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Glasgow-based accountancy and business advisory firm Russell & Russell has overcome the interruptions and restrictions of the Covid year and increased its limited company client portfolio by a fifth, while keeping the firm’s three-to-five-year growth plan firmly on track. The firm has

Aberdeen headquartered finance advisory specialists Hutcheon Mearns has appointed Peter Stuart as a non-executive adviser, as part of ambitious plans to accelerate the company’s growth nationwide. Mr Stuart draws upon over 40 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, havin

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has advised Aberdeen-based THREE60 Energy Group in a seven-figure funding package to support its growth strategy. Backed by Simmons Private Equity, THREE60 Energy has undergone a period of growth which shows no sign of abating, despite the o

Staff at Big Four accountancy firm EY will be allowed to work from home for at least two days per week after all coronavirus restrictions are eased. Yesterday, EY told UK employees that 17,000 staff would shift to a “hybrid working model” that mixed home and office working once social-di

Luke Hickmore, investment director fixed income at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), discusses the likely trajectory for inflation and interest rates in the coming months and the inevitable effect on credit markets. In the first five months of the year, inflation has become a growing concern for

Dundee-based commercial insurance technology startup Broker Insights has doubled revenue to £2.25 million in its second year of trading. Founded by former Aviva senior executives Fraser Edmond and Iain Crole, the company has also doubled its platform gross written premiums (GWP), the insurance

Almost half (46%) of Scottish consumers say they would be willing to pay more to shop at their local high street, rather than online, so that they can enjoy additional amenities, according to new research from Deloitte Digital.  Deloitte Digital’s research, based on responses from 3,100 B

Angus-based Gin Bothy has expanded its network to mainland Europe by selling its products through outlets in Switzerland and Germany. Gin Bothy, already widely recognised as one of Scotland’s leading gin companies won a Gold Award for their ‘Gunshot Gin’, alongside a Silver Award f

UK infrastructure investor John Laing is set to be snapped up by private equity giant KKR in a £2 billion takeover deal. Under the terms of the bid, which has been accepted by John Laing’s board of directors, shareholders will receive 403p per share in cash, a premium of 27 per cent to t

Scotland’s first independent craft brewery, Broughton Ales, is seeking a seven-figure investment to help boost its growth plans.

Scottish Enterprise has unveiled ambitious new plans to accelerate the country’s green economic recovery. The agency, which has been central to getting emergency support to Scottish businesses during the pandemic, is to spend £400 million over the next year on activities to safeguard and

Clyde Munro Dental Group has become the first to own more than 50 practices in Scotland alone - and is vowing to continue its unrelenting pace of growth. Having only been founded in 2015, Clyde Munro Dental Group, which is backed by Investec and Synova, has secured its latest addition, Mearns Dental

The lead singer of the Sex Pistols has been drawn into a High Court battle with his former bandmates over a new TV show about their career. John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, has pulled out of the six-part miniseries to be directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle.

Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has promoted Edinburgh-based partner Michelle Fallon to head of private client tax.  Ms Fallon will lead the 20-strong team, while her colleague Alan Dean has been promoted to the role of director.

Chartered accountancy firm JRW has appointed Joanne Gibson as its sixth partner with the firm. Ms Gibson joins current partners Kevin Crowford, Alister Biggar, Kevin Ferguson, Brona MacDougall and David Clarkson.