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Scotland has seen the UK’s largest number of smaller business equity deals in net zero sectors outside of London, according to new research released today by the British Business Bank. The Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets 2022/23 report found that Scotland accounted for 14% of net z

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Sandy Merson, Group Head of Operations and Maintenance at Petrofac (L) and Alan McQuade, Group Managing Director, ICR (R) Bridge of Don-based ICR Integrity (ICR), global provider of specialist repair, inspection and integrity solutions, has announced the re-award of their Master Service Agreement (M

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Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has made available more funding for Scotland’s small and medium sized enterprises in 2022 as part of its growth strategy. Debts factored – the total funded turnover of BFS clients in Scotland – grew by 12% to £382 millio

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M&A volume in Scotland last year rose by 10.7% to 446 announced deals, up from 403 in 2021, with a total deal value of £24.8 billion, the latest Experian United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review shows. The value of deals was 22% higher than the previous year.

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The latest Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) employment trends survey revealed three-quarters of UK business are struck by labour shortages, while an Open University study found 70% of Scottish companies are struggling to recruit workers with the right skill set. Combined with the natu

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DirectID, an Edinburgh-based global fintech, announced that Ingka Investments, the investments arm of IKEA holding company Ingka Group, has made a €9 million (£7.9m) minority investment in the company. The firm specialises in credit risk, risk analytics and predictive modelling,

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Glasgow-headquartered Macfarlane Group has seen profits before tax from continuing operations reach £19.9 million in 2022, marking a 7% increase from the year before. According to the group's annual results, revenue from continuing operations grew by 10% versus 2021 to £290.4m.

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Topolytics, a waste data analytics platform, has secured £1.5 million in funding, enabling the business to launch its WasteMap solution and extend the business commercially with new and renewed contract wins in 2023. The money comes from high-net worth investors, and a grant from UK Research a

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The topping out of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) flagship Innovation Hub has taken place in Dundee yesterday.

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