Burges Salmon make leap in Scotland
UK law firm Burges Salmon – which opened its Edinburgh office just over five years ago – has increased turnover by 9.2 per cent, rising from £163m to £178m. Burges Salmon...
Good vibrations as Reactec secured in Ideagen deal
Edinburgh-based Reactec — a spin-out from University of Edinburgh in 2001 specialising in wrist-watch style monitoring of work-place vibration — has been sold to Ideagen in a multi-million pound deal.Ideagen,...
Gillespie Macandrew prospers with offshore wind of change
Scottish legal firm Gillespie Macandrew — which has advised high profile companies involved with the Scotland’s offshore wind bonanza — has doubled turnover in the past ten years.The results for...
Swinney urged to reconsider ferry fiasco inquiry
Campaigners pressing First Minister John Swinney to instigate a public inquiry into the operations of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) – Scotland’s arms-length ferry procurement agency – have been rebuffed...
Higgins joins accountancy group eyeing £50m growth
Benny Higgins, the art-loving former boss of Tesco Bank, has joined Wbg, the independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, as its new chairman.Higgins, who is currently chairman of Glasgow-based investment firm...
Mitsui’s port deal with Roy MacGregor’s GEG
Global Energy Group, created by Highland entrepreneur Roy MacGregor, has agreed the sale of three group companies, including the Port of Nigg, to long term Japanese investor, Mitsui.The acquisition by...
Glasgow fibre deal delivers £35m uplift for Commsworld
A five-year £35m deal with Glasgow City Council has helped Edinburgh-based Commsworld turn in a robust performance for 2024.The Edinburgh-headquartered telecoms services provider increased turnover from £36.5m in 2023 to...
Increased M&A activity helps Burness Paull hit £93m turnover – and £35.9m profit
Burness Paull — recognised as one of Scotland’s leading deal-making legal firms — has announced yearly turnover up to £93.5m from £60.1m in 2023/24, with profits up £35.9m, from £24.3m.The...
Deal flows deliver 20% increase in profits for Shepherd and Wedderburn
A slew of high-profile deals has helped one of Scotland’s leading legal firms turn in a healthy 20 per cent rise in profits. Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported a 10...
Major battery storage plant given go-ahead in West Lothian
A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) – in a rural setting between Bathgate and Armadale in West Lothian – has been given the go-ahead.West Lothian Council’s Development Management Committee has...