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Deal boosts global position

William Grant acquires tequila distillery in Mexico

William Grant
Signing on in Mexico: the company is building global momentum Drinks firm William Grant & Sons has bolstered its position in Tequila and other agave spirits with the acquisition of a distilleryRead More

Energy deal unveiled

Premier Oil and Chrysaor create biggest indy oil firm

Chrysaor
Chrysaor rig: Premier is to merge with Harbour’s UK operating company Chrysaor, creating the largest independent oil and gas company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The all-share deal willRead More

All-cash deal

Weir in $405m oil and gas division sale to Caterpillar

Jon Stanton
Jon Stanton: deal maximises value for shareholders Weir Group has announced the all-cash sale of its entire oil & gas division to Caterpillar for an enterprise value of $405 millionRead More

Scottish International Week

Firms advised to connect, innovate and be focused

Don Riddell of CNN
Russell Dalgleish talks to Bob Keiller via Zoom * Bob Keiller: value your network, re-invent yourself * Don Riddell, CNN anchor: there are ‘many Americas’ Companies should ‘get back toRead More

MoU signed

Scots and Germans join forces on hydrogen energy

DeepWind offshore
Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind resource (pic: Offshore Wind Scotland) A joint initiatives between Scotland and Germany aims to develop the market for “green” hydrogen from windRead More

Change of owner

Power group Flexitricity sold in £15.4 million deal

Flexitricity control room
Control room at Flexitricity Edinburgh power company Flexitricity has been sold by its Swiss owner to a Channel Islands based business in a deal believed to be worth £15.4 million.Read More

Milestone agreement

UK signs post-Brexit trade deal with Japan

Liz Truss Downing Street handout
Liz Truss: ‘historic moment’ (pic: Downing Street) Britain has secured a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan, its most significant trading agreement since leaving the EU. It is likely to provideRead More

Breakthrough in US

Scot becomes first woman to head a Wall Street bank

Jane Fraser
Jane Fraser: groomed for job Scottish career banker Jane Fraser will become the first woman to lead one of America’s biggest banks. Ms Fraser takes over as chief executive ofRead More

Row over Brexit deepens

EU accuses UK of ‘seriously damaging trust’

Michael Gove
Michael Gove: ‘not withdrawing the bill’ The EU has threatened the UK government with legal action if it does not drop a bill to override key parts of the BrexitRead More

Online trade event

Scottish International Week to tap global network

Russell Dalgleish and Sandy Donaldson
Russell Dalgleish with SBN Atlanta ambassador Sandy Donaldson (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish International Week, #SIW20, will take place from 28 September to 2 October, featuring talks, panels and interviews aroundRead More