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Mergers & Acquisitions

Jan. 6, 2010

Valley Lawyers Lead Pharma Merger

Merz Pharma Group, a private German pharmaceutical company, acquired San Mateo-based medical aesthetics company BioForm Medical Inc. for $253 million in a deal announced Monday.

By Jill Redhage

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Merz Pharma Group, a private German pharmaceutical company, acquired San Mateo-based medical aesthetics company BioForm Medical Inc. for $253 million in a deal announced Monday, with Silicon Valley lawyers playing point on both sides of the transaction. East Palo Alto-based Dewey & LeBoeuf partner Keith Flaum led the deal team for Merz alongside Lorenzo Borgogni of Dewey's New York office. D...

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