The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has published its latest five-year corporate plan outlining how it will prioritise its work towards "a vision of world-class infrastructure for the people of Scotland". Recognising that high-quality infrastructure underpins inclusive economic growth, sustai
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The Energy Training Academy has appointed Alan Earsman to its board as finance director. A former senior finance figure with the Royal Bank of Scotland, Mr Earsman joins the senior management team running Scotland’s first community-focused energy training centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Lloyds has appointed Tony Hable as its new head of infrastructure & project finance. He will lead Lloyds’ infrastructure & project finance business and report to James Ranger, managing director & head of debt solutions.
Michael Stoneham Michael Stoneham, a partner and head of energy & infrastructure finance at Scottish law firm Brodies looks ahead to the coming of Scotland's national investment bank
A new programme has been launched by Social Investment Scotland (SIS), in partnership with NatureScot and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to attract private investment for Scottish nature restoration projects. Funded by the Scottish Government, the scheme will provide expert guidance, coaching,
A family-run recycling and waste management group is set to more than triple the volume of material it recycles thanks to a seven-figure backing from HSBC Equipment Finance UK.
Shell has announced that Ben van Beurden will step down as CEO at the end of 2022, and that his successor will be Wael Sawan. The change in leadership comes amid the current energy crisis and as Shell prioritises its future business focus on renewables. The incoming CEO, Mr Sawan, is currently
Billy Macleod Allied Irish Bank is launching £2 billion of lending funds for medium to large sized businesses across the UK seeking finance for growth.
abrdn’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has announced a new £350 million senior secured sustainability-linked credit facility. Specialising in major transport and freight-related industrial real estate investing, AIPUT holds a portfolio of 23 properties located a
Specialist real estate development finance provider Maslow Capital has announced the completion of a £20 million development facility for Audley Modular Student Living’s 257-unit PBSA scheme in Edinburgh.
Financial technology start-up Tumelo has raised £1 million in seed funding to develop a platform to show investors exactly which companies they own through personal investments and pension funds. Addleshaw Goddard’s fintech team, based in Scotland, advised Tumelo on the deal. The funding
Scotgold Resources, the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland, suffered a drop in value yesterday after issuing a warning that output in its first year of production at the Cononish Project would be “materially less” than previously anticipated. In a production
Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) partner Fiduciam has expanded into Scotland after enabling the refinancing of a Glasgow care home. The £1.14 million loan facilitated by Fiduciam, which is over a 24-month term, will allow the care home’s owners to refinance their ex
Michael Reid discusses the complexities and challenges of trade credit, focusing on retention of title issues, the role of credit reporting agencies, and the difficulties faced by suppliers in reclaiming goods in the event of a buyer's insolvency or liquidation. It is an accepted feature of the busi
CMS is holding a series of events across Scotland aimed at supporting further growth of the nation’s renewable energy sector. The Future of Renewables Seminars will kick off on 1 April at CMS’s Glasgow office with follow up sessions taking place in Edinburgh on 3 April and concluding at
