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Polaris, the Nordic mid-market private equity investor, has acquired a majority shareholding in Sealing System – a Scandinavian supplier of intralogistics and full-scope automated packaging and palletizing lines.

Wülfing Zeuner Rechel (WZR) is a German legal firm with a focus on emerging markets and a dedication to client service.

Soteris Pittas & Co LLC is a boutique law firm, focusing on the areas of law related to business activity and dedicated to providing its clients with outstanding, highly personalised, legal representation.

Square 9 Softworks, the ‘Most Innovative Digital Transformation Software Provider’ for 2022, has developed a stellar international reputation for simplifying common business tasks with a complete overhaul of its clients’ business processes.

Rolls-Royce has won its largest ever order, worth $9.2bn, to provide Trent 900 engines and TotalCare® service support to Emirates. The engines will power 50 Airbus A380 aircraft that will enter service from 2016.

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, operational excellence should be understood as more than a cost-cutting tool. By embedding strong operational practices, companies create value that persists through both booms and downturns.

Nearly two-thirds of insurers expect wearable technologies to have a significant impact on their industry, according to a survey of more than 200 insurance executives as part of Accenture’s annual Technology Vision report.

Low-carbon energy transition could create up to €380bn in new annual value for utilities

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed the acquisition of US company Align Aerospace, it was announced on 10 April.