Burges Salmon advises Zetland Capital on acquisition of duo of Macdonald Hotel

The firm has acted for Zetland Capital Partners LLP on its acquisition of the Manchester and Holyrood Macdonald Hotels Burges Salmon has advised Zetland Capital on its acquisition (and associated funding) of the 338 bedroom Macdonald Manchester Hotel and the 156 bedroom Macdonald Holyrood Hotel. The hotels will be managed…

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Lewis Stevenson New Contract!

519 appearances and still counting! We’re delighted that Lewis Stevenson has agreed a contract extension with Hibernian FC! It’s not often that a modern-day player makes close to 500 appearances for a football club, let alone two! Well, a day after Paul Hanlon put pen-to-paper on a new deal, so…

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Christmas with Cabal: Have you been naughty or nice this year?

What better way is there to celebrate the festive season than with the warming notes of a delicious Cabal No.1513 award winning aged rum? Caramel, dark chocolate, orange peel, fruit cake and sweet sherry… The brand has launched its ‘Naughty & Nice’ hamper for rum and luxury spirits lovers this…

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Edinburgh Cycle Hire Reports Growth of 119%

Edinburgh Cycle Hire has reported growth of 119% between September 2019 and 2020. Over 221,000 trips were made during that time, eclipsing growth reported by other UK cycle schemes and the record set by the company last year. The scheme has seen exponential growth with average trips per day up…

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Thorntons Solicitors Oversees £42 Million Fundraising Deal for Scottish Agritech Business IGS

The Scottish agritech business, Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited (IGS), announced the conclusion of its most recent funding round on Thursday 4 November at its COP26 exhibition site, which was welcomed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Acting for IGS, leading Scottish law firm Thorntons Solicitors oversaw the Series B £42 million…

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Cabal rum launches ‘Polar Ice’ limited edition

Through its official partnership with The Explorers Club Great Britain and Ireland Chapter, the luxury aged rum brand, Cabal, is launching an exclusive limited edition containing Polar ice which was brought back from the South Pole by explorer Luke Robertson, the first Scot to complete a solo, unassisted and unsupported…

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First Psychology – Tackling Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

As the nights draw in and the temperatures begin to fall, SAD can begin to affect many of us. Mayo Clinic defines SAD as “a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you’re like most…

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Inside Track from LNER

Azuma Living Wall in Edinburgh A billboard sized Azuma Living Wall is on display at Edinburgh Waverley throughout COP26 to promote rail as the most sustainable mode of motorised transport. Over 600 individual plants from six species have been used to create the Azuma Living Wall, developed in partnership with…

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Employee Ownership – A model for growth and productivity

Lindsays is delighted to invite you to their webinar ‘Employee Ownership – A model for growth and productivity’ on Wednesday 24th November at 10am.   Over 100 Scottish companies are now structured as employee-owned (EO) organisations enjoying benefits such as higher profitability and productivity, better workforce retention and higher levels…

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