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European patent and trade mark attorneys Murgitroyd has announced its acquisition of of UDL Intellectual Property (UDL), a UK-based IP practice. This follows its recent acquisition of Hanna Moore + Curley in Ireland. UDL, founded over 100 years ago, is headquartered in Leeds, with offices in Bristol

abrdn has announced the acquisition of investing insights platform Finimize. Finimize publishes a daily newsletter for retail investors with over one million subscribers and 40,000 premium subscribers, making investing accessible and digestible to clients.

Creative and market intelligence agency AstroAgency, which specialises in the business of space, plans to grow following a raft of client wins.

Lanarkshire-based Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) has received £950,000 Scottish Enterprise grant funding to make its innovative garment rental and re-sale business even more sustainable, create 147 new permanent jobs and accelerate its path to becoming a net zero company.

Scots are more likely than people in the rest of the UK to know what "just transition" means, according to new research. Business in the Community (BITC), the Prince’s Responsible Business Network, commissioned a YouGov survey on the just transition in September.

Cryptocurrency scammers made off with more than £1.5 million after duping investors into buying a fake currency named after hit Netflix show Squid Game.

Taxpayer-owned NatWest Group, formerly the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, saw pre-tax profits triple to £1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Results announced today reveal that the banking group recorded operating profit before tax of £1,074 million, attributable profit of £67

Edinburgh-based fintech startup Aveni has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Gooch MBE as its chief revenue officer. Hot on the heels of its recent funding round, the speech analytics company also announced a raft of key design and engineering appointments from some of the world’s leading

The best of Scotland's financial and professional services industry was celebrated in Edinburgh last night at the 2021 Scottish Financial Services Awards, held in-person for the first time since the pandemic.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising SMEs to consider raising prices in the face of a rising cost burden coupled with supply chain uncertainty. Scottish firms raised prices last month at the sharpest rate since 1999 in the face of severe inflationary pressures, with the latest Royal

Businesses in Scotland have seen a marked increase in levels of businesses experiencing advanced financial distress in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter as the pressures of the pandemic took their toll following two years of restrictions and lockdowns. The latest Red Flag Al

Scotland’s development agency for the Highlands and Islands has published its annual report and accounts for the year 2020-2021. The report shows that Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) activity was dominated by its response to the pandemic, both in supporting hard-hit businesses and commu

Dundee-based wholesaler and convenience retailer CJ Lang & Son has reported an increase in pre-tax profits to £3 million in 2020/21 as it continues to implement its strategy for growth. Turnover grew to £212.5m, up 9.4% on the previous year, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pa

A filling station in the Highlands is charging 184.9p for a litre of diesel, believed to be the highest price in Great Britain. The Cluanie Inn on the A887 is also selling unleaded petrol for 165p a litre, according to The Times.

China has restricted smaller cities in the country from building "super high-rise buildings", as part of a larger bid to crack down on vanity projects.