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Biopharma M&A records unprecedented growth in 2015
EY released their annual Firepower Index and Growth Gap Report last week, revealing a hotbed of lucrative M&A activity in the biopharmaceutical industry. Deal activity for 2015 exceeded 300 billion (USD) as companies scrambled to address growth gaps and fine tune...
read moreBaker Botts exits Latin America, other firms weather it out
In the midst of Brazil’s latest economic turmoil, Baker Botts has elected to shutter its only office in Latin America. The Houston-based firm has been systematically downsizing its operations over the last several years amid deteriorating market conditions. As...
read morePolish Media Law sparks EC concern and controversy
The rightward swing of at least one member nation has given the European Union pause. On January 13, the EU’s executive body will address the controversial new amendments to Poland’s media law. The amendments effectively permit the government to appoint managers of...
read moreGeographical expansion continues to drive law firm mergers
There were 438 law firm mergers between 2011 and 2014 and the biggest reason, according to consultants Fairfax Associates, was geographical expansion. And the firm does not expect that trend to slow. The Fairfax analysis is based on mergers involving firms with a...
read moreOn the move
The latest private practice and in-house moves from some of the biggest players on legal market from 25th November to 2nd December 2015. Baker & McKenzie added James Thompson and Joanna Hewitt as partners to their office in London, which further strengthened its...
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