When a company enters a new market, everything changes. Awareness, trust, and priorities all reset. The team has to decide how to show up in a new place, how to build visibility, reach customers, and operate confidently without the network they rely on at home. Some partners evolve with them. Others don’t. That’s where new opportunities open up.
Last month, 975 companies started to discuss international expansion. Here are a few that stood out.
- Davies Group expanded deeper into continental Europe, building on its Italian claims centre opened in October 2024. With new leadership appointments, including Mauro Modica, the company is strengthening its localised claims and legal services offering across the region.
- Smith & Nephew continued its growth in Spain, opening a new office and Competence Center in Barcelona. The hub brings together bioengineers, clinicians, and healthcare managers to advance global healthcare innovation.
- Arla Foods inaugurated a new office in Bangladesh, marking a significant milestone in its expansion across the region and celebrating alongside colleagues and partners from across the country.
- eshAI opened a new office in Lisbon as part of its European growth strategy. The new hub taps into Lisbon’s thriving tech ecosystem to deliver AI and data transformation services across sectors including Financial Services, Energy, and Utilities.
- Gordon Ramsay Restaurants celebrated record global growth, with continued expansion across the US, the Middle East, and Asia. New openings and upcoming launches signal ongoing international development across its premium and casual dining brands.
- Brainlabs expanded its US presence by opening a new office in Dallas, strengthening its footprint across North America and accelerating hiring in the region.
- Footasylum entered the DACH region through a strategic partnership with Cologne-based Mad Agency. The exclusive three-year collaboration will drive distribution and brand expansion across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
- MiQ added RC Whitehouse to its executive committee and announced a strategic partnership with TecDo 20 in Greater China. The collaboration aims to power global content innovation and support Chinese brands targeting international markets.
Why this matters for you
International expansion isn’t just a headline. It’s when budgets shift, partnerships reset, and new opportunities open up.
The question for these companies isn’t if they’ll invest more – it’s where.
At Honch, we track every company making that leap. We surface the signals that matter – leadership changes, hiring patterns, regional launches, and funding updates – so you can connect with expanding businesses while their strategies are still taking shape.
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