2016: Latin America living with uncertainty
By Antonio Garza Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico We are nearly a month into 2016 and it’s already clear that we’ve inherited much of 2015’s tumult and uncertainty. Over the past twelve months, conflicts destabilized regions, the global economy threatened stagnation,...
Legal uncertainty clouds Iranian oil exports
The lifting of nuclear-related sanctions in Iran earlier this month marks a cause célèbre for a nation long shunned by the U.S.-led Western business community. At the same time, European companies continue to tread carefully due to remaining legal uncertainties that...
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...