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The value of private equity deals in Scotland increased by 5% this year to reach £2.3 billion, according to new research conducted by the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR).

Sir Andrew Cubie has been appointed to chair the campaign board of The Quaich Project, the public-private partnership to reimagine West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh.

Scottish businesses are benefiting from record levels of trade with Japan, as UK exports totalled £14.8 billion in the year to September 2019, up by over 7.6% on the previous 12 months. Latest figures from the Department for International Trade show that Atlantic salmon exports to Japan w

Greencoat UK Wind announced that it has acquired Scottish wind farms Windy Twig and Twentyshilling from Statkraft UK Limited for a combined consideration of £104 million, to be paid on completion. The construction of the wind farms is expected to commence shortly, with the acquisition tar

The real estate sector should gain momentum in 2020 after a Brexit withdrawal agreement is reached, according to CBRE’s UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2020. CBRE forecasts that the UK economy will have a slow start to 2020, before picking up in Q2. It forecasts continued real earnings growth, d

A Christmas tree made out of toilet brush bristles has been sold at auction for £150.

Andrew Bailey, the current chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has been appointed as the next governor of the Bank of England. Mr Bailey will become the 121st governor of the bank on 16 March 2020.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) is delighted to have been appointed by Link Fund Solutions Limited as investment manager of the LF Woodford Income Focus Fund. Subject to regulatory approval the Fund will be renamed LF ASI Income Focus Fund.

Glasgow-based wealth manager and financial planning firm The Turris Partnership has been bought by Mattioli Woods in a deal worth up to £1.6 million. Wealth management firm Mattioli Woods, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, will obtain the company's £65m of assets unde

West Coast Capital has increased its cash reserves by £20 million to £81m as the company aims to maintain its ability to invest in core assets during periods of uncertainty. West Coast Capital owner Sir Tom Hunter has said that the firm has seen good progress this year and the hoarding o

Business angel investment group Archangels has sold its 25% shareholding in Bellshill-headquartered document outsourcing specialist Critiqom as part of the sale of the business to Opus Trust Communications. Archangels first invested in Critiqom in 2005 and since then the company

Souter Investments has sold its controlling stake in OneSearch Direct, to Royal Mail-owned Landmark Information Group and General Trust plc (DMGT). OneSearch is a provider of property information and conveyancing solutions to solicitors and other customers throughout England and Wales. 

Overall business confidence rose for the fourth consecutive month in December, with Scotland reporting an increase to 11%, according to the latest findings from the Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Business Barometer.

Beeks Financial Cloud, a cloud computing and connectivity provider for financial markets, has secured two significant contracts, signing a $1 million annualised contract with a global financial markets technology provider and a £1.1 million contract over three years with a cloud-based pay

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has submitted a plea to save the Uniform Business Rate to Holyrood's Local Government & Communities Committee. The SRC has said that the headway being made on rates reform is at risk if MSPs remove control over the setting of the business rate from the Financ