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Abrdn plc (stylised as ‘abrdn’, disemvowelling of "Aberdeen"), [4] formerly Standard Life Aberdeen plc, is a United Kingdom-based global investment company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index .
Having been placed in receivership in 1988, it came under the ownership of A&P Appledore International in 1989, as A&P Appledore International (Aberdeen). [1] However, it had been classed by the Government as a naval shipbuilder, despite traditionally producing fishing vessels and small cargo ships, and closed in 1992.
The deal made Aberdeen Asset Management the second largest listed fund manager in Europe after Schroders, currently managing £308.1bn [6] In May 2015, the firm agreed to acquire its US counterpart Flag Capital Management for an undisclosed deal that would double the private equity assets under the company's control.
Dave Cormack is a US-based Scottish entrepreneur and the Chairman of the Aberdeen Football Club. He is the founder of several software companies, including Soft Systems, MiracleWorkers.com, and Brightree. He is now Chairman of Curve Dental Software, after investing alongside Battery Ventures, with whom he is also a Limited Partner.
Aberdeen Asset Management bought out the contract from Bramdean Assets Management, re-branded the project as Aberdeen Private Equity and placed the fund under the management of Alex Barr. [5] Following the 2017 merger of Standard Life with Aberdeen, it became a subsidiary of the company known as Abrdn .
In 2016, John Wood Group expanded its footprint in the North Sea oil sector through the purchase of the Aberdeen-based business Enterprise Engineering shortly after it had entered administration. [14] In March 2017, the company announced it would acquire its rival, Amec Foster Wheeler, in an all stock deal, valued at approximately £2.2 billion ...
Northern Co-operative Society Limited (abbreviated to Norco), previously named Northern Co-operative Company Limited, was a local consumer co-operative trading in Aberdeen, Scotland, from 1861 to 1993. [1] [2] It operated supermarkets and other businesses throughout Aberdeenshire, and employed 2000 people in 1992.
Alexander Hall and Sons was a shipbuilder that operated in Aberdeen from 1797 to 1957. [1] [2] They designed the pointed and sharply raked Aberdeen bow" first used on the Scottish Maid and which became a characteristic of the "extreme clippers". They primarily produced schooner and later clipper ships until the 1870s.