Scottish American Investment Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

Menzies, William
Scottish American Investment Co Plc
Baillie Gifford & Co

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland

Sectors:

Financial services Investment management services inc investment trusts, unit trust, pension funds, etc
Financial services Land finance & investment

Notes:

Established 1873 by William Menzies to invest in US securities, initially in railways but later also in other businesses. 1914-18 started investment in UK bonds and equities. Continues as Scottish American Investment Co Plc, managed by Baillie Gifford & Co

Publications:

'Female investors within the Scottish investment trust movement in the 1870s' in A Laurence et al (eds), Women and their Money, 1750-1950. Essays on women and finance by Swan, Claire E
History of the Scottish American Investment Co Ltd, 1873-1973 by Weir, Ron
'Scottish investment and enterprise in Texas' in P L Payne (ed), Studies in Scottish Business History by Kerr, W G

Scottish American Investment Co Ltd

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