Name: What’s Lurking in Your Business Acquisition? Nearly $60 Million in Lessons from Pfizer and Biohaven by The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm
Duration: 3 min 29 s
Description: Buying a healthcare business, from a medical practice to a medicine manufacturer, is a lot like buying a house—you hope for the best, but sometimes, there’s wood rot hiding under that fresh paint.

Buying a healthcare business, from a medical practice to a medicine manufacturer, is a lot like buying a house—you hope for the best, but sometimes, there’s wood rot hiding under that fresh paint.

What’s Lurking in Your Business Acquisition? Nearly $60 Million in Lessons from Pfizer and Biohaven

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The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm

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