FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hudson Global, Inc. [HSON] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 325 GREENWICH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/30/2012 (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price COMMON STOCK 07/30/2012   P   15,000 (1) A $ 4.58 4,348,389 I SEE FOOTNOTE (2) COMMON STOCK 07/31/2012   P   25,000 (1) A $ 4.49 4,373,389 I SEE FOOTNOTE (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

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 Management CORP 325 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc. 325 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X

Signatures

/s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.		08/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.		08/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp.		08/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Consists of shares of common stock, par value, $0.001 per share, of HSON ("Shares").
(2)	Sagard is the direct beneficial owner of the reported Shares. GP and Sagard Management are 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 4 is being filed by Sagard Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sagard"), 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").  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 4 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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