Corporate practices may not be in the midst of a booming fourth-quarter M&A market like the one that marked the end of 2012, but they have had a bright spot in 2013 thanks to the spate of IPO filings throughout the year.
And Pennsylvania firms have been cashing in on that work, due in large part to their industry expertise and geographic footprint. Area firms say they are seeing a lot of activity in the life sciences and biotechnology space, the busiest of all industries in the 2013 initial public offering market, and are leveraging their multi-office platforms to handle cross-border deals and those involving listings on more than one exchange.
