/* ----------------------------- General CSS ----------------------------- */
h1{
    font-size: 64px;
    line-height: 79px;
}
.hero-title {
    font-size: 140px;
    line-height: 92.857%;
	display: inline-block;
   	opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-50px);
    animation: wordAppear 0.6s forwards;
}
.archived a.rounded-btn {
    cursor: pointer;
	width:auto;
}
a:hover{
	text-decoration: none;
}
.single .post_content a, .single .post_content a span {
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}
.no-touch a:hover {
    color: currentColor !important;
}
#menu-submenu a, a span, .footer_menu li a, .team-grid h4 a{
	position: relative;display: inline-block;
}

#menu-submenu a::after, .team-grid h4 a::after,.team-grid h4 a::after,  a span::after, .footer_menu li a:after{
    content: '';
    width: 0 !important;
    transition: width 0.3s ease !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    display: block;
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    margin: 0 auto -2px;
    height: 1px;
    background: currentColor;
}
.footer_menu li a:after{
	bottom: 16px;
}
#menu-submenu a:hover::after, .team-grid .w-grid-item:hover h4 a::after, a:hover span::after, .team-grid h4 a:hover::after, .home_news_row:hover a.learn_btn span::after, .footer_menu li a:hover::after{
	width: 100% !important;
}

/* Buttons (Desktop) */
body .button_box :is(input, li a), body input.wpcf7-form-control{
	color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.70);
	font-family: "Helvetica Neue";
	font-size: 16px !important;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 400;
	line-height: normal;
	letter-spacing: 0.8px;
	text-transform: capitalize;
}
.padding-10{
	padding-top: 10px;
}
/* P Small */
.para_small {
    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
    text-align: justify;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.5;
}
.no-padding{
	padding-top: 0 !important;
	padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}
.no-margin{
	margin: 0 !important;
}
.gray_bg_code {
    border-radius: 24px;
    background: #F7F7F7;
    padding: 60px 40px 55px 16px;
}
.w-btn-wrapper {
    margin: 0 !important;
}
a.learn_btn {
	cursor: auto;
    pointer-events: none;
}
a.learn_btn span.w-btn-label{
	cursor: pointer;
    pointer-events: auto;
}
.margin-bottom_22{
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.swell_effect :is(article, .black_rounded_col, .percent-box, .diff-cols), .swell_effect_box {
  scale: 1;
  transition: scale 0.4s ease;
}
.swell_effect :is(article, .black_rounded_col, .percent-box, .diff-cols):hover, .swell_effect_box:hover {
  scale: 1.02;
}
.gray_bg_code {
    margin-left: -16px;
}
/* remove client carousal arrows from transaction page */
#page-content .trans_second_sec .owl-nav{
	display:none!important;
}
.links_animate a{
    background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, transparent), linear-gradient(to right, currentcolor, currentcolor, currentcolor);
    background-size: 100% 0.1em, 0 0.05em;
    background-position: 100% 100%, 0 90%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    transition: background-size 1000ms;
    color: currentcolor!important;
}
.links_animate a:hover{
    background-size: 0 0.01em, 100% 0.05em;
}
.single .post_navigation-item-meta::after,
.single .w-btn .w-btn-label:after, .sub_dropdown li:after{
    width: 0 !important;
    transition: width 0.3s ease !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    display: block;
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    margin: 0 auto -2px;
    height: 1px;
    background: currentColor;
}
.single .post_navigation-item-meta:hover::after, .single .w-btn:hover .w-btn-label:after, .sub_dropdown li:hover::after, .filter_top_row li:hover::after, .sub_dropdown li.selected::after {
    width: 100% !important;
}

.border-24 {
    border-radius: 24px;
}
.year-scroll {
  display: flex;              /* align items horizontally */
  gap: 0;                  /* space between items */
  overflow-x: auto;           /* enable horizontal scroll */
  overflow-y: hidden;         /* hide vertical scroll */
  white-space: nowrap;        /* prevent wrapping */
  scroll-behavior: smooth;    /* smooth scroll */
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

/* optional scrollbar styling */
.year-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
  height: 2px;
}

.year-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: #aaa;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* optional active/selected styles */
.year-scroll li.selected {
  font-weight: bold;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
}
.right-margin-block{
	margin-right: -16px;
}
.no-touch .w-tabs-section-header:hover, .no-touch .w-tabs-section-header:focus {
    background: transparent;
}
/* ---------------------------- Header ----------------------------------- */
#page-header .w-nav .w-nav-anchor .w-nav-title:after {
    bottom: -2px;
}
.search_box :is(.fa-search, .w-search-close)::before{
    content: '';
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='18' height='18' viewBox='0 0 18 18' fill='none' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M12.1979 10.9591L11.9062 10.6901C12.9271 9.55437 13.5417 8.07987 13.5417 6.47585C13.5417 2.89919 10.5104 0 6.77083 0C3.03125 0 0 2.89919 0 6.47585C0 10.0525 3.03125 12.9517 6.77083 12.9517C8.44792 12.9517 9.98958 12.3639 11.1771 11.3875L11.4583 11.6665V12.4536L15.9755 16.7653C16.3622 17.1344 16.9708 17.1341 17.3572 16.7646L17.4639 16.6625C17.8754 16.269 17.8757 15.6118 17.4646 15.2179L13.0208 10.9591H12.1979ZM2.08337 6.47547C2.08337 3.99472 4.17712 1.99219 6.77087 1.99219C9.36462 1.99219 11.4584 3.99472 11.4584 6.47547C11.4584 8.95622 9.36462 10.9588 6.77087 10.9588C4.17712 10.9588 2.08337 8.95622 2.08337 6.47547Z' fill='black'/%3E%3C/svg%3E%0A");
    background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;
    background-position: center center;
    background-size: 18px;
    display: block;
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    
}
.search_box input {
    border-radius: 22.5px !important;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.00);
    background: #F7F7F7 !important;
    min-height: 45px !important;
    height: 45px;
}
.search_box .fa-search:before{
	border: 0.5px solid #00000080;
    border-radius: 22.5px;
}
.search_box.active input{
	padding-left: 37px;
}
.search_box.active .w-search-close:before{
	background-position: left center;
}
header .l-subheader-cell.at_right:has(.search_box.active) .nav_menus {
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
	display: none;
}
nav.w-nav.nav_menus {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transition: opacity 0.7s ease, visibility 0.7s ease;
	display: block;
}
.search_box.black_head .fa-search:before {
    filter: invert(1);
}
body nav.nav_menus .hover_underline .w-nav-anchor.level_1 .w-nav-title:after {
    width: 0 !important;
    transition: width 0.3s ease !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
}
body nav.nav_menus .hover_underline .menu-item.level_1:hover .w-nav-title:after, .footer_menu .menu-item a:hover:after  {
    width: 100% !important;
}
header#page-header {
    opacity: 0;
    animation: fadeInDown 0.8s forwards;
}
/* ---------------------------------------- Footer ------------------------------------------------------ */
section.foot_sec.l-section {
    padding-top: 28px;
    padding-bottom: 28px;
}
.foot-border {
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #00000080;
}
.footer_menu li a, .linkedin_footer a.w-image-h  {
    min-width: 44px;
    min-height: 44px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}
.footer_menu li a{
    justify-content: center;
}
.linkedin_footer a.w-image-h {
    justify-content: end;
}
.foot_text_para a,
.ccb-copyright-block a{
	text-decoration: underline;
}
/* ----------------------------------------- Home -------------------------------------------------------- */
h1.hero-title:first-child {
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.donut {
  position: relative;
  width: 326.495px;
  height: 326.495px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  background: conic-gradient(#0078C1 0deg, #e5e5e5 0deg);
  margin: 0 auto;
  transform: rotate(40deg);
}

.donut::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 140px;
  height: 140px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  z-index: 2;
}

.inner-ring {
  position: absolute;
  width: 260.335px;
  height: 260.335px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: conic-gradient(#9B3F9F 0deg, transparent 0deg);
  z-index: 1;
}
.text {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  text-align: center;
  color: #9B3F9F;
  transform: rotate(-40deg);
}
.closure-box {
    border-radius: 24px;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.50);
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
    padding: 40px 18px 23px 16px;
	opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.8);
    animation: scaleIn 1s 1.5s forwards;
}
.counter_box.w-counter:not(.has_font_size) .w-counter-value {
    font-size: 54px;
    line-height: 59px;
    color: #000000;
	border-right: 0.5px solid #00000080;
    width: 152px;
}
.counter_box {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  align-items: flex-start;
  position: relative; /* needed for ::before */
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding-top: 10px;
}
.counter_box::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 0.5px;
  width: 0;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  transition: width 1.5s ease-in-out; /* animation speed */
}
.counter_box.animate::before {
  width: 100%;
}
.counter_box .w-counter-title {
    padding-left: 15px;
    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.70);
}
/* .chart-container::before {
    content: '';
    background: #9B3F9F;
    display: block;
    width: 0.5px;
    height: 208px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 70px;
} */
.home-news-sec h3.vc_custom_heading {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}
section.hero_row .w-html {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}
section.l-section.hero_row {
    padding-top:0px;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
}
section.l-section.home_first_sec {
    padding-top: 45px;
    padding-bottom: 52px;
}
.home_first_sec h3 {
    width: 495px;
}
.home_first_sec h4 {
    width: 515px;
}
.margin_22{
	margin-bottom: 22px !important;
}
.percent-box .donut {
    width: 156px;
    height: 155px;
	background: conic-gradient(rgb(0, 120, 193) 324deg, rgb(0 0 0) 0deg) !important;
	transform: rotate(90deg);
}
.percent-box .inner-ring {
	width: 156px;
    height: 155px;
    background: conic-gradient(#0078C1 324deg, transparent 0deg) !important;
}
.percent-box .donut::before {
    background: #000000;
}
.percent-box h4.percent {
    color: #0078C1;
}
.percent-box .text {
    transform: rotate(-90deg);
}
.percent-box {
    border-radius: 24px;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.50);
    padding: 15px 26px 22px 16px;
}
img.arrow-img.right {
    right: 15px;
}
.text-card{
	opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-50px);
    animation: slideInLeft 0.8s forwards;
}
.cubical-row {
    align-items: stretch !important;
}
.percent-box {
    flex-direction: column;
    display: flex;
    align-items: end;
    justify-content: end;
}
img.arrow-img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 15px;
}
.percent-box {
    position: relative;
}
.percent-col, .percent-box {
	flex: 1
}
.chart-container { 
	color:#fff; 
}
.chart-heading { 
	margin:0 0 24px;
}
.bar-row { 
	display:flex; 
	align-items:center; 
	margin-bottom:24px; 
}
.bar-label { 
	width:60px; 
	color:#fff; 
	text-align:left; 
}
.bar { 
    flex: 1;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0);
    margin-left: 0px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.bar-fill { 
	height:100%; 
	background:#9b3f9f; 
	width:0; 
	animation:growBar 2s forwards; 
}
.bar-row:nth-of-type(2) .bar-fill { 
	animation-delay:.3s; 
}
.bar-text { 
	margin-left: 18px;
    color: #FFFFFFB2;
    max-width: 70%;
    text-align: left;
}
.black-box p:last-child {
    padding-top: 20px;
	padding-left: 0px;
}
a.position_percent {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
}
@keyframes growBar { 
	from{
		width:0;
	} to{
		width:var(--target-width);
	} 
}
h5.bar-fill.bar-label {
    padding-left: 18px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    height: 56px;
    margin-bottom: 7px;
	color: #FFFFFFA6;
}
.percent-box {
    min-height: 290px !important;
	height: 290px !important;
}
.percent-box.percent-first {
    margin-left: -16px;
}
.percent-box a{
	color: #ffffff;
}
.black-box .percent-box {
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.black-box br {
    display: none;
}
.black-box p:first-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
	padding-top: 1px;
}
p.chart-heading {
    padding-bottom: 33px !important;
    padding-left: 18px;
}
.black-box .percent-box {
    padding: 25px 15px 22px 15px;
}
.home_first_sec  a.learn_btn {
    margin-bottom: 38px;
}
.black_rounded_col {
    border-radius: 20px;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.50);
    background: #000;
	padding: 43px 0 47px;
}
.rounded-btn{
	width: 199px;
	height: 54px;
	cursor:pointer!important;
}
.black_rounded_col .wpb_text_column {
    width: 498px;
    margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 22px 0;
}
.news-left-col {
    background: #F7F7F7;
    border-top-left-radius: 20px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 20px;
	padding-top: 21px;
    padding-left: 21px;
	padding-bottom: 33px;
	padding-right:5px;
}
.left-text-position {
    margin-left: -21px;
}
.news-right-col {
    background-color: #000000CC;
	border-top-right-radius: 20px;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 20px;
	padding-top: 21px;
    padding-left: 21px;
}
.news-right-col .home_news_row {
    width: 270px;
}
.news-left-col .post_content {
    width: 323px;
	margin-bottom: 22px !important;
}
.cloud-black img {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 4px;
    right: 8px;
    width: 418.988px;
    height: 458px !important;
}
.home-news-sec .post_taxonomy{
    margin-inline-end: 8px !important;
}
.home-news-sec .w-hwrapper{
	margin-bottom: 14px !important;
}
.home-news-sec h4{
	margin-bottom: 22px !important;
}
.main_news_recent .home-news-sec h4, .main_news_recent .post_content {
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
}
.news-left-col a.learn_btn:hover{
	color: #000000 !important;
}
.news-right-col p, .news-right-col .post_title , .news-right-col .show_post_content {
	color: #ffffff;
}
.news-right-col .post_content.show_post_content {
    display: block !important;
    width: 461px;
    line-height: 33px;
    font-family: "LibreCaslonDisplay";
}
.news-right-col h4, .home-news-sec .news-right-col h3 {
    line-height: 50px;
    width: 435px;
}
.feat_img {
    position: absolute !important;
    top: -24px;
    right: 0;
}
.feat_img .post_image img {
    border-radius: 25px;
    aspect-ratio: 1;
	max-width: 290px;
	object-fit: cover;
}
.arrow_feat_ico {
    position: absolute;
    top: 18px;
    right: 17px;
}
.news-right-col .layout_169 .usg_btn_1.learn_btn {
    color: #ffffff !important;
	margin-top: 24px;
}
section.l-section.home_third_sec {
    padding-top: 22px;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
}
section.l-section.home-news-sec {
    padding-top: 47px;
    padding-bottom: 9px;
	width: 100%;
}
.news-arrow-img > a {
    position: absolute !important;
    top: -10px;
    right: 30px;
    z-index: 999999;
    display: block;
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
}
.home-news-sec .home_news_row .post_title a{
	background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, transparent), linear-gradient(to right, currentcolor, currentcolor, currentcolor);
	background-size: 100% 0.1em, 0 0.05em;
    background-position: 100% 100%, 0 90%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.home-news-sec .home_news_row .post_title.w-post-elm {
    padding-top: 0;
}
.home_news_row:hover .post_title a{
	background-size: 0 0.01em, 100% 0.05em;
}
.home-news-sec .news-right-col h3{
    padding-top: 33px !important;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
}
section.l-section.home-transaction-box {
    padding-top: 0px;
    padding-bottom: 45px;
}
.home-transaction-box h3 {
    width: 778px;
    padding-bottom: 35px;
}
.home-transaction-box .v-ser {
    padding-top: 30px;
    padding-left: 16px;
    padding-right: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 52px;
}
body.home .home-transaction-box .v-ser {
    height: 283px !important;
    /*justify-content: center !important;*/
}
.home-transaction-box article.services h4.w-post-elm.post_title {
    padding-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    padding-right: 20px;
    display: flex;
    width: 373px;
    /*height: 62px;
    justify-content: end;*/
	flex-direction: column;
    
    flex-shrink: 0;
	align-items: flex-start;
}
.home-transaction-box article.services .w-vwrapper.usg_vwrapper_1 {
    justify-content: start;
}
/* ----------------------------------------- OUR FIRM ------------------------------------------------*/
.button_box ul.menu {
    border-left: 0.5px solid #fff;
    padding-left: 11px;
}
#menu-submenu li.current-menu-item a::after {
    width: 100% !important;
}
section.l-section.black-bg-row {
    padding-top: 25px;
    padding-bottom: 64px;
    background: #000;
}
section.l-section.firm_team_block {
    padding-top: 34px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}
article.services h4.w-post-elm.post_title {
    padding-top: 45px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
	padding-right: 20px;
}
.tab_bg_gray{
	position: relative;
}
.tab_banner *{
	color: white;
}
.tab_banner .wpb_wrapper {
    position: relative;
}
.tab_section .w-tabs-list {
    position: absolute;
    color: white;
    z-index: 1;
    right: 30%;
}
.tab_section .w-tabs-list-h {
    display: grid;
    grid-gap: 12px;
}
.tab_section .w-tabs-list-h button.w-tabs-item {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
}
.tab_section .w-tabs-list-h {
    display: grid;
    grid-gap: 12px;
    padding: 3px 0px 3px 11px;
    border-left: 0.5px solid white;
}
.tab_section button.w-tabs-item {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: normal;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
	opacity: 0;
    animation: fadeInDown 1s 2s forwards;
}
.tab_section button.w-tabs-item.active {
    text-decoration-line: underline;
    text-underline-position: from-font;
}
/* .arrow_slant .w-grid-item{
	animation: fadeInUp 1s 2s forwards;
	opacity: 0
} */
/* .arrow_slant .w-grid-item:nth-child(2){
  animation: fadeInUp 1s 2.7s forwards;
}
.arrow_slant .w-grid-item:nth-child(3){
  animation: fadeInUp 1s 3.5s forwards;
} */
.firm_solution_row .arrow_slant .w-grid-list {
	display: flex !important;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0 !important;
    margin: 0px auto;
    justify-content: center;
}
.firm_solution_row .arrow_slant article.w-grid-item.services.type-services {
    width: 33.3333%;
    padding: var(--gap, 0px);
}
.firm_solution_row .arrow_slant .w-grid-item .w-grid-item-h .v-ser{
    border-radius: 24px;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.50);
    padding: 20px 11px 25px 16px;
    height: 283px;
	cursor: pointer;
}
.firm_solution_row .arrow_slant .w-grid-item .w-image-h {
    display: flex;
    justify-self: end;
}
.tab_banner h1 {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
	margin-top: -6px;
}
.services_text h3 {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

div.services_text h4 {
    margin-bottom: 34px;
}
article.services .w-vwrapper.usg_vwrapper_1 {
    justify-content: start;
}
.v-ser .ser_boxes_ {
    position: absolute !important;
    top: 66px;
}
.v-ser .ser_boxes_ .w-post-elm.post_content {
    min-height: 72px;
}
article.services .w-image.usg_image_1 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 15px;
    right: 15px;
}
.diff-row {
    padding-top: 22px;
}
.diff-cols h4 {
    padding-top: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.integrity-row .difference_row {
    padding-top: 10px;
}
.diff-cols img {
    min-height: 271px;
    object-fit: cover;
}
div.difference_row {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.tab_section div.difference_row {
    margin-bottom: 34px;
}
.arrow_slant .w-grid-list {
    margin-left: -13px;
    margin-right: -11px;
}
h4.top_banner_block_description {
    /*max-width: 530px;*/
}
section.sell-side-sec img{
	width: 100%;
    border-radius: 20px;
    object-fit: cover;
}
/* -------------------------------------------- Our Team -------------------------------------------------------*/
section.l-section.our-team-text {
    padding-top: 15px;
    padding-bottom: 53px;
}
.team-spotlight-post {
    height: 313px !important;
    padding-left: 14px;
    padding-top: 12px;
    padding-right: 12px;
}
.team-spotlight h4{
    padding-top: 6px;
    padding-right: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 19px;
}
section.l-section.team-grid {
    padding-bottom: 39px;
    padding-top: 0px;
    margin-left: -16px;
    margin-right: -16px;
}
.team-grid .post_image img {
    height: 313px !important;
    object-fit: cover;
}
.team-grid h4.post_title{
	padding-top: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
}
.team-grid article.teams {
    padding-bottom: 25px;
}
.team-grid .post-desc {
    padding-left: 14px;
}
.black-team-box {
    padding: 11px 16px 18px 31px;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 24px;
/*     min-height: 328px; */
	min-height: 418px; /*added by sandeep 31 oct*/
/*   justify-content: end;*/
}
.connect-text p.team-member-name {
    padding-left: 6px;
}
.connect-text {
    padding-top: 190px;
    padding-bottom: 18px;
}
a.social-buttons span{
    background-image: url(../../assets/images/white-arrow.png);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-size: 20px;
    background-position: center right;
	padding-right: 35px;
}
.social-col{
	gap: 56px;
	margin: auto 0px 0px 0px;
}
/*-------------------------------------------- Single Team --------------------------------------------*/
.margin-border-box{
	border-radius: 24px;
	border: 0.5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.50);
}
.single-teams .margin-border-box.no-right-space {
    padding: 0 !important;
}
.single-teams .roundimage img,
.single-expert_network .roundimage img{
    border-radius: 0 24px 0 0;
    background: url(<path-to-image>) lightgray -113.375px -13.187px / 150.568% 122.654% no-repeat;
/*     box-shadow: 0 4px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); */
	height: 435px;
    object-fit: cover;
}
.left-box-pad {
    padding-top: 45px;
    padding-left: 16px;
    padding-bottom: 18px;
	padding-right: 16px;
}
.team-desc-box{
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 18px;
	right: 0;
    left: 16px;
}
.team-desc-box .position {
    padding-top: 5px;
}
.single .team-desc-box .position {
    padding-top: 5px;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #00000080;
    padding-bottom: 11px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
/*.single .team-desc-box .post_content {
    margin-bottom: 100px;
    min-height: 170px;
}*/
.right-space {
    margin-right: 38px !important;
}
section.left-space {
    margin-left: -16px;
}

/*-------------------------------------------- Expert Team --------------------------------------------*/
section.l-section.expert-team-text {
    padding-top: 22px;
    padding-bottom: 31px;
}
.expert_network .post_image {
    border-radius: 25px !important;
/*     background: #000000 !important; */
}
/* .expert-col a{
	pointer-events: none;
} */
/* ------------------------------------------- Privacy Policy -----------------------------------------*/
.policy-box h3 {
    padding-bottom: 22px;
}
/* ------------------------------------------- Popup ------------------------------------------------- */
.black-popup_box {
    position: fixed !important;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    background: #00000061;
    height: 100vh;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    z-index: 10001 !important;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    justify-content: center;
	transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.black-popup_box.active {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}
.black_popup_content {
    border-radius: 20px;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.50);
    background: #000;
    width: 1352px;
    padding: 35px 36px 77px;
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 100%;
}

/* Optional close button */
.black-popup_box .popup-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 15px;
  right: 20px;
  font-size: 24px;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: #333;
}
.black_popup_content .repeater-row:nth-child(2) {
    border-left: 0.5px solid #fff;
    padding-left: 19px;
}
.black_popup_content .repeater-row:nth-child(1) {
    padding-right: 27px;
}
.black_popup_content .repeater, a.w-btn.learn_btn.w-popup-closer {
    display: flex;
}
.black_popup_content .repeater-row {
    flex: 1;
}
.black_popup_content h3{
    max-width: 454px;
    margin: 0 auto 31px !important;
}
a.w-btn.learn_btn.w-popup-closer::before{
    content: none;
}
a.w-btn.learn_btn.w-popup-closer span {
    background: no-repeat left top/22px url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='22' height='22' viewBox='0 0 22 22' fill='none'><mask id='path-1-inside-1_504_1893' fill='white'><path d='M0 -6.10352e-05H22V21.9999H0L0 -6.10352e-05Z'/></mask><path d='M0 -6.10352e-05L0 -2.00006H-2V-6.10352e-05H0ZM0 -6.10352e-05L0 1.99994H22V-6.10352e-05V-2.00006H0L0 -6.10352e-05ZM0 21.9999H2V-6.10352e-05H0H-2V21.9999H0Z' fill='white' mask='url(%23path-1-inside-1_504_1893)'/><line x1='1.87727' y1='1.83342' x2='21.1837' y2='21.1399' stroke='white' stroke-width='2'/></svg>");
    padding-top: 23px;
}
/* -------------------------------------------- Search ----------------------------------------------- */
.colon-head i.fa-colon::before {
    content: ': ';
}
.colon-head i {
    margin-inline-start: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 10px;
}
/* ------------------------------------------------- Single News -------------------------------------------- */
.border-black {
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #00000080;
    padding-bottom: 28px;
    height: 0 !important;
}
.news-content .post_title {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin-bottom: 31px;
    margin-top: 27px;
}
.denied-access.white-paper .news-content .post_title{
	width: calc(100% - 458px);
}
section.webinar_slider .post_image {
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
}
section.webinar_slider .post_image img {
    min-height: 208px;
    height: 208px;
	object-fit: cover;
}

.transaction_stories .w-grid-item .w-vwrapper{
	position:unset;
}
.transaction_stories .w-grid-item .home_news_row{
	position:relative;
}
.transaction_stories .w-grid-item a.w-btn{
	position:absolute;
	bottom:30px;
}

.webinar_slider .post_title {
/*     min-height: 198px; */
}
.post_content.post-desc {
    padding-bottom: 39px;
	position: relative;
}
.post_content.post-desc h4 {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding-top: 0px;
}
.denied-access .post_content.post-desc {
    position: relative;
    filter: blur(5px);
    overflow: hidden;
	min-height: 570px;
}
.denied-access .post_content.post-desc::before {
    content: '';
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00) 0%, #FFF 100%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 9;
	min-height: 570px;
}
.news-video{
	margin-left: -16px;
    margin-right: -16px;
	margin-top: 11px;
}
.news-meta-box .post_taxonomy {
    margin-inline-end: 4px !important;
}
.news-video .w-video-h video, .news-video {
    height: 672px;
}
div.cont-form-box {
    border-radius: 0 0 24px 0;
    background: #000;
    backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
    position: absolute;
    top: 97px;
    right: 0;
    width: 458px;
    padding: 32px 20px;
    z-index: 9;
    height: auto;
	bottom: 0;
}
.wpcf7 form div.wpcf7-response-output {
    opacity: 0;
}
.wpcf7-form input.wpcf7-form-control:focus{
	box-shadow: unset;
}
.wpcf7-form input.wpcf7-form-control:not([type=submit]) {
    background: transparent;
    border-top: 1px solid currentColor;
    color: #fff;
    opacity: 1;
    border-radius: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
input:not([type=submit]):focus, select:focus, textarea:focus {
    background: transparent;
    border-color: currentColor;
    color: #fff;
    box-shadow: none;
}
.wpcf7-form input.wpcf7-form-control.wpcf7-submit {
    width: 145px;
    height: 39px;
    padding: 0;
}
.wpcf7-form ::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
  opacity: 1;
}
.wpcf7-form input[type="checkbox"] {
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 0;
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
}
.wpcf7-spinner {
    display: block;
}
.wpcf7 form.sent .wpcf7-response-output {
    border-color: transparent;
    padding: 0;
    color: #FFFFFFA6;
}
div.cont-form-box.videos {
    right: -16px;
    top: 11px;
    border-radius: 0;
    z-index: 99;
	background: #000000BF;
}
div.w-hwrapper.video-access-text {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.53);
    position: absolute;
    top: 11px;
    left: -16px;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    z-index: 9;
}
.video-access-text p{
	width: 393px;
    padding-left: 16px;
    color: #fff;
}
body .hide-on-submitted {
  display: none !important;
}
.cont-form-box h3.vc_custom_heading {
    padding-bottom: 60px;
}
.white-paper .news-content .post_navigation.layout_simple .order_second{
	position: absolute;
    right: 480px;
    bottom: 10px;
}
/*----Added by sandeep on 17 OCT 2025 for carousel-----*/
/* Allow next item to show */
.links_animate .w-grid-list.owl-carousel .owl-stage-outer {
  overflow: hidden !important;
  padding-right: 5%;
}

/* Use flex so items auto-adjust their widths */
.links_animate .w-grid-list.owl-carousel .owl-stage {
  display: flex !important;
}

/* Item styling — flexible but responsive */
section:not(.webinar_slider) .links_animate .w-grid-list.owl-carousel .owl-item {
  flex: 1 0 320px;  
  max-width: 400px; 
  min-width: 260px; 
  margin-right: 20px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* Optional: make non-active slides slightly dim */
.links_animate .w-grid-list.owl-carousel .owl-item:not(.active) {
  opacity: 0.9;
}
/*---Carousel end-----*/
/* News page half carousel code fix for desktop*/
.page-id-20 .links_animate .w-grid-list.owl-carousel .owl-stage-outer {
  overflow: hidden !important;
}

/*--------------------------------------------- Search page -------------------------------------------------------*/
.search-res .w-grid-list {
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}
ol[role="list"] li {
    display: list-item;
    vertical-align: middle;
    list-style: none;
}
.single .post_content a{
	word-break: break-word;
}

/*---------------------------------------------------------------*/
      .chart-container {
        text-align: left;
        margin: auto;
      }
      .chart-container h3 {
        margin: 10px 0 20px;
        font-size: 16px;
        color: #ccc;
      }
      .chart-container svg {
        transform: rotate(-90deg);
		width: 100%;
		height: auto;
		max-width: 300px;
      }
      .chart-container circle {
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 16;
        transition: stroke-dashoffset 1.5s ease;
      }
      .chart-container .base { stroke: #222; }
      .chart-container .intl { stroke: #9A4299; }
      .chart-container .us {
        stroke: #0C78BE;
        transform-origin: 50% 50%;
      }
      .chart-container .legend {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: start;
        margin-top: 15px;
        gap: 30px;
      }
		.chart-container .legend-item.last{
			flex: 1;
		}
      .chart-container .legend-item > div {
			display: flex;
			align-items: center;
		    margin-bottom: 5px;
		}
      .chart-container .legend-item span {
			display: inline-block;
			border-radius: 5px;
			margin-right: 6px;
			width: 19px;
			height: 19px;
		}
		.legend-item p.para_small {
			padding: 0;
			letter-spacing: 0.28px;
			color: #FFFFFFB2;
			text-align: left;
		}
		.chart-container .legend-item h5{
			padding: 0;
			color: #FFFFFFA6;
		}
      .chart-container .blue { background: #0C78BE; }
      .chart-container .purple { background: #9A4299; }
/*---------END--------------*/
/* ---------------------------------------- Animation key frames ------------------------------------ */
@keyframes wordAppear {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

@keyframes scaleIn {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: scale(1);
    }
}

@keyframes fadeIn {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
    }
}

@keyframes fadeInUp {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

@keyframes fadeInDown {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

@keyframes slideInLeft {
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateX(0);
    }
}
@media only screen and (min-width:1280px) {
    .single-teams .team-desc-box,
	.single-expert_network .team-desc-box{
        top:345px;
    }
    .single-teams.single .post_navigation-item.to_next {
        position: absolute !important;
        right:0px;
        bottom:0px;
    }
    .connect-text {
        padding-top: 230px;
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 48px;
    }    
}
@media only screen and (min-width:767px) {
    .connect-text {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 48px;
    }   
}