ELIQUENT Life Sciences, a global regulatory consulting firm for the life sciences industry, has announced the acquisition of RApport Global Strategic Services, a UK-based firm that helps life science innovators get and keep authorization for their products worldwide.

The deal is a major step in ELIQUENT’s international growth and expansion of its European capabilities. It also enhances ELIQUENT’s portfolio of regulatory consulting services and enables the delivery of end-to-end regulatory solutions across global markets.

The deal was advised by BDO, Simons Muirhead Burton, Indus Valley Advisors, Slaughter and May, and Deloitte.

“Today’s announcement strengthens ELIQUENT’s position as a leader in global regulatory consulting and underscores our commitment to delivering value to our clients,” said Tim Dietlin, CEO of ELIQUENT Life Sciences.

“I look forward to working with the talented team at RApport to offer our clients an expanded portfolio of solutions designed to harmonize market entry and compliance strategies worldwide.”

Iftikhar Saiyed, co-CEO of RApport Global Strategic Services, said, “As RApport integrates with ELIQUENT, we forge a powerful synergy in the global regulatory space by combining our European expertise with ELIQUENT’s extensive capabilities in the US and Asia-Pacific.”

Lorna Griffin, co-CEO of Rapport, also added: “This partnership expands our ability to provide comprehensive regulatory solutions to the life sciences sector.”