Main Menu

News

Legal giants move to new premises

Pinsent and Brodies to share new prime office complex

Prime site: Capital Square   Law firm Pinsent Masons is to share premises with its big rival Brodies in prime new offices in the centre of Edinburgh. The two firms, whichRead More

Deal with Seagreen

SSE extends wind portfolio with Forth acquisition

Offshore wind
SSE expanding its portfolio   Energy company SSE has extended its offshore wind portfolio by taking full control of a wind farm in the Firth of Forth. It is exercisingRead More

Solid figures from drinks firm

AG Barr defies sugar tax to sweeten investor appetite

Irn-Bru
AG Barr saw another six months of strong sales   Irn-Bru maker AG Barr shrugged off the new sugar tax, the March cold snap and CO2 shortage and raised profitsRead More

Labour conference

Pensioners would be hit by Leonard’s tax on wealthy

Richard Leonard at Penicuik
Richard Leonard: call for levy on wealthiest Scots (pic: Terry Murden)   Pensioners would be among the hardest hit by Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard’s proposed windfall tax on theRead More

Property milestone

Glasgow surges as Scots real estate deals top £2bn

100 Queen Street Glasgow
100 Queen Street is among the offices attracting investors to Glasgow   Investment into Scotland’s commercial real estate in 2018 is expected to top last year’s total of £2 billion.Read More

Major find off Shetland

Biggest gas discovery in North Sea for 10 years

Deirdre Michie
Deirdre Michie: major discovery   Energy company Total has announced a major gas discovery off Shetland which has been hailed as the biggest for 10 years. Initial tests at aRead More

Labour conference

McDonnell accused of ‘wilful misunderstanding of business’

John McDonnell
John McDonnell: ‘planned, ready and prepared’ (pic: Terry Murden)   CBI leader Carolyn Fairbairn today accused shadow Chancellor John McDonnell of a “wilful misunderstanding of business” after he announced plans to renationaliseRead More

Regeneration of waterfront

Build-to-rent plan meets demand for city centre homes

Platform Central Quay
Central Quay: easing rented property shortage   Detailed plans for a 500-apartment development in Glasgow will help meet demand for rented property in the city centre. The £90 million project atRead More

Labour conference

Labour would force firms to hand shares to workers

Richard Leonard and Jeremy Corbyn at Penicuik
Key speeches: Richard Leonard and Jeremy Corbyn (pic: Terry Murden)   Large firms would be forced to give shares to their workers worth up to £500 a year each underRead More

Deal builds capital base

WIG secures £220m debt funding for 5G expansion

Anfield, Liverpool FC
The company’s contracts include Anfield, home of Liverpool FC    Wireless Infrastructure Group has completed a debt fund raising of £220 million to accelerate its investments into 5G-ready connectivity.  TheRead More