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Using the unique institutional setting of the pharmaceutical industry, we construct hypotheses that relate the complexity of the contracting environment to the use of equity stakes. Using a sample of collaborations between pharmaceutical firms and detailed drug (project) and firm-level data, we find overwhelming support for our hypothesis. We construct precise drug level measures of competition and find equity stakes are more likely when competition is greater. We explore the contract features of the equity stake agreements and find frequent use of control terms. 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