Finance

Pharm Exec convened a panel of heavy hitters in business development to crack the bat on best practices in licensing and M&A for the year ahead.

Bill Trombetta surveys the landscape of pharma financials over the past year, and shows which companies rode the wave to the top of the industry in delivering value to shareholders.

With Yankee stadium as the backdrop, Pharm Exec convened its annual panel of eight business development experts to crack the bat on best practice in licensing and M&A for the year ahead.

Professor Bill Trombetta takes a snapshot of the "Glamour 24" companies shaping the pharma industry this year and beyond

A panel of bankers and industry executives discuss what's ahead in deals for 2010.

Bill Trombetta expands his annual guide to stellar performance with the "Heavenly 27."

The latest dealmaking trends: Early-stage is back in favor. There's more money to be made in being acquired than in going public. And license deals are putting more on the back end.

Lovenox still needs a defense strategy to hold share, but it requires less investment as a specialty product. Instead, Lovenox should throw cash over to Acomplia, the putative future star of the Sanofi-Aventis portfolio.