“The change with the greatest impact is the establishment of administrative infringements against industrial secrets”.
The Ley Federal de Protección a la Propiedad Industrial, a new piece of Mexican intellectual property legislation, came into force on November 5th, 2020. We got the thoughts of Leticia Natividad, founding partner of Mexican law firm BIP Legal, about...
Argentina’s Mirgor Acquires Brightstar’s Local Assets
Argentine mobile phone manufacturer Mirgor has acquired the local assets of US company Brightstar, which manufactures cellphones for the LG and Samsun...
Thought Leaders Roundtable Report: Corporate/M&A in Portugal
M&A activity in Portugal declined considerably this year, but watch out for some sizeable deals in the energy and infrastructure sectors in the co...
Business & Leadership
Top 100 Executives 2020: Bernard Charlès, CEO, Dassault Systèmes
A career Dassault Systèmes employee, Bernard Charlès now heads a software giant with turnover in excess of $4.8 billion.
Top 100 Executives 2020 – Carlos Rodriguez, CEO, ADP
This son of Cuban immigrants is a living embodiment of The American Dream.
Top 100 Executives 2020 – Jamie Dimon, CEO, J.P. Morgan
The golden boy of Wall Street in his thirties, Jamie Dimon has now spent 15 years at the top.
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Transactions & Finance
UK-based GHO Capital Partners increases investment in Envision Pharma Group
London-headquartered GHO Capital Partners LLP, the European specialist investor in healthcare, together with the existing Envision management team and employees, have increased their investment in Envision Pharma Group, the scientific communications...
Private equity firm Endless buys UK's Hovis
Private equity investor Endless has acquired Hovis, the 134-year-old UK bakery brand for an undisclosed price.
Bowmark Capital backs buy-out of Totalmobile
London-headquartered mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has backed the buy-out of Totalmobile, a UK field service management software prov...
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Regulation & Law
Simmons & Simmons' Madrid office hires Bird & Bird partner Raquel Ballesteros
Simmons & Simmons’ Madrid office has recruited dispute resolution partner Raquel Ballesteros from Bird & Bird.
Peru’s Hernández & Cía expands its team
Peruvian full-service law firm Hernández & Cía is closing out 2020 with new additions to its team, expanding its staff numbers by 15% in a year in...
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Innovation & Marketing
Analysis: Nvidia buys Arm for $40bn
It’s the largest deal of the year so far, and the largest in the history of the semiconductor sector, but it’s not out of the woods yet.
Wipro to set up digital innovation hub in Germany
Leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, Wipro Limited, plans to set up a digital innovation hub in Du...
Virtually guaranteed? Nvidia's stock story
We look at the rise of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and the chipmaker crucial to both.
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People
Flavien Charlon (Trezeo) :"banks generally tend to be open to fintechs nowadays"
With eight years of experience working for Microsoft behind him, Flavien Charlon co-founded Trezeo in 2016. The financial platform offers income-smoothing services marketed towards the self-employed and also provides emergency credit for subscribers....
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