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Glasgow-based signage company Prosigns has acquired East Kilbride signage and graphics company Centurion Signs, for an undisclosed sum.

Catherine McWilliam, the youngest-ever nations director of IoD Scotland, has been named one of Management Today's 35 Women Under 35. As one of only two Scottish leaders represented in the list, the award highlights Catherine’s important contributions to the business world, as well as wider com

KPMG is set to cut a further 200 jobs in the UK as the consulting sector faces a market slowdown. The cuts, affecting both back-office and client-facing roles, come after a review of the firm's cost base and are expected to be completed by October 2024.

Interpath Advisory, the UK restructuring firm formed from a KPMG spin-off in 2021, is in advanced talks to acquire KPMG's French restructuring division. This would be Interpath's most significant acquisition to date, with the French arm employing over 100 people, Sky News reports.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), working with the Metropolitan Police Service, has conducted an operation to arrest two individuals, aged 38 and 44, suspected of running an illegal cryptoasset exchange. More than £1 billion of unregistered crypto assets are believed to have been bought a

A woman who dumped her boyfriend after he broke a promise to look after her dogs has failed in a legal bid to force him to pay compensation. The New Zealand Disputes Tribunal heard that the woman, CL, was expecting her then-boyfriend, HG, to collect her from her home, take her to an airport and then

Glasgow-based Startline Motor Finance has carried out a new £450 million London Stock Exchange securitisation. The move has seen the company float around three quarters of its existing assets under management as part of the securitisation programme, listed under the name Satus, with the busine

Employee ownership in Scotland is has rapidly accelerated, with nearly 300 employee-owned businesses having a growing economic impact, according to Lindsays. Lawyers at the firm have been involved in more than 20 deals in recent years where the control of businesses of all kinds has transferred to e

Despite improved transparency, a Holyrood committee has found that inconsistency, bureaucracy, and inflexibility are still creating challenges for small businesses and third sector organisations looking to participate in public procurement. A decade on from the introduction of the Procurement Reform

A salesman who was found guilty of being part of a £3.3 million fraud against Edinburgh University has been jailed for seven years. Aasim Johar, 54, colluded with the university’s former assistant director of estates and buildings Geoff Turnbull to mastermind a bogus procurement scheme t

Employment law specialist Alison Woods takes a look at the differences in employment law reform proposals among the main UK parties, and discusses what both employees and employers should expect. As the July general election approaches, we are seeing key differences between the main Westminster part

The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) building homes in Scotland has significantly declined, according to new figures. A report published today by representative body Homes for Scotland (HFS) shows the proportion of new homes sold by those building between three and 49 homes per an

International mortgage broker Enness Global has appointed Tamara Crowson as its first head of Scotland. This newly created role has been designed to cater for the growing demand for high-value mortgage finance north of the border, typified by the growing number of million-pound properties across the

Fife's Balgeddie House Hotel, a 33-bedroom establishment with spa and event facilities, has been sold by Solley Hotels to Smar Hotels & Leisure Ltd. After inviting offers, the hotel was sold in an off-market deal through the specialist hotels team at Colliers. This is the firm’s latest dea

Alex Hutcheon + Co Solicitors has appointed two new partners to the business. Peterhead-born Andrew Bruce, who joined the firm this month, brings with him more than 18 years’ knowledge and expertise in residential and commercial property across Aberdeenshire. With considerable experience also