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How does it look from over there? The perspective of Asian buyers / leaders on M&A in Europe and the USA

Ben de Haldevang

Whilst the driver for this M&A in the past has been access to minerals, real estate and perhaps some brand based purchases, the focus over the last 18 months has been financial services, manufacturing, technology, and pharmaceuticals. The perception in Europe and the US remains that this is all about intellectual property.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As an outgrowth of a multi-district pharmaceutical case, the firm formed its technology practice, specializing in e-discovery solutions and software. Intellectual property. Records management. Either a Global Practice Leader, Co-leader, Senior Managing Director or Global CEO lead each of these practices.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Each of these leaders hold advanced degrees in economics, engineering, finance, management from top universities around the world. Intellectual property. Risk management. In healthcare, the firm focuses on the enormous and fast-growing sectors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology. Practice Areas.

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Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?

Harvard Business

After all, there’s a subtle difference in how these two disciplines train people to understand and manage risks: Legal training focuses on the downside of particular actions, while business training may emphasize the upsides for shareholder value from risk taking. First, we looked at the matching between firm types and CEOs.

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Executives Need to Know How Trade Deals Shape Their Markets

Harvard Business

Similarly, Cisco used Section 337 of the 1974 Trade Act against Arista to stop import of goods based on infringed intellectual property, taking a page from the Apple vs. Samsung playbook. For example, in financial services, American portfolio managers got permission under the U.S.-Peru Intel, for example, offered the U.S.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. What happens, for example, if the value of a product’s underlying intellectual property overtakes its production value? Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts.

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Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China

Harvard Business

“Death by a Thousand Cuts” Based on a comprehensive five-year study, my new research paper, published in the Academy of Management Discoveries this year, systematically identifies the reasons behind the failures of major Western digital firms in China. poor management of relations with Chinese regulators and the government.