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Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, the value of Venture Capital (VC) investment in Scottish scale-ups increased in the third of quarter of 2020, according to the latest data from KPMG's Private Enterprise’s Global Venture Pulse Survey. Between July and September of this year, VC deal volume

Blair Nimmo and Geoff Jacobs of KPMG were yesterday appointed as joint liquidators of The St Andrew Street Hotel Company Limited. Incorporated in 2008, the company operated the Hilton Garden Inn – Aberdeen City Centre, a 100-bed hotel subject to a ground lease, at St Andrew Street, Aberde

KPMG UK has appointed a new partner, three associate partners and four directors in Scotland as it prepares for further growth. The firm, which employs more than 1,200 people in Scotland, has promoted a total of 77 people across its offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, including Alistair McAl

A free event dedicated to Scottish family businesses, hosted by Royal Bank of Scotland, has kicked off this week, exploring how a strong and resilient business can be built in the current climate. With a mix of live panel discussions, interactive breakout sessions and a variety of supporting thought

KPMG is offloading its investor consultancy business Makinson Cowell to investment bank Lazard as the Big Four firm seeks to cull potential conflicts of interest between its auditing division and consulting work. Makinson Cowell is to move to Lazard at the start of December.

September marked the eighth month in a row of declining retail sales in Scotland, falling -6.0% on a total basis, according to the latest retail sales monitor from KPMG and the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

Audit fees at the Big Four accountancy firms Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG increased by 6.9% last year as they increased their charges to account for tougher regulations introduced by the regulator.  The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) 2020 Key Facts and Trends in the Accountan

Blair Nimmo, head of restructuring at KPMG in Scotland, discusses the landlord-occupier tensions during the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions between commercial landlords and their financially stressed tenants continue to grow, and how landlords respond will be critical to the recovery not only of

Kirsty Ross, head of KPMG’s family business team in Scotland, discusses the resilience of family businesses and how firms can use their generational experience to ride out the COVID-19 storm. For Scotland’s family business community, 2020 will be a year to forget. A global pandemic, lock

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has indicated that rule breaches have been discovered in its investigation into KPMG’s audits of collapsed contractor Carillion.

To mark the end of Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, Susan Dunlop shares a few thoughts on the prospects for the industry in the coming months with uncertainty dominating. For many of Scotland’s food and drink suppliers, producers and retailers, the last six months have been arguably the mo

Scottish retail is showing no return to growth as recovery stalls and sales continue to show a similar level of decline as that seen in July, according to latest figures. A report by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG LLP has shown that total sales in August this year decreased by 7.

Up to 25% of the 50,000 jobs in Scotland's pubs and bars sector could be lost as businesses face unprecedented challenges in the wake of COVID-19, according to a new survey released by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) and sponsored by KPMG.

The accountancy failures surrounding the collapse of Carillion are costing other firms with government contracts millions of pounds in annual audit fees.

Scotland's economic growth is expected to contract by 9.1% in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the global economy, according to KPMG UK's latest quarterly Economic Outlook.  The firm’s latest analysis further downgrades forecasts for Scotland’s economic prospects