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Investing Women Angels (IWA) has become the first Scottish angel group to achieve a Nasdaq exit following this week’s successful listing of TC Biopharm on the New York-based stock exchange. Motherwell-headquartered TC Biopharm, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cell therapies i

Cynergy Bank has reached a lending milestone having grown to £3bn by continuing to support SME’s, property entrepreneurs and homeowners. The bank reached the milestone figure at the beginning of 2022 against a backdrop of two years of economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic.

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Karen McBride as its new head of finance and operations. Ms McBride joins SIS after spending nearly five years at Johnston Carmichael Glasgow where she progressed to audit director

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has seen its membership grow by 15% in 2021, with the organisation seeing 12 new members join its ranks. The rise takes the total number of members to 92.

Burness Paull has completed a letting at BAM TCP Atlantic Square Limited’s 2 Atlantic Square, Glasgow, in the heart of the city’s International Financial Services District.

Hundreds of people have volunteered to be locked up in a brand-new prison as part of a test run for the facility.

New analysis from Grant Thornton has revealed that overseas interest was a significant force in deal activity in the UK retail sector in 2021, with overseas acquirors present in 43% of deals across the year, the highest level of activity seen in a decade.

Banking technology platform provider, BankiFi, has partnered with TSB to launch Revenu; an app, exclusive to TSB that will allow small businesses to receive quicker payments and to better manage their business finances. Revenu allows TSB’s business clients to collect customer payments from req

Real estate investment and development company MCR Property Group has acquired Europa House in Motherwell in its first purchase in Scotland of 2022.

HMRC has launched more than 20 criminal investigations involving crypto assets as it tries to defend itself against its rising crime levels encouraged by the unregulated market. The Daily Telegraph has reported that the tax authority is investigating a rising number of tax fraud and tax evasion case

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech-enabled business-critical services group, has announced the appointment of Rob Jarvis as HR director, based in the business’ London office. Mr Jarvis has significant experience in the HR arena, having held senior leadership positions within the pri

A partnership agreement to establish two Green Freeports in Scotland has been reached between Scottish and UK Ministers. Following robust discussions in recent months, both governments have agreed:

NatWest has announced a major new partnership intended to further its efforts to help young people to thrive and reach their goals sooner. NatWest and Marcus Rashford are working together to co-create a programme designed to support young people in communities across the UK to learn about and develo

Edinburgh-based hospitality technology specialist, ePOS Hybrid, has revealed a significant uplift across all parts of its business as it played a key role in helping hospitality sector clients overturn the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the last 18 months, ePOS Hybrid increased its client

Savills, on behalf of private clients, has launched to market an award-winning visitor attraction, Cruise Loch Ness in Fort Augustus, with offers invited for a 100% shareholding in Cruise Loch Ness Limited.