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11 March 2024
Community engagement is key to the success of onshore wind developments“That will be 10% off the value of my house” was the response from a resident when asked about plans for a new wind farm. Over a decade later, the resident boasts of views to Arran from one window and Whitelee Wind Farm from the other and how the £800K per year community benefit fund is transforming Galston, Newmilns, and Darvel, creating jobs for his family and others.
08 March 2024
Spotlight on Carol Harvey, Netball ScotlandWe sat down with Carol Harvey, Director of Development at Netball Scotland, to find out more about her involvement with the sport, the impact that playing netball can have on women and girls, and the partnership between Johnston Carmichael and Netball Scotland.
Simon Cavell & Ilke Barutcu-Cesaret
01 March 2024
Every cloud has a silver lining: How technology is revolutionising e-commerce paymentsIt’s now 30 years since a team of cyberspace entrepreneurs sold a CD by Sting in August 1994 – the first ever online purchase! The launch of Amazon as a book retailer (1995), Alibaba as an online marketplace (1999) and Google’s pay-per-click advertising capability (2000) would quickly follow.
29 February 2024
My Journey with Scottish EDGEThe Scottish EDGE pitch competition has become a fixture of the business calendar in Scotland. Twice a year, early-stage founders from across Scotland are invited to apply and potentially win up to £100k in funding to fuel their growth ambitions. In this blog, Calum Purdie, Technology and Life Sciences Ecosystem Manager, discusses his involvement with Scottish EDGE, and how Johnston Carmichael support the competition.
27 February 2024
Energy focused mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) trends in 20242023 was another busy year for the Corporate Finance team at Johnston Carmichael with 36 transactions completed at a combined value of approximately £400m. Activity has continued at the start of 2024 with the announcement that Johnston Carmichael has advised the shareholders of Glacier Energy, a specialist provider of products, services, and engineered solutions for renewable and conventional energy markets, as part of their recent acquisition by Averroes Capital.
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