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Scottish telecoms technology company Calnex Solutions, which is Scotland's newest AIM Listed company, has seen revenues rise by 31% to £18 million for the year ended March 2021. The firm, which joined London's AIM market in October 2020, posted its annual results revealing a 22% increase in pr

Mattioli Woods plc, the specialist wealth and asset management business, has announced the proposed acquisitions of Glasgow-based Maven Capital Partners UK and LWMG Topco Limited. The firm has also announced an equity fundraising to raise gross proceeds of approximately £110 million and an add

The UK Government’s plans to shake up the accountancy sector are facing a significant setback, as smaller firms consider snubbing reforms that would see them share FTSE 100 work with the Big Four companies. UK ministers have proposed “managed shared audits” of FTSE 350 businesses,

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) has appointed Marcelo Rodrigues to lead its business development proposition across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mr Rodrigues will be responsible for leading brand and marketing activities across Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as developing strategic partner

Aberdeen headquartered PD&MS Group has acquired cleantech specialist engineering firm Synergie Environ Ltd (SEL) for an undisclosed sum to bolster its decarbonisation capabilities and further support the energy sector’s net-zero emission ambitions. For more than a decade, award-winning Gla

Coll Murchison-MacDonald, partner at Saffery Champness' Inverness office, and a member of its Landed Estates and Rural Business Group, discusses the recommendations for farming and land-based businesses in the latest Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) report on Capital Gains Tax (CGT). The late

Analysis of fourteen company’s annual integrated reports by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has revealed that while there are clear opportunities in integrated thinking to help define purpose and understand value creation, the proliferation of reporting frameworks, re

A total of 29 businesses from a range of sectors across Scotland have benefited to the tune of £1,175,000 after being named as winners at the Scottish EDGE Awards. One of the biggest winners at the awards, held online on May 25, was Edinburgh-based Dyneval, a provider of portable technology fo

Digital tech consultancy AND Digital, has announced the launch of its second office in Scotland. The new office (which the firm refers to as a club) will be located in Glasgow and follows on from the rapid expansion of its first club in Edinburgh, which opened last year.

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 2.1% in March, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's chief statistician.

EIE21, Scotland’s premier tech investor conference which will see company founders pitch for investment from seed level to up to multimillion series A and later stage investment rounds on June 10, has revealed its keynote speaker line-up. Sir Ronald Cohen, FanDuel co-founder Lesley Eccles, UN

Mobile coverage in some of the most rural parts of Scotland will be improved with an additional £3.75 million investment from the Scottish Government. A further nine masts are earmarked for the Scottish Borders, Highlands, Angus and island communities, along with three to replace masts removed

A drug dealer inadvertently landed himself with a lengthy prison sentence after taking a photograph of a block of Stilton cheese. Carl Stewart, 39, was identified as a user of the EncroChat mobile encryption service by forensic experts using an image he shared of a block of cheese in the palm of his

Holyrood Distillery, Edinburgh’s first single malt distillery in almost a century, has partnered with Whisky Auctioneer to offer three “extra special” whisky casks up for charity auction.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has promoted Claire Dalrymple from senior audit manager to director of corporate services. The promotion follows Ms Dalrymple’s Audit Qualification ratified by ICAS, making her a Responsible Individual able to sign off audits alongside partners Scott Gi