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abrdn has raised £205 million from the launch of its new Commercial Real Estate Debt fund II (CRED II), an evergreen, UK-focused strategy for institutional investors. CRED II is designed to generate attractive levels of income by investing in a diversified portfolio of predominantly senior, in

Scottish housebuilder Miller Homes is being acquired by a fund managed by Apollo from fellow private equity giant Bridgepoint Group.

The public is being asked for its views on proposals to establishing a Scottish minimum income guarantee (MIG). Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison will today co-chair the first meeting of a new steering group to drive forward the ambitious new policy with the aim of reducing poverty, inequality

Edinburgh medtech company Manus Neurodynamica Limited has closed a £1.2 million funding round to support the launch of its digital pen which provides an early warning of Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions. With this latest funding secured, Manus is rolling-out its Neuro

Edinburgh-based immune-oncology firm Macomics has secured £3.2 million seed funding from Epidarex Capital and the Scottish Investment Bank. Macomics, which is a University of Edinburgh spin-out, will use the proceeds of this fundraising round to develop novel, first-in-class immunotherapies de

Stirling-based Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services has secured a £1 million funding package from Allied Irish Bank (GB) to support its 2020 growth strategy.  Allied Irish Bank (GB) will provide £1 million of debt funding to enable physical, operational and commercial development of th

UniKLasers Limited, a manufacturer of high precision scientific laser instrumentation used in an array of industrial applications, has closed a £750,000 financing round led by Par Equity with support from The Scottish Investment Bank.  The investment in UniKLasers is the second that

SIS Ventures, Scotland’s leading ‘profit with purpose’ fund, has appointed David Ovens as it gears up for its next phase of fundraising with the appointment of a new chair. David Ovens, chief operating officer at Archangels and current vice-chair of SIS Ventures, takes over as chai

Kerry Sharp Kerry Sharp, director of the Scottish Investment Bank, on raising awareness for high growth Scottish companies looking for Series A Funding that the Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme (SEGCP) is available.

Clare Richardson Bank of Scotland has announced the appointment of Clare Richardson as its new area director for the north-east of Scotland.

Graham Cunning 2016 could be the ideal year in which to exit from a business with conditions for a sale set to be amongst the most favourable for many years, according to a leading Scots corporate financier.

Burges Salmon's Scottish team has advised on transactions with a combined value of more than £1.5 billion over the past 12 months, highlighting the strength of its Edinburgh-based practice across the UK and internationally. The work spans a broad range of practice areas including banking &

Scottish business confidence experienced a three-point dip in April, falling to 48%, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. The decline was driven by a ten-point drop in firms' outlook for their own trading prospects, which now stands at 53%, though a four-point rise in general

Nearly £390 million of commercial property deals have concluded in the first three months of 2026, despite an increasingly uncertain geopolitical backdrop, according to new research from Knight Frank.

Alan Stewart examines the UK government's push for greater domestic steel use, arguing that while well-intentioned, the policy risks raising costs and constraining investment in steel-dependent sectors – particularly in Scotland. The UK government’s ambition to increase domestic steel us