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Perthshire-based Infinityblu Dental Care and Implant Clinic, founded by a Scottish Young Dentist of the Year, Chris Barrowman, has secured the acquisition of Alyth Dental Care in a £300,000 deal. The lockdown buy-out means the firm now has practices in Pitlochry, Dunkeld, Crieff, Auchterarder

The Royal Bank of Scotland is working with NHS Lothian and the Rainbow Box Foundation to provide support for all coronavirus patients in the region. The bank, through its 300 Fund, will cover the cost of Rainbow Boxes for all COVID-19 patients entering hospital, providing all patients with toiletrie

The banking and finance sector has lent over £2.8 billion to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), according to the latest data from UK Finance.

Widespread business shutdowns at home and abroad in response to the coronavirus pandemic has unsurprisingly resulted in a rapid reduction in UK private sector output during April, according to latest IHS Markit/ CIPS Flash UK Composite PMI.

Commercial insurance firms are removing cover from their policies because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest data from Mactavish.

Glasgow City Council is to begin planning how to best recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic.

RBS owner NatWest is hosting a Facebook Live session to highlight how criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus to scam customers. The innovative session is in response to Action Fraud reporting a 400% increase in coronavirus related frauds and scams in the last month.

Businesses in Ontario, Canada are attaching card readers to hockey sticks to allow customers to pay for goods while adhering to social distancing measures.

The Scottish Government has announced that support for the newly self-employed and firms suffering hardship to be paid in early May. Economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has confirmed that grant funding for the newly self-employed suffering hardship and SMEs in distress will be available in the coming day

Results from the latest British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker have revealed that the vast majority of businesses surveyed have furloughed a proportion of their workforce.

Royal Bank of Scotland is introducing a new ‘companion card’ – a supplement card to an existing current account that enables vulnerable customers and those in extended isolation to give trusted volunteers a way to pay for their essential goods.

EQ senior manager Paula McAllister (nee Sutherland) has died after a long illness.  Yesterday the firm paid tribute to a much-cherished member of staff: 

Paul Scullion, senior associate in the corporate financial team at Burness Paull, discusses government support for early-stage and high-growth businesses. A recurring theme in response to the various coronavirus-related financial support measures announced by the UK and Scottish Governments thus far

Shepherd and Wedderburn has promoted corporate finance specialist John Morrison as a partner at the firm.  Mr Morrisons' appointment is part of a tranche of appointments which has seen has construction law specialist Lauren Thomson appointed as a partner and four of the firms' lawyers

Eric H Curran, managing partner at DM Hall steps up to participate in our Just a minute feature. Name: Eric H Curran FRICS