Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/19/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hudson Global, Inc. [HSON]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,336,448
I
See footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Sagard Capital Partners Management CORP
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Dan Friedberg, President of Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. 06/22/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Dan Friedberg, President of Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc. 06/22/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Dan Friedberg, President of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp. 06/22/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Sagard Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sagard"), is the direct beneficial owner of the reported shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the "Shares"). Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GP"), and Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Sagard Management," and together with Sagard and GP, the "Reporting Persons") may be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of such reported Shares. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 16a-1(a)(2)) of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
This Form 3 is being filed by the Reporting Persons.  As a result of direct and indirect securities holdings, Power Corporation of Canada and Mr. Paul G. Desmarais may each be deemed (i) to control the Reporting Persons, although the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that any such control relationship actually exists, and (ii) to beneficially own the securities reported herein.  Each of Power Corporation of Canada and Mr. Paul G. Desmarais disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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