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Shareholders in Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust have cashed in on its early support for SpaceX following the US tech firm’s mammoth flotation in the summer. The FTSE 100 trust, managed by Baillie Gifford, took advantage for profit taking when the window opened for the sale of shares. It cur
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Hastings Direct has announced plans to hire more than 500 people across a range of business areas over the next 12 months.
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Archangels has appointed Andrew Sealey, son of the investment syndicate’s founder, the late Barry Sealey, as chair of its board. Mr Sealey has been an Archangels investor since the syndicate was established in 1992 and on its board since 2021. He takes over from Ian Macleod who has been
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Sandy Begbie has announced his intention to step down as chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise by next summer’s AGM. Mr Begbie was appointed CEO of the financial services trade body in October 2020, following a career which included senior roles at Tesco Bank, Aegon, Standard Life,
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Clear Bank co-founder has raised £5m for his new dedicated financial and digital infrastructure for the sport economy. SPORTA is aiming to become the UK's first sports bank. It received the the follow-on investment from the Lazaroo-Hood Group.
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Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has promoted three people to partner in Scotland. The new partners are Claire Robertson, who joins the consulting, risk & outsourcing team; Ally Rolland, who joins the business restructuring team; and Craig Goold, who joins the deals team.
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FRP Advisory has promoted Graham Smith to partner, as part of its plans to strengthen its senior restructuring advisory team in the north east of Scotland. Mr Smith joined FRP in 2013 and has worked in restructuring advice and formal insolvency appointments in the Aberdeen area since 1998. He suppor
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Transactions and other services depend on relationships. A business lunch gives you space to ask another question, explore an idea and find common ground, away from the formal meeting agenda. For professionals meeting in Glasgow, The Superlative Collection brings together a choice of centrally locat
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Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has promoted three people to partner in Scotland. The new partners are Claire Robertson, who joins the consulting, risk & outsourcing team; Ally Rolland, who joins the business restructuring team; and Craig Goold, who joins the deals team.
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By Nicola Campbell, Partner, Azets Scotland has a strong story to tell international investors, and the evidence backs that up.
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FRP Advisory has promoted Graham Smith to partner, as part of its plans to strengthen its senior restructuring advisory team in the north east of Scotland. Mr Smith joined FRP in 2013 and has worked in restructuring advice and formal insolvency appointments in the Aberdeen area since 1998. He suppor
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Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed Angela Banerjee as a tax director specialising in R&D tax relief. She has more than 15 years’ experience across a number of advisory firms as well as expertise in advising innovative businesses on the patent box regime, where p
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