Deals & Dealmakers

Although the general election means an uncertain political backdrop for dealmakers over the summer, the positive progress in activity levels seen so far this year is expected to continue. Transactions…

In this special issue of Deals and Dealmakers we include major transactions during the whole of 2023, assess the state of the markets and the prospects for an upturn in…

In the previous edition of The Business, we noted some of the headwinds – economic, political, and otherwise – having cooled the deals market over the summer of 2023.  As…

Welcome to the latest edition of our Scottish Deals Tables. Every quarter we list the corporate deals taking place across Scotland and the advisors and funders making them happen. You…

Deal activity expected to return to levels seen before pandemic The overall end-of-year transaction figures for dealmakers are expected to show a sizeable drop on 2022’s bumper post-Covid tally, but…

Against the backdrop of well publicised economic headwinds, the first half of this year reinforced the message that the deals market doesn’t like uncertainty. Rising interest rates, record inflation and…

Welcome to the second edition of our Scottish Deals Tables. Every quarter we list the corporate deals taking place across Scotland and the advisors and funders making them happen. You…

Platform firm raises £5m for growth Edinburgh-headquartered enterprise training operations platform Administrate raised £5m from investors to support its growth plans. Existing investors Archangels, Mercia and the Scottish Investment Bank…

Standout transactions give cause for optimism after slowdown in investment Although the latest figures reveal a sharp slowdown in venture capital investment this year, a clutch of funding deals in recent…

SCOTTSH DEALS Q-1 2024 The summer 2023  issue sees the launch of Scottish Deals, listing the corporate deals taking place across the Scottish economy each quarter, and the advisors and…