Dealmakers urge end to business ‘discrimination’
Scotland must restore income tax parity with the rest of the UK to become a more competitive environment for scaling-up companies and attracting top executive talent, the Scottish Deals and…
Why dealmakers need to monitor sector changes
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) came into effect in January 2022, and was the biggest legal shake-up for UK merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in years. The…
Life sciences and tech power surge in transactions
Although the general election means an uncertain political backdrop for dealmakers over the summer, the positive progress in activity levels seen so far this year is expected to continue. Transactions…
Scottish Deals & Dealmakers Breakfast Briefing Thursday 26th September 2024
In association with The Sunday Times Scotland. Join journalist and business editor Kenny Kemp and an influential panel of business figures for breakfast at the Merchants House on West George…
Optimism for deals upturn despite concern over instability
In this special issue of Deals and Dealmakers we include major transactions during the whole of 2023, assess the state of the markets and the prospects for an upturn in…
Deals market rebounding in the ‘new normal’
In the previous edition of The Business, we noted some of the headwinds – economic, political, and otherwise – having cooled the deals market over the summer of 2023. As…
Scottish Deals Q3 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of our Scottish Deals Tables. Every quarter we list the corporate deals taking place across Scotland and the advisors and funders making them happen. You…
Optimism remains despite annual fall
Deal activity expected to return to levels seen before pandemic The overall end-of-year transaction figures for dealmakers are expected to show a sizeable drop on 2022’s bumper post-Covid tally, but…
Chill in the deals market taking time to thaw
Against the backdrop of well publicised economic headwinds, the first half of this year reinforced the message that the deals market doesn’t like uncertainty. Rising interest rates, record inflation and…
Scottish deals Q2 2023
Welcome to the second edition of our Scottish Deals Tables. Every quarter we list the corporate deals taking place across Scotland and the advisors and funders making them happen. You…