Business

Five business-academic research projects have been awarded a share of £44,810 funding from the Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund.

Hilltop Leaf, the company behind Scotland’s first medicinal cannabis cultivation and production facility, has raised £2 million from Traditum Private Equity and private investors.

Blackford Analysis, strategic imaging artificial intelligence platform and solutions provider, has been acquired by life science and pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG, for an undisclosed sum. Spun out from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 and still headquartered in the city, Blackford has a presence

Edinburgh-based Equity Gap has achieved a significant milestone as the firm's total investments to date into portfolio companies reached £200 million.

Business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor has moved from its base in West Nile Street, Glasgow, to newly renovated offices in the city centre in Bothwell Street. The firm has signed a lease for a 4,094sq ft office suite at a prominent former bank branch which has been refurbished to pr

A new report highlighting the positive impact of the customer support banks provided during the pandemic and calling for some measures to be re-introduced amid the rising cost of living has been published by Fair4All Finance, with support from Johnston Carmichael. In research conducted with Lloyds B

Edinburgh’s office market saw a record number of regears during 2022, as occupiers decided to stay put amid economic uncertainty, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

While only 21% of UK CEOs expect the global economy to improve over the next 12 months, they remain bullish about their business’ revenue prospects in the timeframe, with 48% very or extremely confident. This is according to PwC’s 26th annual CEO Survey published at the World Economic Fo

A Glasgow-based startup specialising in advanced imaging technology has secured £50,000 in support from the Start Up Loans programme to take its business to new heights. Launched in January 2022 by metasurface physicists Charles Altuzarra and Yash Shah, Metahelios has created a first-of-its-ki

Cromarty Firth and the Forth have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become Scotland's first "green freeports". The winning bids by Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) and Forth Green Freeport (FGF) will be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding and will benef

Dundee integrated creative agency, ALTAR Group, has kicked off the year on a high as a host of brands, including The Scottish Energy Forum, Abertay University, and Caledonian Housing have been added to the company’s client roster, to the value of £250k. ALTAR Group, an employee owned bus

Foresight Group, the listed regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has announced the launch of a new £60 million fund dedicated to investment in Scotland. The first close was supported by cornerstone commitments from Strathclyde Pension Fund and British Business Investm

Digital health company PneumoWave has announced the closing of a £7.5 million Series A financing. The funding for the Eurocentral-headquartered company will be used to continue clinical trials of its biosensor technology that monitors potential fatal respiratory changes.

Pufferfish, which uses its spherical displays to create immersive solutions for a wide range of clients including Google, NASA, BBC, Fortum, Amazon Prime and Aramco, has exceeded its £600,000 target in the its latest funding round. The Edinburgh tech firm will use the funding to expedite its g

Aberdeen-based technology firm Eserv has completed an investment deal with Vespa Capital LLP. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will enable Eserv to continue to drive international growth, augment the team and further expand the capabilities of their digital twin technology, AS-TEG.