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,…









Abrdn and Weir Group return to FTSE 100

FTSE Russell has confirmed that Edinburgh-based investment giant Abrdn and Glasgow-based global engineering and mining group Weir Group, two of Scotland’s biggest companies,  will return…









SSE sells £1.5bn network stake to Ontario Teachers

By Mark McSherry — SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, confirmed on Friday it has reached agreement to sell a 25% minority stake in its electricity transmission network…









Abrdn and Weir set for return to the FTSE 100

Edinburgh-based investment giant Abrdn and Glasgow-based global engineering and mining group Weir Group, two of Scotland’s biggest companies and employers, are currently strong contenders to return to…










AMTE Power hires new chief financial officer

Thurso-based battery cell developer AMTE Power plc announced the appointment of Anita Breslin to its board as chief financial officer (CFO). Breslin will join the AMTE…










Scots downturn deepens, but employment rises

The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data shows that that contraction across Scotland’s private sector firms deepened during October. The report’s Business…


Analysis: Scottish Mortgage is in the wars

By Mark McSherry — The half-year report from the £14 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc is another sobering read from the giant closed-end fund which…