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Fuji-Xerox: don’t copy this
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The recent Fuji-Xerox deal made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

US partners Peter Lyons, Matthew Herman and Linda Martin, along with associate Marissa Yu, take a look at what happened – and what the takeaways are for your next major transaction.

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Jun 14, 2018
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