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Day: September 11, 2019

Food and drink

Le Monde gets a new look in £1 million makeover

Darren Scott

Tycoon re-elected

Ashley sees off rebels as Sports Direct says it is ‘focused’

Mike Ashley
Mike Ashley: re-elected Sports Direct’s majority owner Mike Ashley saw off a rebellion by shareholders to be re-elected to the board with 90% of the vote at today’s AGM. AfterwardsRead More

Next generation

Entrepreneurial Scotland bolsters team with double director hire

New hires: Sean McGrath and Sara Cook Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES), the business education and membership organisation, has appointed two directors to strengthen its senior management team. Sara Cook has beenRead More

Plan approved

Vacant listed building to get new role as boutique hotel

Prime site: the empty building will get a new role Plans have been approved to convert a vacant B-listed building in Glasgow city centre into a 98-bed boutique hotel andRead More

Ruling reversed on appeal

Johnson’s Commons suspension ruled unlawful by judges

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson: brought Commons business to a halt Appeal judges in Scotland have reversed a ruling on Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament by saying the move is unlawful. The Prime MinisterRead More

Offices lead the way

Scottish real estate on course for record inward investment

Leonardo
Koreans bought the Leonardo Innovation hub in Edinburgh Scotland has attracted £575 million of international capital in the first half of 2019 which is on track to become the bestRead More

Support for R&D

EIT Digital gathers pace with €2m invested in Scotland

Ivan McKee
Ivan McKee at the EIT launch (pic: Terry Murden) Innovation institute EIT Digital has attracted €2 million through its Edinburgh office to help drive commercialisation of new products. The office,Read More

Fund raised

Boundary raises £1.22m from Equity Gap and SIB for alarm

Hiring: Robin Knox and Paul Walton Home security startup, Boundary, has secured £1.22 million from Equity Gap and the Scottish Investment Bank to create several jobs and prepare for launch.Read More

Property deal

Paulo and DiRollo sell Coulters Lettings to Gilson Gray

Matt Gray, Sam Paulo, Marcus DiRollo, Glen Gilson
New team: Matt Gray, Sam Paulo, Marcus DiRollo, Glen Gilson Law firm Gilson Gray has bulked up its property business by acquiring Coulters Lettings just a month after residential estateRead More

New associate partner

Maudsley to head up EY’s private mid-market team

EY has appointed Alan Maudsley as an associate partner to lead a dedicated team in Scotland that will be focused on working with private-mid market clients. Mr Maudsley was previouslyRead More