Consolidating pharma giants to drive global M&A as advisers secure major deals from Novartis and Shire Legal Business4 December 2013Corporate and M&A The pharmaceutical industry is the driving force behind a number of recent high-value M&A transactions as drugs companies look for new ways to consolidate, and address patent expiration in a trend forecast to continue.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryUS firms top UK and global rankings in record year for M&A megadealsTop US pair advise as Bridgepoint agrees to acquire KPMG spin-off InterpathHot markets and mega-deals: M&A partners on 2025 trends and hopes for the new year‘$20m isn’t much once you deduct the essentials’ – LB’s best quotes of the yearTalent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB’s most read features of 2024Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB’s most popular interviews of 2024Life After Law – Roger BarronInsights from HSF’s private equity teamStaying active