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Par Equity, the venture capitalist, is extending its investor network by setting up a regional network in Aberdeen.  Chaired by Hugh Little, who for many years ran Aberdeen Asset Management’s private equity business, the network will be seeking to identify new investors, and to invest in

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of selling a fake magical "Aladdin's lamp" to a doctor for nearly €81,000.

MediCity Glasgow, a multi-agency supported incubator & accelerator project, has raised over £26 million of private investment to help create 70 new life sciences and med-tech companies in the last five years.

Mansefield Investments, led by Aberdeen businessman and energy industry veteran Mark Patterson, has appointed a legal counsel as explores opportunities in the energy sector. David Rennie, former managing partner of law firm, Stronachs, has joined the family investment firm eyes green opportunit

Edinburgh-based contemporary furniture and interior design company Tangram Furnishers Limited has announced its transition to employee ownership. The company, which operates from a showroom and office in Edinburgh city centre, specialises in the premium end of the market and works with clients,

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called for stability and support for businesses in its submission to the Scottish Government ahead of this year’s Scottish Budget.  In the submission, sent to finance secretary Kate Forbes MSP last week the SRC praised government support thus far d

UK manufacturing activity dropped to a three-month low in October signalling a challenging start to the fourth quarter of this year as new COVID-19 restrictions come into force. 

A round-up of business news from across Scotland featuring: Infix's trial phase with NHS Lanarkshire, Heriot-Watt University's multi-million-pound robot trust project, Gordon & MacPhail's third commemorative whisky and the return of CR Smith's apprentices.

Scottish housing developer McKernan Homes is positioning itself for a greener future thanks to a £1.5 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.  A development loan and funding was provided as part of the Clean Growth Funding Initiative (CGFI), through which firms can access discounte

Scottish property prices are continuing to rise year on year as the average selling price from August to October Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders rose by 7.9% to reach £270,983. 

The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant MKM Building Supplies is extending its geographic coverage in Scotland through the acquisition of Dumfries-based DTC Merchants Limited.

Scottish businesses are facing a wave of compensation claims following a sharp rise in Employment Tribunal applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures show that more than 800 single tribunal claims were lodged in Scotland between April and June – up 21% on the same period last year

Eight non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) ahead of its launch in the final quarter of 2020. Fiona Hyslop, the cabinet secretary for economy, fair work and culture, today announced the appointment of Tracey Ashworth-Davies, Carolyn

BrewDog has announced that it will be hiding 24 karat gold cans of Punk IPA in 12 packs throughout November. In a Tweet, co-founder James Watt confirmed that the Willy Wonka style event will take place this month.

Job seekers in Scotland had a tougher time finding permanent positions in October, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland report on jobs.