Insight
Businesses are navigating a growing number of risks that are both persistent and intensifying. This rising complexity is reshaping how businesses and their leaders operate. In this report, we specifically...
Article
A significant change project with set dates and budgets is not as effective today as it has been in the past. The better solution is to treat transformation as a...
Article
Cross-border property deals may be back on the radar for some investors now, amid a new environment of rules for successful international real estate investment. After several years shaped by...
Research
Discover how client listening helps advisory and accounting firms reduce revenue leakage, strengthen client relationships and unlock new growth with HLB's client listening research report and practical toolkit, in partnership...
Article
Sustainability performance has moved from simple reporting requirements to influencing how businesses access and attract finance. It's a shift that at HLB we see across markets, effectively changing the ESG...
Article
At the half-way point of 2026, there’s reason to be cautiously optimistic about global M&A. The market is far more active than it was, with capital availability and a range...
Article
While international growth opportunities remain attractive, the old expansion model isn't efficient anymore. Several challenges exist, including regulatory divergence, supply chain disruption, and uneven digital capabilities. For mid-market businesses, success...
Article
Sustainability reporting has greatly evolved over the years. From a voluntary exercise, in many jurisdictions it has now evolved into a mandatory requirement with frameworks to collect and share ESG...
Research
The world's Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) leaders head into the second half of the 2020s with something that shouldn't be taken for granted: genuine confidence. Despite mounting pressure across...
Article
Leading businesses have seen that integrating sustainability into strategic decision-making and planning has made them an attractive investment, all while building resilience. We discuss how businesses can integrate ESG into their...
Case Study
Discover how working jointly within the HLB network, LKC Grünwald (HLB Germany) and Chaintrier Avocats by COGEP (HLB France) advised CERTANIA on the acquisition of Groupe Icare. We delivered a...
Research
Find out detailed insights on the subject of reinventing transformation in volatile times, in the HLB Survey of Business Leaders 2026. We review key topics such as the risk radar,...
