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Hiring activity across Scotland continued to increase in December, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs. Permanent placements rose at the steepest pace for three months amid reports of strong demand for staff, however, pandemic-related concerns weighed on the amount of work

Finance ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have called on the Treasury to guarantee that money allocated to support Covid responses will be provided in full, following a meeting with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. They are also urging action to tackle the cost of living crisis a

Fiduciam, the institutionally funded short-term lender to housebuilders and entrepreneurs, is targeting a major expansion in Scotland for 2022. A new Scottish team has been established with a nationwide lending appetite and an ambitious target to achieve £55 million of lending in 2022.

Global private markets firm Partners Group has agreed on behalf of its clients to acquire Aberdeen-based infrastructure company North Star from Basalt Infrastructure Partners for an undisclosed sum.

MBM Commercial’s corporate, tax and employment teams recently assisted the senior management team of Highfield Forestry to buy out the business on the retirement of Iain Peddie, who was the managing director at the company for over 20 years. Highfield Forestry is a woodland management company

Clearbell Property Partners IV LP (Clearbell), a new fund managed by Clearbell Capital LLP, has today announced the acquisition of 150 St. Vincent Street in Glasgow from a fund managed by PineBridge Benson Elliot.

Glasgow-based property developer PVP Developments has commenced the build of a new drive-thru complex on the Clydeside Expressway, with support from Bank of Scotland.

A court has upheld the sacking of two police officers who ignored an ongoing robbery to continue playing Pokémon Go. Los Angeles police officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were recorded dismissing a call to assist with the robbery while boasting of catching rare Pokémon in the mobi

One in three tourism and hospitality businesses have stated that they are likely to fail in 2022, according to a recent survey conducted by the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA).

Leaders from some of the country's most exciting businesses will travel to the USA this year for the first in-person trade missions from Scotland since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Around 25 SMEs from across the country are expected to join International Trade Partnership (ITP) missions to Miami and

Michelle Elliot and Simon Carville-Briggs, partners of FRP Advisory have been appointed joint administrators of Chas Smith Group Limited (CSG), a long-established shop fitting business. Founded in 1921, the business specialised in design and installation of high-end fit outs, predominantly for autom

Kelso Pharma has acquired Glasgow-based Stirling Anglian Pharmaceuticals Limited for an undisclosed sum. Kelso Pharma is headed by Dr Tom Stratford, previously CEO of Kyowa Kirin International, the European and US business arm of Kyowa Kirin, which purchased Scottish Borders based ProStrakan Group P

Dentons has advised Edinburgh-based RoslinCT, a leader in advanced cell therapies contract development and manufacturing, on Global Healthcare Opportunities (GHO) Capital Partners' investment into the company. RoslinCT was established in 2006 with support from Scottish Enterprise. It was formed thro

UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is warning UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be alert for scams targeting their companies.

BNI Scotland North, a business networking organisation in the north of Scotland, is celebrating an exceptional year which saw its members generate over £18m worth of business. The latest figures reveal BNI Scotland North members shared 15,776 business referrals that were worth £18,836,17