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Scotland's equity investment market has demonstrated strong resilience during the first half of 2025, with university spinouts proving a key driver of activity, according to new research from the British Business Bank. The bank’s annual Nations and Regions Tracker revealed that in the first si

Aberdeen International Airport is targeting new routes and increased capacity after its pre-tax profits more than doubled to £17.2 million in 2024, up from £6.8m in the previous year. The strong performance was driven by an 8.7% rise in turnover to £56.4m and a 1.7% growth in passe

Law firm Burges Salmon has advised AlphaReal, the specialist real assets investment manager, on a bespoke £40 million lending solution to Highland Broadband, enabling the substantial expansion of its fibre network across rural Scotland. The Scottish National Investment Bank is also supporting

Burness Paull has appointed Tom Usher as a senior advisor. Mr Usher was most recently a partner with Macfarlanes in London.

HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) sophisticated "big data" system, known as Connect, has been credited with generating an additional £4.6 billion in tax revenue during the 2024-25 financial year. This figure, revealed in a freedom of information request made by Pinsent Masons, represents a 35%

Every primary three pupil in Nairnshire has been kitted out in club colours thanks to a former Nairn resident who now heads up a real estate firm. Marking 50 years since its 1976 Highland League triumph, Nairn County Football Club recently provided pupils from Auldearn, Ardersier, Cawdor, Croy, Mill

Deloitte will partially refund the Australian government after admitting a report it produced contained multiple errors generated by artificial intelligence. The Big Four firm is set to repay the final instalment of its A$439,000 (c. £215,000) contract for an "independent assurance review" of

Hexa Finance has appointed Lindsay Porter as senior growth advisor for Scotland, marking the latest step in the firm’s expansion. Mr Porter brings more than 25 years of experience in commercial finance, having held senior roles with some of the industry’s biggest names. He spent the past

Renewable energy developer Apatura plans to develop a £3.9 billion AI energy campus on the former Ravenscraig steelworks site, which could bring more than 2000 jobs to the area. 

With a projected £50 billion shortfall in public finances and a pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, speculation is mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may turn again to Inheritance Tax (IHT) reform when she makes her autumn budget statement on 26 November, writes Emma

For parents struggling to choose the perfect name for their child, a San Francisco-based consultant is offering a bespoke service – with a price tag that can reach $30,000. Taylor A Humphrey, 37, has built a unique career helping families, including celebrities and the ultra-wealthy, navigate

Scotland’s hotels bucked the wider UK trend in August despite higher staffing costs, following the double boost to the hotel market from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Oasis concerts, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

The James Hutton Institute has received a £3 million investment from Scottish Enterprise for its new high throughput phenotyping facility, part of the advanced plant growth centre (APGC), housed in its crop innovation centre (CIC). The facility allows researchers to assess plants architecture

Land reform campaigners are calling on the taxpayer-funded Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) to reconsider its financial relationship with Gresham House, an asset management group that has become Scotland's second-largest private landowner.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are joining together to tackle misleading advertising and inadequate information provided by some claims management companies (CM