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In today's fast-paced and highly competitive business landscape, technology has become an indispensable tool that is used to optimize and streamline business operations.

We spoke to Alan H Silberman, Chair-Emeritus of DENTONS antitrust/competition, who lent us his insight and experience as we sought to better understand the ever-evolving landscape of competition law.

Following a competitive auction process involving a number of interested parties, Calyx Managed Services (“CMS”) was sold to MXC Capital Limited for an enterprise value of £9.0m. The CMS element of the Calyx Group’s most recent valuation was £4.9m.

French chemicals group Novacap, which is backed by Ardian, has agreed to acquire CU Chemie Uetikon, a Germany-based maker of pharmaceutical substances. The seller is Equistone Partners Europe.

Founded in 2012, the European Cardiovascular Research Institute (ECRI) was established for the purposes of serving as a collaborative effort for European nations to undertake investigator-initiated cardiology studies.

Fraud detection and prevention has been cited as one of the biggest fraud challenges faced today.

With artificial intelligence (AI) now firmly part of our everyday lives, businesses harnessing the power of this rapidly advancing technology must consider the legal constraints involved. Ben Travers, specialist intellectual property and technology partner at

Schroders Chief Economist, Keith Wade gives his view on the outlook for the US economy ahead of the release of retail sales and consumer confidence data later this week.

David McCorquodale, UK head of retail comments on the benefits UK Retail saw during the early Easter.