Paramount Group acquires stake in Burnham Global 11 January 2021 by Charles Forrester Paramount Group’s new Advanced Training and Support division will undertake a range of training and capacity building operations, including pilot training and dog-handling. (Paramount Group) South Africa’s Paramount Group has revealed that it has taken a “strategic ownership stake” in Dubai-based defence services provider Burnham Global. Established in April 2020 from part of the UK-based Risk Advisory’s Government Services unit, Burnham Global undertakes capacity-building training and mentoring for armed forces, with previous experience on European, UK, and US-funded projects in Lebanon, Jordan, and Uganda. These projects have included counter-terrorism and counter-IED training, staff officer training, and border security development.