Mergers & Acquisitions

Tahir Ali of national property development and asset management group Evergold has acquired Hamilton’s Regent Shopping Centre for an undisclosed sum. Several parties expressed their interest to acquire the property through the sales process.

Arden Property Management has acquired Smart Property’s lettings division – bringing together two Edinburgh agencies to offer an even broader range of services across the capital and the Lothians. Arden, a proudly female-led business, has built its reputation on personal service, profess

Joint administrators Ian Wright and Craig Morrison of Quantuma have confirmed that the sale of Dumbarton Football Club to Canadian businessman Mario Lapointe has been finalised.

Fife-based supplier of artificial flowers and home accessories, Scottish Everlastings, has been acquired by entrepreneur Edd Salter in a deal supported by a £2.3 million funding package from HSBC UK.

A Glasgow-based construction skills provider has been sold for more than £2.2 million, almost £400,000 above its original valuation.  The deal was secured following a competitive sale process led by M&A advisory and business finance firm Hilton Smythe.

Edinburgh-founded investment firm Par Equity has announced it will be merging with Manchester-based Praetura Ventures creating a new venture capital firm named PXN Group with over £670 million in assets under management (AUM). As a combined entity, PXN Group will be the fastest-growing venture

Aberdeen-based Visas2, a newly established company in the global mobility sector, has strengthened its market entry through the strategic acquisition of London-based Visa Group. The move combines proven industry expertise with technological innovation, bringing together Neil Thomson – founder

Two of Scotland’s machinery rings,  Laurencekirk-based Ringlink (Scotland) Ltd and Inverness-based Highland Business Services Ltd (HBS), have announced their intention to merge, forming a single cooperative with a combined membership of over 4,000 and an annual turnover of £100 mil

Cardo Group has signed an agreement to take over the operations of Livingston-based SERS Energy Solutions Group Limited and SERS Energy Solutions (Scotland) Limited across England, Wales, and Scotland. The integration of SERS into Cardo Group will enhance in-house service delivery capabilities, ensu

Caledonian Leisure, operator of Caledonian Travel and UKBreakaways, has acquired the 63-bedroom Dreadnought Hotel in Callander, famously known as the Gateway to the Highlands.

Aurora has acquired Encomara, a specialist in floating wind deployment systems and subsea engineering, signalling a significant investment to support the commercialisation of Encomara's flagship SQUID mooring connection technology. Aurora Energy Services CEO, Doug Duguid, said: “Encomara&rsquo

Bane Capital Private Equity has signalled it is evaluating a possible takeover offer for Craneware, the Edinburgh-headquartered software company specialising in solutions for the US healthcare market. The announcement has fuelled speculation about rival bids and caused an over 10% surge in Craneware

UK real estate investment firm Praxis has completed the acquisition of Glasgow's St Enoch Shopping Centre, in a deal estimated to be worth £50m. The 12-acre site occupies a prime location at the intersection of Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, adjacent to Glasgow Central Train Station. The s

Burness Paull acted as lead UK legal advisers to K-Bro Linen Systems on its £107.2 million acquisition of Star Mayan.  K-Bro, an international owner and operator of laundry and linen processing facilities already has a strong UK presence through its Fishers and Shortridge businesses, and

Credit ratings can act as a significant restraint on the risky behaviours often associated with overconfident chief executives, new research has revealed. Researchers led by Bangor University in Wales and other institutions including Heriot-Watt University, The University of Aberdeen, and Vlerick Bu