Jim McColl

Sunday 4 March 2012

Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, the Edinburgh-based entrepreneur behind the Genius gluten-free food range, has been named as one of a starry line-up of business speakers at this year's Scottish Institute for Enterprise summit, to be held in Glasgow later this month.

Entrepreneur gears up for £125m Italian business bid

Friday 3 February 2012

SCOTTISH engineering entrepreneur Jim McColl is close to acquiring an Italian business for about €150 million (£125m), after raising £420m for his third Clyde Blowers Capital fund.

Pirrie fears backlash over independence

Saturday 28 January 2012

ONE of Scotland's leading entrepreneurs has said independence would be bad for business in Scotland, fearing it could provoke an anti-Scottish backlash south of the Border.

Tycoon SNP supporter backs third option referendum

Sunday 15 January 2012

ONE of Scotland's most successful businessmen says he fears voters will back independence and break up the Union if they are denied a choice on more powers for Holyrood in a referendum.

McColl strikes £85m deal to buy wind turbine group

Wednesday 16 November 2011

ENTREPRENEUR Jim McColl has his eye on establishing several manufacturing sites for wind turbine gearboxes in Scotland after striking a deal to buy Finnish-headquartered Moventas Group, a big global player in this arena, for €100 million (£85.5m).