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Award-winning Scottish salmon business, Loch Duart, has purchased a new feeding barge to increase production after securing a six-figure asset financing deal from HSBC UK.

The appeal of Scotland's entrepreneurs was strong enough to fight off the impact of Covid-19, according to Harper Macleod, which closed deals worth more than £50 million during the first year of lockdown. In the financial year from April 2020 to March 2021, the firm's corporate team closed 61

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Siobhan Moore as an investment manager for its wholly-owned impact investment fund, SIS Ventures, supporting its continued growth amid increasing investor demand for mission-driven businesses. Siobhan Moore joins the impact investor from Finsbury Food G

Burges Salmon is celebrating the continued growth of its Edinburgh office with three new appointments across its banking and finance and projects teams. The firm recently celebrated the second anniversary of the launch of its base in Edinburgh, reporting a number of significant milestones achieved b

Aberdeen New India Investment Trust Plc, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted strong results for the year ended 31 March 2021. The company's share price increased by 65.6% over the period, this compares to the company’s benchmark of +59.1%. Net asset value per O

Inverness-based home delivery cocktail firm MiX'd has delivered 70,000 drinks to customers in its first year of trading. MiX’d, which serves customers across the UK from its base in Inverness, specialises in premium mail-order cocktails that allow people to enjoy their favourite drinks at home

The sixth annual Ethical Finance Summit concluded yesterday, with “finance for nature” one of the key themes emerging from the conference, as biodiversity experts seek to broaden the terms of the climate debate to consider natural assets as well as carbon emissions. More than 3,000 deleg

Knight Property Group has been granted planning consent by South Lanarkshire Council for a further £3.5 million development at Langlands Commercial Park in East Kilbride.

Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has partnered with New Zealand-based fintech, 9Spokes, to support the development of its business banking proposition. 9Spokes’ technology will provide Virgin Money’s business customers with a comprehensive view of their business, pul

The UK's GDP grew 2.3% in April as lockdown restrictions eased across the country, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A woman who impersonated her teenage daughter to sit through an entire day of school has been arrested. Casey Garcia, 30, said she infiltrated her 13-year-old daughter's middle school in Texas to make a point about school security.

Johnston Carmichael Wealth has launched an exciting new partnership with London-based investment research and consultancy firm Square Mile to provide additional insight on the funds market and secure the best possible financial outcomes for its clients. The partnership has been established to h

A solicitor who prepared false invoices for non-existent work in order to steal more than £12,500 from clients' accounts has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Louise Sutherland, 60, took the money while employed at Graeme Murray & Co Solicitors in Aberdeen in an attempt to save her husband's

Timber expert James Donaldson & Sons Ltd has acquired Scotland’s most award-winning kitchen brand, Kitchens International Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Broxburn-based Kitchens International Ltd will join the JDS portfolio of leading independent brands which includes MGM Timber, Donaldson Tim

Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised the majority shareholders of Livingston-based lighting innovators, designLED, on its sale to Faurecia - a global automotive technology company. A specialist in advanced backlighting digital innovation, the acquisition of designLED will