed financial wrongdoing that led to official probes into corruption and money laundering. Before joining IE, he worked for outlets such as France Télévision, Radio France and the BBC World Service. In 2019, he received the “Reporter D’espoir” Solutions Journalism award for his coverage of homelessness in Finland.
Summer Conference Event
— Class
26 June 2026
Investigating White Collar Crime with Companies House and Other Datasets
Maxence Peigné will explain how to use open-source material to investigate companies, corporate structures and real ownerships to expose white collar crime. In this session, we’ll see how to make the most of the UK's corporate register, Companies House and how to bypass some of its flaws.
Past courses
Regional Conference Event
— Class
7 November 2025
Investigating Companies
Maxence Peigné will explain how to use open-source material to investigate companies. In this session, we’ll look into the world of corporate wrongdoing and discover how to investigate companies.
Regional Conference Event
— Clinic
7 September 2024
Companies House Clinic
The CIJ Clinic! Anything you need help with finding out, or are there any public bodies or companies who you’d like to look into? Come and be a patient at the CIJ clinic, and our trainers will do their best to help you.
Regional Conference Event
— Class
7 September 2024
Investigating Companies
In this session, we'll learn how to get the most out of Companies House to answer some of the questions journalists ask themselves when investigating companies: Who owns this entity? What are its assets?
