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Consolidation in Scotland’s independent financial advice sector is showing no signs of slowing, experts believe. Corporate lawyers at independent Scottish legal firm Lindsays say they are advising a growing number of Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs) on transactions including mergers, take

A man has been charged with insider trading offences after allegedly making close to $2 million by eavesdropping on his wife's work calls.

ESPC has announced the launch of the third season of its podcast The ESPC Property Show, with the first episode launching on Thursday. Hosted by ESPC’s CEO Paul Hilton and Megan Milne, the third season of The ESPC Property Show is packed with episodes tailored to buying, selling, owning, and m

Specialist spirits auctioneer Whisky Hammer is poised to build upon its £60 million worth of whisky sales as it prepares for its monumental 100th auction next month. Established by brothers Daniel and Craig Milne eight years ago, the platform has successfully auctioned 155,000 lots, attracting

Edinburgh-based green energy integrators, Logan Energy, has successfully secured a substantial £5 million investment to advance its systems-led approach within the burgeoning hydrogen power sector. Logan Energy, with manufacturing facilities in Wallyford and development facilities at Heriot-Wa

Johnston Carmichael and Foras have solidified a long-term partnership aimed at bolstering Scotland's top tech startups and scaleups as they expand globally and across the UK. The 12 month agreement will bolster Foras’ plans for a comprehensive set of international trips and UK-wide activities

Efforts to secure a buyer and continue trading Kirriemuir-based AAD Transport, which went into administration earlier this month, have been unsuccessful, resulting in the redundancy of 65 employees. Joint administrators, Ken Pattullo and Kenny Craig of Begbies Traynor, commenced

Loganair has announced the appointment of Luke Farajallah as its new chief executive officer, effective from 4 March. He brings a wealth of experience from senior roles at flybe, BA CitiExpress, Brymon Airways. He also made significant contributions while in roles at easyJet and Wizzair.

The Scottish Government has launched its first Techscaler hub in Silicon Valley to help promising startups from Scotland build contacts with international investors and customers.

Edinburgh-based PhaSER Biomedical (PhaSER) has received a grant totalling $2.3 million (around £1.81m) to continue its work in accelerating drug discovery and development from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Almost seven in 10 (68%) of UK food and drink businesses are optimistic about future growth despite costs continuing to be a significant challenge, according to a new survey of the sector. The research was carried out by Johnston Carmichael, as part of an annual temperature check of the sector.

Trump supporters have begun crowdfunding $355 million (around £280m) to cover a penalty imposed on the former president by a New York court – and have raised just over $1 million so far. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay the eye-watering $354.8m sum in damages after finding that

Stewart Milne Group left creditors in the lurch with debts to the tune of a nine-figure sum at the time of its collapse, according to new documents filed at Companies House by administrators.

Knight Property Group has announced that construction now underway on a prime 0.44-acre plot in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, as the property firm continues its activity in the speculative development landscape across the North East. The project is situated adjacent to a forthcoming Wickes store, al

Glasgow-headquartered business advisory firm Craig Corporate has promoted Ross McAdam to the position of director. Mr McAdam, who has been part of the Craig Corporate team since 2019, will continue to lead the firm’s service provision. Recently, he was engaged as the interim CFO for a post-ser