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Glasgow-founded fashion giant agrees £211m takeover by US giant

Glasgow-founded fashion giant agrees £211m takeover by US giant
Ted Baker has agreed a £211 million takeover by Authentic Brands Group, the US owner of Reebok and Juicy Couture.

Rishi Sunak during a Q&A with students at Richmond Sixth Form College

Catriona Stewart: PwC is doing more than Rishi Sunak to level up education

Student homes plan for pub site dating to 1650

business briefing Student homes plan for pub site dating to 1650

Mark Williamson: North Sea boom for global financiers stokes calls for hike in windfall tax

American giant reveals plan to sell off land at historic Glasgow site

Picture: Phoenix Group

Standard Life owner on course to deliver at top end of cash range

Former Glasgow councillor joins Scottish law firm

Katalin and Naidene Urquhart with Seb Jones

Mothballed Scottish brewery restarts production after attracting investment

EOLAS technology tracking red deer in Scotland

Glasgow tech firm in African wildlife project

Craig Wilson, Ayr

Carlisle auction sees heifers top 302p/kg as 2,172 prime lambs are offloaded in Ayr

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to open first pizza restaurant in Scotland

business briefing Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to open first pizza restaurant in Scotland

Plans for 142 new homes with coastal views approved

business briefing Plans for 142 new homes with coastal views approved

The Cathcart site on the south side of Glasgow

US giant to sell off land at famous Cathcart site

PREMIUM Monday Interview: Arran distiller toasts a ‘very special’ response to first malt

Graeme Williams of KPMG

Private equity investment in Scotland tops pre-Covid levels

ScotRail plans to replace nearly three quarters of its carriage fleet by 2035. Picture: Colin Mearns

Scotland’s rail plans open up new opportunities for SMEs

Hotel next to golf course comes to market

business week Hotel next to golf course 'reluctantly' brought to market

Stout slams 'woeful' inertia on inflation

Ivor Campbell says hybrid weighs in favour of senior staff at the expense of younger counterparts

‘Perk’ of hybrid work threatens staff dissent

Brian Donnelly: How London fund manager's Scottish takeovers impact Scotland

PREMIUM Brian Donnelly: How London fund manager's Scottish takeovers impact Scotland

Scottish start-up seals funding award for improved sustainable food packaging

Scottish start-up seals funding award for improved sustainable food packaging

Stock markets have now gone some way to pricing in a growth slowdown Picture: Getty

Stuart Paterson: It’s not all doom and gloom as investors take stock after period of huge upheaval

Timber arrives at Troon harbour

Scottish forestry agency moves to let the sea take the strain

Wheatley is working to help eradicate homelessness

Social housing giant's £100m funding boost

Industry experts to join Entrepreneurial Scotland

business briefing Industry experts to join Entrepreneurial Scotland

Scottish city's 'largest NHS dental practice' sold as owners retire after 45 years

business briefing Scottish city's 'largest NHS dental practice' sold as owners retire after 45 years

Catriona Stewart: Fetishising past hardships is no way to tackle the energy crisis

Catriona Stewart: Fetishising past hardships is no way to tackle the energy crisis

Neptune Energy is a joint venture operator of the Cygnus gas field in the southern North Sea off Lincolnshire.

Oil and gas giant declares UK tax on energy profits “increases uncertainty”

Gordon Merrylees

N4 signs up Merrylees to head new investment fund

Previous winners celebrate

Business awards contenders whittled down to final shortlist

Businesses face a steep uphill battle this winter with little defence from the storm

Analysis Businesses face a steep uphill battle this winter with little defence from the storm

UK job vacancies hit record high for 2022

UK job vacancies hit record high for 2022

Mark Logan pictured last month with
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes when he was appointed as Scotland’s first chief
entrepreneur

Colin McLean: Can chief entrepreneur spark revival of Scotland’s economic fortunes?

Kirkwood Timber Frame is based at Sauchen in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.

Self-builders and developers help fuel sales of Kirkwood timber home kits

Matt Burns, left, and Chris Black of Thirst

Glasgow agency makes key hire to drive US expansion

Scottish law firm hires ‘top-flight’ litigation lawyer

Scottish freight firm hits one million deliveries in a year for first time

business briefing Scottish freight firm hits one million deliveries in a year for first time

Profitable 'turnkey' Perthshire hotel opportunity brought to market

business briefing Profitable 'turnkey' Perthshire hotel opportunity brought to market

The new INTOG leasing round is aimed at promoting further development of offshore wind while also decarbonising the UK’s oil and gas sector

PREMIUM New offshore leasing round aims to electrify oil and gas platforms

McMillan Hotels, including the Cally Palace in Castle Douglas, was sold to Bespoke Hotels earlier this year

Scott Wright: Deal activity ramps up as hospitality owners head for the exit

GabrielleBeaumont, managing director

London fund manager in second acquisition in Scotland in weeks

Dougal Gunn Sharp, founder and master brewer at Innis & Gunn

New limited-edition beer from Innis & Gunn

Tui pointed to strong summer bookings for the third quarter at 90 per cent of 2019 levels, rising to 93% in July and August

Flight disruption hits TUI but demand for holidays remains high

200 Broomielaw boosts the supply of Grade A office space in Glasgow

Boost for Grade A office space in Glasgow as prime development nears completion

Messers Craig Wilson

UK farmers will be ‘negatively impacted’ by New Zealand trade deal, analysis finds

Agenda: Beware planned changes in debt recovery rules

Lanarkshire Italian restaurant sale hailed by agent

business briefing Lanarkshire Italian restaurant sale hailed by agent

Forth Bay Guest House

Seafront hotel close to Fife tourist attractions up for sale

Portuguese custard tarts bakery to open in west end

business briefing Portuguese custard tarts bakery to open in west end

The Grangemouth refinery provides two-thirds of the petrol and diesel used by Scottish forecourts.

Workers block road at Grangemouth refinery in unofficial action

Shares dive at abrdn as Edinburgh investment giant hit by volatility

The Bank of England increased the base
rate to 1.75 per cent last week as part of its bid
to combat rising inflation Picture: Getty

Danny Blanchflower and Mark Blyth: Have central banks overcooked their response to the rising rate of inflation?

Coinbase employees gather outside the Nasdaq MarketSite during the company's IPO in April, 2021. Picture: Richard Drew/AP

Scottish growth fund struggles in US market sell-offs

Aidan Robertson of Tsunami Axis

Global office furniture giant MillerKnoll appoints exclusive dealer in Scotland