December 2022

































Offshore Energies UK appoint Whitehouse as CEO

Giant trade association Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has appointed David Whitehouse as its new chief executive, starting on January 1, 2023. OEUK represents 400 companies involved in producing…











Green Bioactives completes seed financing round

Edinburgh-based Green Bioactives Ltd (GBL), a developer of plant-derived natural products, announced it has successfully completed a £2.6 million seed financing round. GBL was founded in 2020…









Aggreko agrees to buy £122m Crestchic

Glasgow-based mobile power giant Aggreko plc — bought in 2021 by private equity firms TDR Capital LLP and I Squared Capital — said on Friday it…


ITV and STV in ‘enhanced strategic partnership’

ITV on Thursday announced an “enhanced strategic partnership” with STV, extending content sharing and advertising arrangements between the two television broadcasters. STV’s streaming service, STV…


Sovereign Capital’s Murgitroyd acquires TLIP

Glasgow-based global intellectual property law firm Murgitroyd Group announce the acquisition of specialist UK-based IP firm Turnbull Lynch Intellectual Property (TLIP). Its fourth acquisition inside two years, the…








Quiz first-half revenues up 37% to £49m

Glasgow-based fashion firm Quiz plc said its revenues increased 37% to £49.4 million in the six months ended September 30, 2022, and it made profit before tax…


Stagecoach ups profit 98% for new owners DWS

Perth-based transport giant Stagecoach, now owned by German asset manager DWS, said its revenue rose almost 16% to £669.6 million and adjusted profit before taxation rose…










Irn-Bru Firm Barr buys Leeds-based Boost Drinks

A.G. Barr, the Cumbernauld-based maker of Irn-Bru, Rubicon energy drinks and Funkin cocktail mixers, announced the acquisition of Leeds-based Boost Drinks, an established branded drinks business,…