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DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, has raised £5 million in an initial public offering (IPO). The flotation gives the company a market capitalisation of £21.4m, based on a share price of 100p.

Glasgow-based tech start-up Frog Systems has raised £846,000 in a new funding round. The latest capital raise was opened up to members of staff as well as existing shareholders and totalled £846,000 – with shares being priced at a 10% premium over a previous round of £476K at

Glasgow-based residential architecture start-up HOKO has raised more than £420,000 in just two weeks as the £15 million-valued firm prepares to become the undisputed UK market leader in its field within the next five years. Almost 200 investors have already backed HOKO’s ongoi

Edinburgh-based spirits producers Buck & Birch are toasting a 350% increase in online sales over the last year. The business, which curates foraged flavours of the wild and conjures them into unique spirits, liqueurs and ready to drink cocktails has launched nine new products in the past 12 mont

UK firms defied predictions of the demise of private capital, by raising over half a trillion pounds last year outside of public and stock markets.

A group from Chiene + Tait (C+T) chartered accountants has completed a unique sports challenge in support of charity cycle from St Helens in Merseyside to Edinburgh in honour of their former colleague Jessica Welsby, who tragically passed away last year at the age of 24.

Aberdeen-based drinks company Boozy Events has successfully expanded its business into 15 countries during lockdown after receiving support from Business Gateway.   Launched in April 2018, Boozy Events is a bespoke drinks firm, specialising in cocktail making classes and pop-up cocktail ba

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has raised £522 million from investors as it seeks to take advantage of a lockdown-related easing of market competition for development land.

Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has secured a capital raise of £7 million from its four cornerstone investors. The capital will support balance sheet growth, costs and regulatory requirements. It is the intention that other shareholders will have the opportunity to invest later i

The spending limit for contactless card payments will be increased from £30 to £45, with a national roll-out beginning from 1 April 2020, UK Finance has announced.

Bank of Scotland has raised £112,590 for Mental Health UK after auctioning off valuable versions of its upcoming £20 Polymer banknote. A total of 92 notes that contain desired serial numbers were up for grabs at the auction run by SPINKS in London on the 12th February, with every single

Scottish retailers have raised or donated over £18.1 million in 2019 for good causes in Scotland, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium's (SRC) fourth annual report into charitable giving. This figure is the highest reported overt eh four years recorded. This year's figure brings the cum

The 40 businesses participating in the First Minister’s flagship entrepreneurial development programme Unlocking Ambition have raised a total of £6.5 million since its launch, with the majority gained from external funding. Launched in July 2018, the £4m Unlocking Ambition two-year

Beer brand Innis & Gunn has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help finance the building of “the largest major brewery in Edinburgh for over 150 years”.

A tourist tax in the Highlands could raise up up to £10 million per year for the region, according to council officials.