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One of the largest housebuilders in the UK, Edinburgh-based Miller Homes, is to be acquired by private equity group Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling £655 million, from funds managed by GSO Capital Partners.

Entrepreneurial Scotland has joined with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to form a new strategic partnership aimed at eliminating the problem of waste tyres as an environmental issue in Scotland.

The volume of retail sales in Scotland grew by 1.1 per cent after seasonal adjustment in the second quarter of 2017, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

David Duffy Glasgow-based Clydesdale, which along with sister firm Yorkshire Bank comprises CYBG, has today reported mortgage growth of 5.8 per cent for the nine months to June, as well as ‘record volumes’ of mortgage applications.

The UK government has launched a consultation on how a new anti-money laundering supervisory body should operate and be funded.

Jamie Fergusson Jamie Fergusson, partner at commercial property consultants Knight Frank explains why internet shopping is creating a fertile market for industrial property.

Keith Morgan Edinburgh and Glasgow are two of the UK’s leading cities for equity investment, according to the third annual Equity Tracker, published today by the British Business Bank.

Latest figures for the Current Account Switch Service show almost four million (3,986,630) successful switches have taken place since the service launched in 2013.

Steven Dicker New figures released today from PwC’s Skyval Index show the deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension funds stood at £420 billion at the end of July 2017, a £40 billion decrease since last month.

Edinburgh-based fund manager Walter Scott & Partners has posted modest increases in turnover and profitability for 2016.

Derek Mackay It is unacceptable that police and fire services in Scotland remain the only territorial forces in the UK unable to reclaim the VAT they incur on the purchase of goods and services, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay (pictured) said today.

Hazel Pratt The recent announcement that UK Government is to introduce a Finance Bill after the summer recess will be good news for tourism across Scotland, according to sector specialists at Scottish accountancy firm Henderson Loggie.

Russell Davidson (left) and David Hastie Glasgow-based investment firm Davidson Asset Management (DAM) has announced its merger with city neighbour Stewart Hastie Asset Management.

Quartermile 3 Three of the biggest city centre deals in the UK helped deliver a record-breaking quarter in commercial property take-up in Edinburgh, according to new industry figures.

Susan Dunlop Scotland’s food and drink industry must plan ahead to remain competitive after Brexit, warns KPMG