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Burges Salmon, which has an office in Edinburgh, has completed around 80 corporate and M&A transactions since January 2024, totalling in excess of £3 billion in deal value. Some of the corporate and M&A team’s most notable transactions this year included AOTI’s £140 m

Edinburgh tech company Workpro has secured an additional £500,000 equity investment from existing sources as well as three new investors, including Capital for Colleagues. Workpro, the market-facing brand of Computer Application Services Ltd (CAS), has provided case management solutions for bu

Upcoming changes to lease accounting standards are set to impact all businesses when they come into force, introducing new complexities for property owners, leaseholders and lenders alike, Henderson Loggie has warned. In addition, businesses are being advised to prepare for changes which will raise

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

Nicola Campbell, partner with Azets, calls for tax stability and simplicity in this week’s Scottish Budget. Shona Robison, the Finance Secretary, will next week tackle the annual Hobson’s Choice of the Scottish Budget – pressure to raise more money to fund public services or risk d

Scotland’s first all-female business angel syndicate, Investing Women Angels (IWA), and its sister organisation AccelerateHER have launched a new initiative designed to attract more businesswomen into angel investing – an imperative in addressing the equity gap between male and female-le

A new Funding Accelerator programme has been launched to help Scottish startups secure investment, with a programme delivered by CodeBase-run Techscaler in partnership with Focused for Business.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Metro Bank PLC (Metro) £16,675,200. The regulator found that, between June 2016 and December 2020, Metro failed to have the right systems and controls to adequately monitor over 60 million transactions, with a value of over £51 billion, for

Against the backdrop of the first Labour budget in 14 years and the pressures of the wider economy, Savills has released its latest analysis of the Scottish prime property market. Cameron Ewer, head of Savills residential in Scotland, said: "The Scottish prime market has been adjusting to wider econ

Bartys, a branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), has pledged its support to seven charities by signing up to an annual will-writing campaign. In total, the firm has raised £64,287 for the charity campaign since it first took part and is aiming to make this its best year yet.

Susan Nightingale discusses the state of equity investment and borrowing conditions for small businesses in Scotland, highlighting their resilience despite economic challenges and a perceived lack of access to finance. Scotland has long punched above its weight when it comes to the creation of high-

Commercial real estate and investment management company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is to help promote Associated British Ports' (ABP) sizeable and diverse property portfolio across 21 port locations in England, Scotland and Wales.  As part of the partnership, ABP and JLL will raise market awaren

Bruce Cartwright calls for transparency and a long-term focus in the upcoming Autumn Budget, emphasising the need for open communication about economic challenges and the impact of potential tax measures. It’s time for the government to be transparent with the public about the potential impact

With budget pressures rising, could the Chancellor sweeten the deal by adding VAT to some guilty pleasures? From cakes to caviar, here are three tempting tax ideas that could bring in revenue – without leaving too much of a bitter aftertaste. MHA VAT director Glyn Edwards, with a pinch of dry

An Aberdeen tax expert has warned that potential drastic changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) as part of Labour’s Autumn Budget could stifle wealth creation and cost the Treasury more than it hopes to generate. The upcoming Budget on 30 October, the first of the new Lab