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Renowned investor James Anderson, former co-manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and retired partner of Baillie Gifford, has emerged from retirement to join Lingotto Investment Management, a firm owned by Italy's Agnelli industrial dynasty. In his new role, Mr Anderson will manage his own f

Commercial law firm MacRoberts has strengthened its corporate finance and employment practices with the promotion of two new partners. Bonar Mercer specialises in corporate law, focusing on transactional work including mergers, acquisitions and investments. He advises on transactions across numerous

An Australian family have refused to sell their property despite being offered $50 million (roughly £25m) by developers.

Apollo Global Management has withdrawn its fifth proposal to acquire Aberdeen-based energy services company Wood Group, causing the company's share price to drop to 135p on Monday morning, which equated to a loss of over £500 million in the company's stock market value.

Four legal tech startups have been lined up to present at the inaugural LawtechUK event in Edinburgh on Thursday 18 May.

Armstrong Gardens and Landscapes, an Edinburgh-based garden design and build specialist, has bounced back from the pandemic to report a record turnover of more than £1 million. The firm’s latest set of financial results to the year end 30 July 2022, shows a turnover of £1.2m, more

It has been announced that Dr Poonam Malik, head of investments at the University of Strathclyde will co-chair the New Deal for Business Group alongside wellbeing economy secretary Neil Gray. Involving businesses at an early stage of policy development will be one of the key aims of the group establ

Each cohort of international students living in Dundee’s two parliamentary constituencies generates £275 million for the UK economy, according to a new report published today. ‘The benefits and costs of international higher education students to the UK economy’ estimated the

During Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May) new data has shown that almost two thirds (61%) of mid-market business leaders say the uncertain economic climate is negatively affecting their stress levels and mental wellbeing. Grant Thornton UK’s bi-monthly Business Outlook Tracker research,

Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its specialist tax team with the appointment of Amanda Collinson as international tax director. Ms Collinson joins Johnston Carmichael from a listed US group where she was EMEA tax manager. Having started her career at a Big 4 firm, where she worked in both Londo

New research has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) will be instrumental not only in enhancing the efficacy of accountants as strategic business partners to their clients, but also in sustaining small businesses, according to Intuit QuickBooks. The study found that almost nine in ten (86%) a

Members of The Highland Council have received a further update on the current outline business case (OBC) stage of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport process and the role of council officers and elected members. The council, acting as the accountable body, is identifying potential devel

An armed robber allegedly confused staff at a Subway sandwich shop by demanding they hand over "all the bread". Chicago man Abail Bekele, 20, is accused of robbing two Subway restaurants while on bail for another robbery, CWBChicago reports.

A Scottish lawyer has underscored the escalating risks that companies face for failing to adequately safeguard children's data. Video games companies, social media platforms and companies using facial recognition technology have all recently come under fire from data protection regulators across Eur

Three Scottish startups have secured a share of £17,500 in the University of Strathclyde's entrepreneurial award funding, and two research teams have won £75,000 each for their Outstanding Business Idea Research Papers under the Stephen Young Entrepreneurship Awards.