February 2023




Beeks Financial H1 revenues up 35% to £10.4m

Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc, the Glasgow-based cloud computing and connectivity provider for financial markets, said its revenues increased 35% to £10.40 million in the…




Glasgow £210m bond issue guaranteed by AGUK

Assured Guaranty UK Limited (AGUK) announced that it has guaranteed principal and interest payments on a £210 million private placement issued by City Property Glasgow…



Wood rejects three takeover proposals from Apollo

By Mark McSherry John Wood Group, the Aberdeen-based global engineering and consulting giant, confirmed late on Wednesday afternoon that it has received three unsolicited, preliminary and…


























FirstGroup gets South Western Railway extension

Aberdeen-based transport group FirstGroup plc announced that the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has exercised its option to continue the current contractual arrangements for the…







FirstGroup buys Ensign Bus Company in Essex

Aberdeen-based transport giant FirstGroup plc has announced an agreement to purchase Essex-based Ensign Bus Company Limited. FirstGroup shares rose about 5%. “The acquisition of the Ensignbus…













Abrdn tackles mining companies on behaviour

Edinburgh investment giant Abrdn said it has engaged with some of its largest mining holdings following “incidents of unacceptable work-place behaviours in the sector, including sexual…




Virgin Money deposits top £66bn

Glasgow-headquartered Virgin Money UK plc said its deposits grew 1.2% to £66.2 billion in its first quarter, with “strong growth in new term deposits at…