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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

Akre, a Fife-based natural capital developer, has secured £3.3 million of finance from sustainable lender Triodos Bank UK. Headquartered in Fife, Akre was established by the Drysdale family in 2020 and has since constructed a state-of-the-art nursery – Akre Trees. The site, which has bee

Scottish business confidence saw a marginal increase in January, rising one point to 37% according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. This growth was driven by a significant 15-point surge in firms' confidence regarding their own trading prospects, reaching 53%. When taken alongside

Asset manager Aberdeen has raised £233 million in the first fundraising round for its new abrdn Private Credit SCSp RAIF - Global Fund Finance Fund. The initial funding came from various UK and European pension funds and family offices.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has welcomed publication of the final report of the Scottish Government’s New Deal for Business Group (NDBG). However, the business representative group has warned that the findings must continue to be pushed forward if a true reset of the r