/* Business Brands Group — shared stylesheet (Modern design system) */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@500;600;700;800&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');

:root{
  --navy:#16243F;--navy-2:#22335A;--ink:#101A30;--gold:#E0A82E;--gold-d:#C28C16;
  --bg:#F5F6F8;--surface:#fff;--line:#E6E9EF;--muted:#5A6478;--soft:#EEF1F6;
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:700;line-height:1.14;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--navy)}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:1220px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 26px}
.eyebrow{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-d)}
.eyebrow::before{content:"";width:24px;height:2px;background:var(--gold)}
.eyebrow.c::before{display:none}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px;padding:13px 24px;border-radius:10px;cursor:pointer;transition:.25s;border:none}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}
.btn-gold:hover{background:var(--gold-d);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 14px 30px -12px rgba(224,168,46,.65)}
.btn-navy{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.btn-navy:hover{background:#0c1730;transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-ghost{background:rgba(255,255,255,.08);color:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25)}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.16)}
.btn-line{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--navy)}
.btn-line:hover{border-color:var(--navy);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);transition:.7s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
.pad{padding:100px 0}
.pad-sm{padding:70px 0}
.sec-head{max-width:680px;margin-bottom:50px}
.sec-head.c{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center}
.sec-head h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.8vw,46px);margin:16px 0 14px}
.sec-head p{color:var(--muted);font-size:17px}

/* NAV */
header{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:50;transition:.3s;padding:14px 0}
header.scrolled{background:rgba(245,246,248,.9);backdrop-filter:blur(14px);box-shadow:0 4px 24px -16px rgba(16,26,48,.4);padding:6px 0}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:12px 14px 12px 22px;box-shadow:0 10px 40px -28px rgba(16,26,48,.5)}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px}
.logo .mark{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:-1.5px;line-height:1}
.logo .b{color:var(--navy)}.logo .g{color:var(--gold)}
.logo .sub{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.2em;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.25;border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:11px}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:4px}
.nav-links a{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink);padding:9px 13px;border-radius:9px;transition:.2s}
.nav-links a:hover{background:var(--soft);color:var(--navy)}
.nav-links a.active{color:var(--gold-d)}
.menu-btn{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:8px}
.menu-btn span{width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--navy);border-radius:2px}
.mobile-menu{position:fixed;inset:0;background:var(--navy);z-index:55;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;display:none}
.mobile-menu.open{display:flex}
.mobile-menu a{color:#fff;font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:22px;padding:9px}
.mobile-menu .close{position:absolute;top:26px;right:28px;font-size:30px;color:#fff;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer}

/* HERO (home) */
.hero{padding:150px 0 80px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero-card{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#13213B 0%,#1D2F52 60%,#26396100 100%),radial-gradient(circle at 88% 12%,rgba(224,168,46,.25),transparent 42%);background-color:var(--navy);border-radius:28px;padding:70px 64px;color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 40px 90px -50px rgba(16,26,48,.8)}
.hero-card::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.04) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.04) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:46px 46px;-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(circle at 80% 30%,#000,transparent 70%);mask-image:radial-gradient(circle at 80% 30%,#000,transparent 70%)}
.hero-card>*{position:relative;z-index:2}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(36px,5.4vw,68px);color:#fff;max-width:18ch;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.hero h1 .hl{color:var(--gold)}
.hero .lede{color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);font-size:clamp(16px,1.4vw,19px);max-width:62ch;margin:24px 0 34px;font-weight:400}
.hero-cta{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.pill-row{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:40px;padding-top:32px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.pill{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);padding:8px 15px;border-radius:30px}
.pill b{color:var(--gold);font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif}

/* PAGE HERO (sub pages) */
.page-hero{padding:150px 0 60px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.page-hero-inner{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#13213B,#1D2F52);border-radius:28px;padding:64px;color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 40px 90px -55px rgba(16,26,48,.8)}
.page-hero-inner::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.04) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.04) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:46px 46px;-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(circle at 85% 20%,#000,transparent 70%);mask-image:radial-gradient(circle at 85% 20%,#000,transparent 70%)}
.page-hero-inner>*{position:relative;z-index:2}
.page-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,60px);max-width:20ch}
.page-hero p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);font-size:clamp(16px,1.4vw,19px);max-width:64ch;margin-top:18px}
.breadcrumb{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;font-size:12.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);margin-bottom:18px;font-weight:500}
.breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.breadcrumb span{color:var(--gold)}

/* BENTO / cells */
.bento{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,1fr);gap:18px;grid-auto-rows:minmax(140px,auto)}
.cell{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:32px;transition:.3s;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.cell:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 26px 60px -40px rgba(16,26,48,.6);border-color:#d7dbe3}
.cell h3{font-size:24px;margin-bottom:8px}
.cell p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px}
.cell .big{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:54px;color:var(--gold);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.cell.dark{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.cell.dark h3{color:#fff}.cell.dark p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.74)}
.cell.gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}
.cell.gold h3{color:var(--navy)}.cell.gold p{color:#5a4a18}
.span6{grid-column:span 6}.span4{grid-column:span 4}.span3{grid-column:span 3}.span8{grid-column:span 8}.span12{grid-column:span 12}.span5{grid-column:span 5}.span7{grid-column:span 7}
.ic-box{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--soft);display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--gold-d);margin-bottom:18px}
.cell.dark .ic-box{background:rgba(255,255,255,.08);color:var(--gold)}
.tag-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px;margin-top:16px}
.tag-list span{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);padding-left:16px;position:relative}
.tag-list span::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold)}
.cell.dark .tag-list span{color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)}

/* PLATFORM tabs */
.platform{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.platform h2{color:#fff}
.ptabs{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:30px}
.ptab{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;padding:12px 22px;border-radius:11px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);cursor:pointer;transition:.25s}
.ptab.active{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--gold)}
.ppanel{display:none;background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-radius:22px;padding:46px;animation:fade .4s}
.ppanel.active{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:46px;align-items:center}
@keyframes fade{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
.ppanel .roman{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:80px;color:var(--gold);line-height:1}
.ppanel h3{color:#fff;font-size:30px;margin:6px 0 4px}
.ppanel .role{color:var(--gold);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:16px}
.ppanel p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.78);font-size:15.5px}
.feat{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px}
.feat div{background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);border-radius:12px;padding:14px 16px;font-size:13.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.86)}

/* SECTORS */
.sector-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
.sec-card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:28px;transition:.3s;cursor:default}
.sec-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 24px 54px -38px rgba(16,26,48,.55);border-color:var(--gold)}
.sec-card .ic-box{margin-bottom:16px}
.sec-card h4{font-size:17px;margin-bottom:7px}
.sec-card p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}

/* PORTFOLIO */
.pf-tabs{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:34px}
.pf-filter{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:13.5px;padding:10px 18px;border-radius:30px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer;transition:.2s}
.pf-filter.active{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}
.pf-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
.pf{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:28px;transition:.3s;border-top:3px solid transparent}
.pf:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 24px 54px -38px rgba(16,26,48,.55);border-top-color:var(--gold)}
.pf .tag{display:inline-block;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-d);background:var(--soft);padding:5px 11px;border-radius:20px;margin-bottom:14px}
.pf h4{font-size:19px;margin-bottom:7px}
.pf p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}
.pf.hide{display:none}

/* ACQ */
.acq-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px}
.acq{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:30px;transition:.3s}
.acq:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 24px 54px -38px rgba(16,26,48,.55)}
.acq .num{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:40px;color:var(--soft);line-height:1;transition:.3s}
.acq:hover .num{color:var(--gold)}
.acq h4{font-size:18px;margin:8px 0 10px}
.acq p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}

/* PROCESS */
.proc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:16px}
.pstep{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:26px 22px;position:relative;transition:.3s}
.pstep:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 20px 44px -34px rgba(16,26,48,.5)}
.pstep .pn{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:700;display:grid;place-items:center;margin-bottom:16px}
.pstep h4{font-size:15.5px;margin-bottom:6px}
.pstep p{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}

/* FOUNDER / FAQ */
.founder-card{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#16243F,#22335A);border-radius:28px;padding:60px;color:#fff;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:50px;align-items:start}
.founder-card h2{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,42px)}
.faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.faq-q{width:100%;background:none;border:none;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:18px 0;font-size:16.5px;font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;align-items:center}
.faq-q .pm{color:var(--gold);font-size:22px;transition:.3s}
.faq-item.open .pm{transform:rotate(45deg)}
.faq-a{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .4s}
.faq-a p{padding-bottom:18px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.76);font-size:14.5px}
/* light faq variant */
.faq-light .faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq-light .faq-q{color:var(--navy)}
.faq-light .faq-a p{color:var(--muted)}

/* CTA */
.cta{background:var(--gold);border-radius:28px;padding:70px;text-align:center;color:var(--navy)}
.cta h2{color:var(--navy);font-size:clamp(30px,4vw,50px)}
.cta p{color:#5a4a18;font-size:17.5px;max-width:58ch;margin:16px auto 30px}

/* CONTACT */
.contact-card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:28px;padding:50px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.1fr;gap:50px;box-shadow:0 30px 70px -50px rgba(16,26,48,.6)}
.ctype{display:flex;gap:14px;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.ctype .ic-box{margin:0;flex-shrink:0;width:42px;height:42px}
.ctype h4{font-size:16px;margin-bottom:2px}
.ctype p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}
.ctype a{color:var(--gold-d);font-weight:600}
label{display:block;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy);margin:14px 0 6px;font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif}
input,select,textarea{width:100%;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;background:#fff;transition:.2s;color:var(--ink)}
input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(224,168,46,.16)}
.frow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}

/* GENERIC CONTENT GRID */
.feature-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
.split2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:46px;align-items:center}
.list-clean{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:10px;margin-top:18px}
.list-clean li{position:relative;padding-left:26px;color:var(--muted);font-size:15px}
.list-clean li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:9px;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:2px;background:var(--gold)}

/* PROSE (legal/insights articles) */
.prose{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto}
.prose h2{font-size:26px;margin:38px 0 12px}
.prose h3{font-size:19px;margin:26px 0 8px}
.prose p{color:#3a4256;font-size:16px;margin-bottom:16px}
.prose ul{margin:0 0 18px 0;padding-left:0;list-style:none}
.prose ul li{position:relative;padding-left:24px;margin-bottom:9px;color:#3a4256;font-size:15.5px}
.prose ul li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:9px;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:2px;background:var(--gold)}
.prose a{color:var(--gold-d);font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(194,140,22,.3)}
.prose strong{color:var(--navy)}
.legal-meta{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:30px;padding-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.toc{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:22px 26px;margin-bottom:34px}
.toc h4{font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--gold-d);margin-bottom:12px}
.toc a{display:block;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink);padding:5px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--soft)}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--gold-d)}

/* INSIGHTS */
.post-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}
.post{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;transition:.3s;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.post:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 24px 54px -38px rgba(16,26,48,.55)}
.post .ph{height:140px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#16243F,#22335A);position:relative}
.post .ph span{position:absolute;bottom:14px;left:18px;font-family:'Poppins';font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.post .pb{padding:24px;flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.post .cat{font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-d);margin-bottom:8px}
.post h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.25}
.post p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);flex:1}
.post .read{margin-top:14px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy)}

/* FOOTER */
footer{background:var(--navy);color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}
.foot-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;padding:70px 0 44px}
.foot-brand .mark{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:32px;letter-spacing:-1.5px}
.foot-brand .mark .g{color:var(--gold)}
.foot-brand p{font-size:14px;margin:14px 0;max-width:34ch}
.foot-brand .mail{color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px}
.foot-col h5{color:#fff;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:16px}
.foot-col a{display:block;font-size:14px;padding:6px 0;color:rgba(255,255,255,.66);transition:.2s}
.foot-col a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.foot-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding:22px 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:12.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.5)}
.foot-bottom .legal-links{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot-bottom .legal-links a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

@media(max-width:980px){
  .nav-links{display:none}.menu-btn{display:flex}
  .span6,.span4,.span3,.span8,.span5,.span7{grid-column:span 12}
  .sector-grid,.pf-grid,.acq-grid,.proc,.feature-grid,.post-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .ppanel.active,.founder-card,.contact-card,.split2{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
  .hero-card,.page-hero-inner{padding:44px 30px}.cta,.contact-card,.founder-card{padding:40px 26px}
  .foot-top{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:30px}
}
@media(max-width:600px){.sector-grid,.pf-grid,.acq-grid,.proc,.feat,.frow,.feature-grid,.post-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.foot-top{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}}