Some of the best business relationships start in the most unlikely moments.

Last October, at the Going Global conference in London, our team was wrapping up a long day when we walked past a booth that stopped us in our tracks. Not because of a sales pitch – but because of two people genuinely trying to take in the most elaborate booth design in the room. That booth belonged to Penbrothers.

What followed was one of those conversations you don’t plan for.

Two Companies. Two Markets. One Shared Approach.

Penbrothers helps companies build remote teams in the Philippines designed to deliver. That means more than hiring. It means the right structure, the right local support, and a model built to help teams perform, integrate, and stay.

Ambacia enables companies to hire compliantly in Croatia and Serbia through its own local entities, managing contracts, payroll, tax compliance, and HR administration without the need to set up a local business.

At Going Global in London, Ambacia and Penbrothers met by chance. What followed was a clear alignment: two specialist companies in two different markets, with the same belief that international hiring works better when it is built locally and designed properly from day one.

This partnership gives clients access to two trusted market specialists who understand what scaling across borders actually requires: local expertise, operational clarity, and support that goes beyond the contract.

Whether you are building a remote team in the Philippines, expanding into Croatia or Serbia, or doing both, Ambacia and Penbrothers bring together the local knowledge and delivery focus needed to do it properly.

Why This Partnership Works

Ambacia for Croatia and Serbia. Penbrothers for the Philippines. Two markets. Two specialists. One shared standard for delivery.

Companies hiring globally today face the same challenge whether they’re looking at offshore hiring in the Philippines or compliant employment in Croatia and Serbia: they need local expertise they can actually trust – not a one-size-fits-all global platform trying to cover 150 countries at once.

That’s what Ambacia and Penbrothers have in common. Penbrothers is built for the Philippine market. Ambacia owns its entities in Croatia and Serbia. Neither of us outsources what we do.

And beyond the operational fit, we found something else: we both believe hiring is fundamentally a human act. The employee starting a new chapter matters. The client trusting you with their team matters. Getting it right from Day 1 matters.

What This Means for Clients

Whether you are:

• Building a remote team in the Philippines and need a trusted offshore hiring partner
• Expanding into Croatia or Serbia and need a fully compliant, entity-backed EOR
• Or doing both – scaling across Southeast Europe and Southeast Asia simultaneously

…you now have two specialist partners who know their markets inside out, and who work together.

From a Business Fair Floor to a Formal Partnership

We met at Going Global in London. We almost didn’t stop. Now we’re building something together – because sometimes the best partnerships walk into your life when you’re just trying to call it a day.

Welcome, Penbrothers.