HLB Cross-Border Business Talk‪s‬ HLB

For many emerging growth companies, the pandemic has presented unique opportunities. We sit down with Chris DeMayo, HLB’s Global Emerging Technology Leader, Patrizio Prospero from HLB Malta and HLB USA’s David Sacarelos sit down to discuss how these companies navigated M&A activity during 2020 and the expectations for 2021.

In light of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, HLB’s Chief Innovation Officer Abu Bakkar is joined by Global Advisory Leader Jim Bourke, and HLB Digital Partners Almerindo Graziano and Gustavo Solis to discuss the most pressing cyber-risks of today, the lessons learned from lockdown and the road ahead for CTOs to protect against cyber-crime in the age of remote working.

In a follow-up to our North America podcast, we sit down with Bart de Volder from HLB Netherlands and David East, Head of FDI at Bureau van Dijk to discuss in what ways the European investment climate looks bright, despite the ongoing impact of the pandemic.

The global investment climate has been considerably impacted by the pandemic. We sat down with  Anant Patel, HLB’s Global Transaction Advisory Services Leader and David East, Head of FDI at Bureau van Dijk, to discuss the North American investment climate and the impact COVID-19 is having on cross-border activity in the region.

COVID-19 has disrupted most professions across the globe with auditing being no exception. We sat down with HLB’s International Assurance Committee Member Jennifer Chowhan and HLB UK’s Caroline Monk to discuss the broader impact the pandemic is having on financial reporting. This includes some of the key issues global businesses and their auditors need to be aware of in light of operating in the “New Normal”.

With the abrupt change in economic conditions and likelihood for ongoing challenges, existing Transfer Pricing policies may no longer reflect economic realities. We sat down with HLB’s Global Transfer Pricing Leader, Carlos Camacho and Marina Gentile from HLB USA to  explore some of the issues being encountered and transfer pricing policy considerations when addressing short-term business disruptions as well as considerations for developing long-term strategies.