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Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed a significant investment in global scientific informatics software provider, Dotmatics. The company, founded in 2005, delivers enterprise solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academia, food and beverage, oil and gas, and agrochemical industries

Carl D’Ammassa New figures compiled by challenger bank Aldermore have revealed the extend of the growing trend of Scots starting new businesses during the first decades of the 21st Century.

Scotland’s SNP government has called leaders in Westminster to reveal the extent of the impact that leaving the EU will have on Scotland’s financial services sector following warnings from the Bank of England today that 75,000 jobs in the industry are at risk from Brexit. Westminster has so far

Sean McGinness Newly converted dwellings that contain elements of existing residential property will fail to qualify for VAT zero-rating on disposal, a Scottish accountant has warned following two landmark cases.

Mike Dailly With the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) expected to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade this week, experts are issuing dire warnings that such a move could spell financial chaos for thousands of Scots.

Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait’s corporate finance team has assisted members of the management team at Clydebank-based Marmac Services, a mechanical & electrical engineering and contracting service provider, to acquired the business. The management buyout deal, which will enabl

Alison Thewliss SNP Treasury spokesperson at Westminster Alison Thewliss MP has written to the Chancellor about the continuing lack of women at senior levels in the finance sector.

​Douglas Shand The companies involved in PwC and CodeBase’s SCALE initiative have been released as the ten-week series of events goes live.

Mark Harvey EY’s business in Scotland has seen growth of 11 per cent in the financial year ending 30 June, 2017, the firm has said.

A new English-speaking commercial court is to be established in Brussels, the Belgian government has announced. The Brussels International Business Court (BIBC) would hear pleadings and deliver judgments in English, with judges coming from the county’s appeal court.

Willie Rennie Registration of powers of attorney are facing delays of up to three months, Scotland on Sunday has reported.

Betsy Williamson Core-Asset Consulting, the financial sector recruitment specialist, has added to its asset management expertise with the appointment of Liam Hughes to the newly-created position of senior business manager.

German airline Lufthansa has announced substantial expansion of flights between Glasgow and Germany.

Claire Drummond £10,000 worth of training and support is to be delivered to adoptive families in Scotland with Aberdeen Asset Management's Aberdeen Charitable Foundation backing a project to help build resilience and support families in becoming more able to cope with challenges and issues they may

Lomond View care home, Falkland Fife-based care home operator Kingdom Homes is investing significantly in its care home portfolio with the development of a new nursing home in Leven and the acquisition of a new property in Anstruther, thanks to a £20m funding package from HSBC.