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Savills has appointed Alistair Wright as investment director in its Edinburgh office in a move to expand its UK investment division. Mr Wright joins from CBRE where he has spent 15 years operating in the UK commercial investment market, advising both purchasers and vendors on transactions, and devel

Morgan Stanley has announced a doubling of the size of its Inclusive Ventures Lab (MSIVL), an accelerator programme that invests in and works closely with start-ups led by women and ethnically diverse founders.

Last year, the Scottish housing market broke the record for £1 million+ sales in a year, with 504 transactions passing the landmark price, according to a new report. The figures from property firm Rettie & Co., who were involved in the sale of more than one in five transactions in excess o

A public/ private consortium made up of Advanced Infrastructure, Oxfordshire County Council, Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council as well as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have announced their successful bid in the Innovate UK Net Zero Living programme. The aim of the Ne

Scottish start-up Manus Neurodynamica is developing real solutions to conditions that - despite the advance of modern medicine - still require digital tools to further improve the standards of care. The company recently secured a loan from UMi Debt Finance Scotland, funded through the Scottish Growt

Stuart Heslop, formerly managing director of real estate finance at Royal Bank of Scotland, is to be honoured at the 2023 Scottish Property Awards next week. He will receive the Business Leadership Award at Scotland’s national competition which recognises and celebrates excellence in the Scott

Sotheby's has announced that Picasso’s "joyful and tender" portrait of his daughter Maya will go to auction with an estimate of $15-20 million (£12.4-£16.6m). The painting, formerly owned by Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace, reemerges onto the market for the first time

A Scottish director has been given a ten year ban over a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan taken out by his firm in 2020.

Scottish gold exploration and production company Scotgold Resources Limited has announced plans to raise £2.5 million as part of its growth strategy, which include further exploration in the Highlands.

Edinburgh-based Clevermed, a health tech company, has been acquired by System C, a UK provider of hospital-wide software for the NHS, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will unlock growth and investment for its flagship product, the mother and baby health system, BadgerNet.

The Scottish Government has announced that trade minister Ivan McKee will meet global industry leaders during a visit to Indonesia and Singapore aimed at unlocking new trade and investment opportunities. At the Global Space and Technology Convention in Singapore he will highlight the success of Scot

The Scottish private sector reported a further fall in total activity during January according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI data. The Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - fell from December's five-month high of 48.3 to 47.1, signalling

AAB Wealth has appointed senior financial planner Alan Turner as it expands its operations across Central Scotland. Mr Turner has more than 12 years’ experience in financial planning and has previously held positions at Bank of Scotland, Grant Thornton Wealth Advisory and abrdn Financial Plann

Cruise ship calls in 2023 for Forth Ports’ Capital Cruising business on Scotland’s east coast are set to jump by 50%, with around 150 cruise ships, carrying an estimated 225,000 passengers, expected to visit Edinburgh, Fife and Dundee this year.

A Scottish artisan food producer has expanded into international markets and is set to increase sales by 25% after it received support and signposting to over £30,000 of funding from Business Gateway.