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David Menzies By David Menzies, ICAS Director of Insolvency

Andrew Ewing United Auctions, one of Scotland’s leading livestock auction companies, is under new ownership following a management buyout, with Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael playing a central role in the deal.

Scottish American Investment Company (Saints), which is managed by Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford, has posted a total return on net asset value of 29.9 per cent for 2016 on the back of sterling's Brexit slump.

Lyn Leon Vardy PwC have been appointed administrators of two companies running 16 separate businesses, mostly in the licensed trade industry, owned by prominent Dundee businessman Jimmy Marr.

Blair Nimmo Stricken Fife-based oil and gas services group Sabre Safety has been bought by Starn Energy Services Group, administrators KPMG have said.

Graham Cunning Campbell Dallas Corporate Finance has reported a brisk start to 2017 after advising on 6 transactions in a similar number of weeks.

Artisit's impression of Ballantyne House as Travelodge The property division of Glasgow-based investment house Maven Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Ballantyne House, Inverness, for its transition into a new hotel.

Douglas Forbes By Douglas Forbes a tax manager at Campbell Dallas LLP

A debtor does have the necessary “interest” to apply for reappointment as a trustee in a sequestration where further assets come to light following discharge, appeal sheriffs have ruled. The Sheriff Appeal Court held that the Accountant in Bankruptcy could make an application to a sheriff under

A Scottish potato merchant convicted of tax dodging has been jailed for two years and six months.

John Rutherford Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has confirmed the promotion to partner of corporate lawyer in Aberdeen, John Rutherford.

Torsten Bell Millennial men are falling behind the generation before them in their early careers, reflecting a shift towards young men doing low paid work traditionally carried out by women, according to the Resolution Foundation.

The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses fell to the lowest recorded level during 2016, according to figures released today by Registry Trust.

Jamie Lyon Shared services leaders increasingly see a career in shared services as a long-term option, as a development opportunity and a gateway to other business careers, according to the latest report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

A shortage of supply of homes to buy in Scotland has continued to cause affordability challenges, according to a new survey.