GCR Awards Ropes & Gray ‘Matter of the Year’ for Advising Pfizer on its $10 Billion Acquisition of Metsera

Rankings & Awards
March 27, 2026

Ropes & Gray's work advising Pfizer on its $10 billion acquisition of Metsera has been recognized as Matter of the Year at the 2026 GCR Awards by Global Competition Review.

Ropes & Gray served as lead antitrust counsel to Pfizer in its acquisition of Metsera, an obesity drug developer. The firm's work with antitrust authorities was instrumental in securing the deal over a rival bidder and obtaining early termination of the HSR waiting period, positioning Pfizer to compete in the fast-growing obesity and diabetes drug market.

The annual GCR Awards honor the world's leading antitrust lawyers, economists, enforcers, and major competition cases from the past year.

See the full list of winners.