''Adds Felicity Hall, senior associate, climate and sustainability, at strategic advisory firm Global Counsel: 'It is great to see an initiative which is bringing existing knowledge, expertise and best practice together while not necessarily trying to add something new to the mix.'''
Marissa Lee, Senior Associate, contributed a piece of analysis on environmental, social and corporate governance in the context of investments.
An op-ed by Alex Dawson, Practice Lead for UK Politics and Policy.
Thomas Gratowski, an expert on geopolitics who heads Global Counsel’s MENA office in Doha, told The Media Line that the decision also enhances Qatar’s standing among the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with which it has had some turbulent relations in the last few years.
"BORDER THIS: Global Counsel is presenting the findings of its new in-depth research about the U.K. border based on the experience of importers and exporters. That one also kicks off at 1 p.m. [...] check out the report here."
You can watch the recording of the event here.
Alexander Smotrov, Practice Lead for CEE, joined a segment on LBC to discuss Russia's crackdown on independent journalism and the crisis in Ukraine.
“They needed to make a move because otherwise they would face a lot of reputational issues at home and globally,” said Alexander Smotrov, who leads the Russia and Central and Eastern Europe practice at Global Counsel, a London-based consulting firm.
Alex Dawson, Practice Lead for UK politics and policy, contributed an op-ed on the Russia-Ukraine war from a UK perspective.
Beata Stepantchenko, who advises private equity firms on risks in different regions as an associate in the political due diligence team at Global Counsel, expects “disturbances to supply chains not only in Ukraine but in the neighbouring countries and even in the global supply chain market”.
In Russia, it is the incoming global sanctions that will hit deal flow, Stepantchenko added: “There’ll definitely be the possibility of sanctions. They [PE firms] need to understand what has been blocked and what are the resources they’ll be able to use in Russia. For example, some payment methods might be disrupted.”
Asia Practice Lead Andrew Yeo contributed a piece of analysis on Singapore's Budget 2022.
