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One first-division firm, Draper Fisher Associates, raised $90m for an Internet fund last year.

But whereas peers such as Novartis of Switzerland, Glaxo Wellcome of Britain and Pharmacia and Upjohn of America have grown through huge mergers between first-division firms, Roche's strategy had been to build itself up gradually, by swallowing smaller competitors.In 1990, the Swiss giant gobbled up 60% of Genentech, a Californian biotech firm, for $2.1 billion.

One of the methods used by Qorvis and other firms is online reputation management -- through its Geo-Political Solutions (GPS) division, the firm uses ' black arts" by creating fake blogs and websites that link back to positive content, "to make sure that no one online comes across the bad stuff," says the former insider.

Mr Hartley says the headcount in his division, the firm's investigative core, grew by 15% in 2011.

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It is a strategic priority for the division and firm that we maintain a leadership position in the United States and in each of the regions where we operate.

According to the enforcement division, the firm transferred these securities without proper consent and gave two clients false information in order to secure "retroactive consent," according to a copy of the decision reviewed by DealBook.

Similarly, the third criterion for the division of firms is the tangible net worth, taken as the proxy for debt capacity.

The value of the drug divisions in firms such as Hoechst or Monsanto is diluted by being attached to agri-business, says Mr Teirlynck.There could be some buyers.

The philanthropic divisions of firms such as La Caixa, the third largest Spanish financial group according to its website, provide fellowships of up to €100,000 for four years to Ph.D. students who conduct research at CRG.

She is a director in the operations division of the firm's institutional securities group.