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The first sale of government shares in Royal Bank of Scotland in August 2015 was “well planned and organised and represented value for money”, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.

Rosalie Chadwick Rosalie Chadwick, partner and head of corporate finance at Pinsent Masons takes the temperature of Scotland’s IPO climate

Derek Mackay Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has said he is open to reexamining the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) bands in a move that could save homebuyers thousands of pounds. Ministers had previously remained firm on LBTT bands but Mr Mackay has now said he is willing to increase the u

James McIlroy A privately held Scottish biotechnology company run by an undergraduate medical student at Aberdeen University, has raised £500,000 in an oversubscribed seed round of investment.

Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced that it is to offer specialist one-to-one support to all new entrants entering the Scottish farming sector.

The Serious Fraud Office has today charged Barclays, along with four of its former executives, with conspiracy to commit fraud relating to capital raising arrangements with Qatar in June and October 2008 at the height of the financial crisis.

Keith Skeoch Standard Life chief executive Keith Skeoch has revealed that he is ready to sell-off the Edinburgh insurance giant’s £16.1 billion annuity book once shareholders have rubber-stamped its mega merger with Aberdeen Asset Management.

Jenny Laing Cash-strapped Aberdeen City Council is taking steps to reduce the risk of its £370million bond by recruiting a team of financial monitoring experts.

Scott Ritchie Hostel company Safestay plc has completed an £18.4 million debt restructuring and refinancing with HSBC.

The brewer also last week opened the latest and biggest so far of its Beer Kitchen gastropubs in Glasgow's Aston Lane. With over 50 per cent sales growth, an injection of equity investment and a stated objective of doubling turnover by 2020, Edinburgh-based craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announce

Ross McEwan The heat is being turned up on bosses at Royal Bank of Scotland ahead of the lender’s AGM next week after two more investor advisory firms joined calls for shareholders to reject the board’s remuneration policy.

David Walker By David Walker, managing partner at Thompson Cooper Accountants

Gordon MacLure Gordon MacLure, restructuring partner at Johnston Carmichael, has been appointed interim liquidator of Scotland Electronics (International) Limited.

Steven Jansch By Steven Jansch, Partner and head of insolvency at Gilson Gray solicitors

Tracey Black The CBI has appointed Tracy Black as its new deputy director in Scotland.