Stockard Capital
Fictitious investment firm used in the Black Cube Slovenia recordings case
| Stockard Capital
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|---|---|
| Type | Fictitious firm (not a real company) |
| Industry | Presented as a British investment fund |
Stockard Capital was not a real investment firm. It was a fictitious British investment fund used to arrange meetings that were covertly recorded and later published before Slovenia's March 2026 parliamentary election. Reporting linked the recordings to the Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube.[1][2]
This page flags the name so that searches do not treat it as a genuine company. The parent case is on Black Cube in Slovenia.
Use in Slovenia
About twelve days before the 22 March 2026 election, videos of prominent Slovenians at apparent business meetings began appearing on anti-corruption2026.com. According to the 8 March Institute investigation published by Mladina, the meetings had been arranged by a supposed British investment fund, Stockard Capital, and the stated aim of the posts was to expose corruption in Robert Golob's government.[1] Politico Europe likewise described operatives posing as a fictitious investment firm in the same affair.[2]
On 20 March 2026 the Slovenian government, citing the intelligence agency SOVA, said it had found "direct foreign interference" and named Black Cube figures in connection with visits to Ljubljana. Police opened an investigation.[3]
No company register entry or genuine trading activity for Stockard Capital is set out in the sources used for this page. The name appears only as a cover in the Slovenia recordings case.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Borut Mekina, Achiya Schatz, Filip Dobranić and Nika Kovač, How Israelis met with Janez Janša (English version of the 8 March Institute investigation report), Mladina, 16 March 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ali Walker, Sebastian Starcevic and Antoaneta Roussi, Black Cube, leaked tapes and corruption: Israeli spy firm crashes Slovenia's election, Politico Europe, 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Government Communication Office, New findings on foreign interference in Slovenia's elections, Government of the Republic of Slovenia, 20 March 2026.