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Mid-market private equity investment in Scotland fell in the first half of this year, according to KPMG UK’s mid-year private equity pulse. The mid-year study into private equity deal activity found that interest in the region’s mid-market declined, with 24 deals completing and deal volu

Plans have been lodged to transform a vacant Edinburgh office block into a 64-unit build-to-rent development, marking the latest step in the residential revival of the city's New Town.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has presented President Donald Trump with a unique, customised gift made of pure gold and glass during a White House press conference. The item, a glass sculpture resembling a silicon wafer, was mounted on a 24-karat gold base and engraved with the president's name. Mr Cook descri

Hywel Ball, the former UK head of EY, has warned that the Big Four professional services firms face significant challenges in adopting artificial intelligence due to their sheer size. Announcing his new board roles at two AI-focused boutiques, Mr Ball argued that smaller, more nimble start-ups have

The Turriff Show Business Breakfast delivered its biggest helping of insight and inspiration yet on the second day of the biggest two-day agricultural show in Scotland. Headline sponsor Virgin Money and associate sponsor Ledingham Chalmers helped fuel a lively event that has rapidly gained traction

Professional services advisory firm Hutcheon Mearns has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) consultancy service and product offering, following the integration of specialist firm Rock River Research. The move, which coincides with the firm's 10th year of operation, signals another step chang

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Glasgow bookkeeper after she failed to appear in court on charges of embezzling more than £500,000 from two local companies. Natasha Copeland, 37, of Drumchapel, faces two charges of embezzlement spanning from September 2016 to July 2022.

The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders displayed solid growth between May and July 2025, with average selling prices rising by 3.3% year-on-year to £289,982. Most regions saw an increase in average selling prices, with the exception of the Scottish Borders an

Lewis Silkin has launched a new employment law offering in Scotland with the appointment of a three-person team based in Glasgow. The team will be led by Carolyn Miller, who joins as a partner of Lewis Silkin LLP and brings more than two decades of experience in employment law.She has spent the last

Scottish auction house Prime Property Auctions has paid a record monthly commission fee of £10,000 to one if its employees. Myles Eddy has been with the Glasgow firm less than two years and banked the huge pay cheque after his most successful month of sales.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has bolstered its commercial property team with the appointment of Stuart Dickie as a new associate. Mr Dickie joins the expanding team based in Edinburgh’s Hope Street office. He brings a wealth of experience across the real estate spectrum, wit

The "flight to quality" in Scottish offices continues to gather pace, pushing rents in Edinburgh and Glasgow to new heights this year despite wider economic uncertainty, new analysis from Knight Frank has revealed.

A lightsaber wielded by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy is expected to fetch up to $3 million (c. £2.25m) at an upcoming auction.

Diageo, the world's largest spirits company, has revealed a significant slump in annual profits and expanded its cost-cutting programme as it searches for a new chief executive following the resignation of Debra Crew.

New research highlights concern from across Scotland about the role of industrial forestry corporations and asset management organisations who increasingly dominate the ownership and management of Scotland’s forests. The research concludes that more community ownership and management of woodla