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A judge has blocked a bid by satirical news website The Onion to buy far-right media platform Infowars. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was forced to give up the platform he founded in 1999 after declaring bankruptcy shortly after a court ordered him to pay $1.5 billion to the families of victim

The Law Society of Scotland has added to its paralegal accreditation programme with a new specialism for paralegals who work in banking and finance. The new certification is the 15th area of law recognised for paralegals and is the second accreditation in financial services as it joins the asset man

The Scottish Government has announced a package of measures to help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses, to will be delivered next year with funding in the draft Scottish Budget 2025/26. As part of £15 million investment, at least £4m will be invested to expand the number of wo

FirstGroup plc has signed an agreement to acquire RATP Dev Transit London Limited and its subsidiaries from RATP Développement SA for an enterprise value of £90 million. The acquisition will see the Scottish transportation firm enter the London bus market with a strong position and will

Andrew Morrison discusses key business sale trends anticipated for 2025, including factors such as tax changes, generational shifts, technological advancements, and economic uncertainties. After selling my AM Bid business in July 2023, I worked a planned transition exit year, then launched Business

Expectations for home sales in Scotland have reached their highest in over three years, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, with a net balance of 50% of respondents expecting the volume of transactions to increase in the three months ah

Groundbreaking new technology capable of generating power without emitting carbon is set to be developed in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Durham, following a major investment deal. Middlesbrough-based H2CHP, a spin-out from Durham University, has secured a six-figure cash injection to advance its free-pi

Short-term lets (STLs) contribute positively to Scotland's economy, generating almost £1 billion in gross value added (GVA) and supporting nearly 30,000 jobs, according to BiGGAR Economics. BiGGAR's analysis claims the economic impact of Scotland’s self-catering industry has a negligible

Ultrasound technology specialist Novosound has moved into a new headquarters at BioCity in Glasgow. The expansion comes after a year of growth that saw the company increase its headcount to 42 from 34 and secure a £2 million investment round led by Par Equity.

The EY ITEM Club has predicted the Bank of England will maintain the Bank Rate at 4.75% at its December Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting next week. This pause in the rate-cutting cycle is anticipated to be temporary, with the EY ITEM Club expecting a return to rate reductions in the new year,

Research conducted by 3Gem on behalf of Scottish Friendly has revealed that parents would prefer family to contribute to their child's financial future rather than buy the latest toy this Christmas. The research, amongst 1,500 parents, conducted last month, shows that just over half of parents (51%)

Smaller businesses backed by the Start Up Loans programme have higher survival rates than other businesses, according to an independent evaluation, conducted by SQW working in partnership with Professor Mark Hart, Qa Research and The Data City. The programme, which has provided over £1.1 billi

As macro events have continued to dominate in 2024, Paul Diggle, chief economist at abrdn, outlines the five key themes investors should watch in the coming year. We expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut to a higher terminal rate and now see the rate cutting cycle stalling at a fed funds rate of 3

Wood Leisure Holiday Parks Limited, a family-run business operating five holiday parks across Scotland, has acquired its sixth park, Faskally Woods Holiday Park in Pitlochry, with funding from Royal Bank of Scotland.

BDO LLP has strengthened its Scottish team with the appointment of Stuart Macdougall CA as an audit partner. Mr Macdougall brings 20 years’ experience of working with entrepreneurs, private-equity-backed companies and large international groups. He also has significant ESG expertise and will b