UK space investor Seraphim, chaired by Whitehorn, to enter FTSE 250
Seraphim Space Investment Trust — the world’s first listed space tech investment company — is to enter the FTSE 250 Index on 19 June. The company, chaired by Edinburgh space...
Bank’s £50m investment into Fife energy storage, owned by Danish fund manager
The Scottish National Investment Bank is spending £50m to acquire a minority stake in the Devilla Battery Energy Storage System, at Kincardine, from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), alongside Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF)...
French investors like look of Scottish com prop assets
Investors from France have snapped up nearly £200m in Scottish commercial property since November, as the historic connections between the two countries take a modern twist. Research from Knight Frank has...
BATTERY POWERED: Fidra Energy drives Scotland’s record £1.15bn in deals, finds investment report
Scotland had a record-breaking year for investment value in 2025 — outstripping the post-pandemic peak years of 2021 and 2022. A total of £1.15bn was raised compared with £906m in...
SCOTLAND V CAMBRIDGE: Bid to bring £100m in-vitro life science hub to Edinburgh
Our resistance to harmful microbes remains one of humanity’s greatest challenges. In many cases, the rise of diseases has been compounded by changing climate conditions.Scotland’s life science communities are playing...
MACHINE EARNER: Edinburgh’s Tomoro AI to play major part in OpenAI’s £2.9bn gambit
A fast-growing AI technology company – registered in London but with a head office in Edinburgh since 2023 – has been acquired by global player OpenAI as part of a...
FAREWELL TSB: The noble cause of a once venerable Scottish institution has been extinguished
And so the Spanish-based bank Santander has now completed its grasp over the poor old TSB, founded in Scotland by the Reverend Henry Duncan, minister in the parish of Rothwell,...
CAPITAL GAINS: Standard Life makes £2bn agreed bid for Aegon UK
Standard Life has agreed a £2bn deal to acquire Aegon UK plc, which will have major repercussions for jobs in Edinburgh.Both companies have major operations in the Capital, with Aegon...
THE BIG INTERVIEW: Sir Brian Souter: The Life of Brian
Sir Brian Souter is an extraordinary entrepreneur who has always broken the mould. Now a sprightly 71, what continues to drive this contrarian challenger? Turbulence in the Middle East is...
Spring Deals in Focus
Satellite specialist closes funding round Sofant Technologies raised £6.25m as it prepared to launch into commercial production. The fundraising was led and syndicated by existing investor EMV Capital Partners and follows...