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Bk plus has appointed Calvin Bond as corporate finance partner, joining the firm's Glasgow office. Mr Bond will lead its Scottish deal advisory offering, advising SMEs, owner-managed businesses, private equity-backed businesses and private equity clients on acquisitions, business sales, growth fundi
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Iain Henderson has been named as BDO's next senior partner following a vote by the firm's equity partners. He will take office on 1 October 2026, succeeding Matthew White, who will have completed the maximum of two four-year terms in the role.
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Bk plus has appointed Calvin Bond as corporate finance partner, joining the firm's Glasgow office. Mr Bond will lead its Scottish deal advisory offering, advising SMEs, owner-managed businesses, private equity-backed businesses and private equity clients on acquisitions, business sales, growth fundi
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Aberdeen mortgage and property specialist Alex Hutcheon + Co Solicitors has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Tyler McCraw as director, tasked with overseeing the firm's expanding commercial and corporate division. It marks a return to the firm for Mr McCraw who began h
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Edinburgh-headquartered Hampden Bank has appointed Graeme Mann as business development director. Mr Mann joins the private bank’s Edinburgh office from Coutts. He is an experienced banking and business development professional with over 25 years in financial services, specialising in relations
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Edinburgh-based artificial intelligence fintech Aveni has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Kent Mackenzie as chief commercial officer. With a career spanning over 20 years across tier-one banking institutions, consultancy and AI regtech, Mr Mackenzie brings deep expert
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Integrated investor, developer, operator and asset manager PLATFORM_ has appointed Matt Garner as its new chief financial officer. He brings a wealth of financial experience from his 13 years of real estate CFO roles, most recently at Praxis Real Estate Management Limited. He has an extensive track
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Iain Henderson has been named as BDO's next senior partner following a vote by the firm's equity partners. He will take office on 1 October 2026, succeeding Matthew White, who will have completed the maximum of two four-year terms in the role.
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Bk plus has appointed Calvin Bond as corporate finance partner, joining the firm's Glasgow office. Mr Bond will lead its Scottish deal advisory offering, advising SMEs, owner-managed businesses, private equity-backed businesses and private equity clients on acquisitions, business sales, growth fundi
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Big Four audit firm PwC is being sued for $8 billion by the liquidators of the collapsed Chinese housing firm Evergrande.
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Charities and not-for-profit organisations in Scotland are being warned to ensure all their procedures and records are watertight in the light of enhanced compliance activity by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). HMRC has initiated a programme of Structured Risk Reviews (SRRs) across the charity and n
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AMS Accountants Group has acquired Aberdeen-based accountancy and advisory firm Infinity Partnership, as it continues its expansion into the Scottish market. Infinity, which employs 35 people and serves over 1,500 clients, will form the foundation of AMS’s operations in Scotland. The firm&rsqu
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Scotland's mid-sized businesses could add over £500 million to annual economic output if they were able to make key decisions more quickly, according to FRP Advisory. The findings form part of FRP's Decision Economy report, produced in partnership with Development Economics, which examines the
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Scottish jam and marmalade maker Mackays has narrowed its annual losses, with the Arbroath-based business reporting a pre-tax loss of £958,455 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a restated loss of £1.22 million in the prior year – a reduction of around 22%. Turnover r
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Scottish business confidence experienced a three-point dip in April, falling to 48%, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. The decline was driven by a ten-point drop in firms' outlook for their own trading prospects, which now stands at 53%, though a four-point rise in general
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Scottish Bakers has launched its Bakery Category Insight Reports 2026 in collaboration with global bakery supplier Dawn Foods, revealing that Scotland's combined sweet and savoury bakery market is now worth more than £1.45 billion. The data-led resource draws on consumer panel data from NIQ, c
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The percentage of small businesses in Scotland predicting growth for the next three months (22%) has remained largely unchanged on last quarter (23%), according to Novuna Business Finance. Whilst historically, the spring months each year usually offer a seasonal boost to small business growth foreca
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Diageo has reported a surprise return to sales growth in its third quarter, helped by distributors stocking up ahead of the Fifa World Cup, even as the drinks giant continues to grapple with a steep downturn in its critical US market. The FTSE 100 company, which owns brands including Johnnie Walker,
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US President Donald Trump has announced the removal of tariffs on Scotch whisky imports, in a move that distillers have described as a significant boost for an industry that had been losing millions of pounds a week in the world's most lucrative export market. The decision, unveiled on Truth Social
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Whisky bottler Saltire Rare Malt is expanding its US footprint with two tasting events in California this spring, marking the brand's West Coast debut as it builds on recent momentum in the American market.
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Eden Mill Distillery has appointed Steven Kersley as chief executive officer. Mr Kersley, who brings over a decade of senior leadership experience in the Scotch whisky and craft spirits industry, takes the helm with an ambitious agenda to establish a world-class spirits brand rooted in its home of S
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The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has joined seven other spirits industry organisations across the UK in signing a joint statement warning that spiralling duty rates are causing serious damage to the spirits sector. The coalition, which also includes the English Whisky Guild, Drinks Ireland: Spiri
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