Blackpanda
Blackpanda is a private security and security consulting firm based in Hong Kong. Its primary focus is in Asia and the company's clients include companies in the mining, power, coal, renewable energy, and oil industries. Blackpanda was also retained by Resorts World Manila to review and enhance their security following its 2 June 2017 casino attack.
The company's personnel include former members of the special forces of the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and the Philippines, who have experience in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Gene Yu, a former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces and who negotiated the freedom of a Taiwanese national that was held hostage by Islamic militants in the Philippines, is Blackpanda's CEO And Co-founder of the company. Matthew Pecot, a former U.S. Army Special Forces major who served as the head of prime services for Asia-Pacific for Credit Suisse, is the chairman and co-founder of the company.
Blackpanda was hired by Philippines-based Resorts World Manila following a shooting incident at its casino in Manila. Resorts World Manila lost its gaming license because of the incident, but it was reinstated following Blackpanda's involvement in reviewing the casino's security.