THE DEAL WEEK: Food & Drink fight for investors’ love while energy firms remain in vogue
Scotland’s food and drink sector cannot understand why it is being ignored by investors. It is now valued at a record £24bn to the Scottish economy, yet deal-makers and funders...
EASTER DEALS REVIEW: A Week of Moonshots and softer office landings in Edinburgh
A Happy Easter to everyone. The Business hopes you will be able to enjoy the break. In the week when the Labour Government said it wants to press on with...
National bank’s £3.8m boost to SME builders in the Borders
The neglected community of small and medium size enterprise (SME) builders in Scotland has been given another vital boost by Scotland’s investment bank.Edinburgh-based house builder, Whiteburn Projects Ltd has secured...
Global Energy Group secure Chinese renewables contract work in Scotland
Inverness-based Global Energy Solutions has clinched four major renewable energy infrastructure contracts including with Chinese infrastructure firms operating in Scotland.The contracts come as Aventus Energy, a specialist inspection, maintenance &...
WINDFALL ON LEITH: Forth Ports are favourites for massive Vestas wind assembly factory
Forth Ports – and the port of Leith – is the front runner for a new factory to assemble offshore wind components for a major Danish company.Leith’s harbour is Scotland’s...
Record year for Miller Homes as turnover hits £1.4bn
Miller Homes, founded in Edinburgh and now the UK’s sixth largest housebuilder and largest private housebuilder, has delivering a record year, driven by its integration of St Modwen Homes.The business,...
A SHIFTING CBD: EY to join Baillie Gifford as Haymarket Square’s new arrivals
The glass towers in Haymarket Square – across the street from the station and the tram link to the airport – are finally emerging as the shifting heart of Edinburgh’s...
BATTERY SWITCH ON: Fidra takes lion’s share of Scotland’s £757m of investment funding
Edinburgh-based Fidra Energy — the battery energy storage system platform which secured a mighty £445m funding round — was the most significant equity investment in Scotland in the first three...
SE’s agreement with ETZ Ltd to unlock £65m of energy transition funds
Scottish Enterprise and Energy Transition Zone (ETZ Ltd), based in Aberdeen, have entered a £20m partnership to help accelerate Scotland’s energy transition.The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Scots tech veteran Tom Sime on look-out for cellular acquisitions
Veteran chief executive Tom Sime — at the helm of his technology company for 35 years — shows little sign of slowing down, as he looks for acquisitions to bolt...