SPAC initial public offerings (IPOs) were all the rage in 2020, and they have picked up even more steam in 2021—reaching new heights. Private equity sponsors have emerged as key players in the SPAC sponsorship space, and their participation is accelerating. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) are not a new form […]

Chicago – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has named Chicago partner Christopher Hines as its 2021 representative to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows Program and associates Ashley Hersutamto (Boston) and Reymond Yammine (Newark) as members of this year’s LCLD Pathfinder Program.   Launched in 2011, LCLD’s […]

Apr 8, 2021 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am EDT Webinar Food Systems Agriculture Production Beyond agriculture: Measuring agri-food system GDP and employment Transformation of the agri-food system is a cornerstone of many governments’ national development plans and is key to the One GGIAR goals of contributing to more inclusive […]

Country: Mozambique Source: World Food Programme WFP is distributing emergency food packages to “support the people wherever they are”, and working with UNICEF to supply a “desperate population” with drinking water, the agency said.

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION  The European Commission Opens a New Investigation in the Pharma Sector On 4 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) has opened a formal investigation into alleged misuses of patent procedures and exclusionary disparagement of competing products by a pharma company for its blockbuster drug. The Commission will […]

By Syed Neaz Ahmad FRSALONDON, Mar 30 2021 (IPS-Partners) Over the Pandemic months, most activities – social, cultural, economic & philanthropic have been hit hard. The worst-hit has been patients suffering from serious diseases. Most have shied away from visiting their doctors and referral fell by 52,000 due to Covid-19. […]