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Lanarkshire based Keane Premier Healthcare has agreed a £2.7 million loan with Barclays, enabling the company to expand its portfolio with the acquisition of a third care home, safeguarding 40 jobs and the care of 22 residents in the process.

Colin MacKenzie A concentration of occupier activity around mid-sized office space and a lack of city centre supply has created a “pinch point” in Glasgow’s commercial property market, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

New research has revealed a widespread lack of visibility and awareness of Scottish boards amongst their employees, with 44 per cent of respondents unable to name a single member of the board at the company they work for, compared with 39 per cent across the rest of the UK.

Mike Sibson More than nine out of ten (91 per cent) business leaders in Scotland believe that the UK needs a comprehensive industrial strategy, according to BGF’s Growth Climate Index.

James Watt (Image: Twitter) Scottish craft brewing giant Brewdog has paved the way to becoming a listed business within the next three years after securing a private equity cash injection that has valued the Aberdeenshire firm at £1 billion.

Staff at Glasgow-based tenancy deposit scheme SafeDeposits Scotland have tracked down their biggest ever ‘missing’ tenant, who took more than a year to claim back a deposit of £5,250.

Georgia Mansfield Aberdeen-based independent financial advisers Central Investment has announced its sponsorship of Georgia Mansfield, Scotland’s fastest junior female cyclist.

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is refinancing £125 million in debt, including a £20 million tranche that will see its interest rate fall from 14 per cent to 3.65 per cent.

Jes Staley Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is to be stripped of his annual bonus at the same time that two regulators opened an investigation into his conduct in a whistleblowing case.

Commercial finance provider for SMEs IGF has recently delivered a £300,000 working capital facility to Glasgow civil engineering firm, MHL Civil.

Bob Bain (left), partner at Hall Morrice LLP, welcomes Tom Faichnie and Melanie Gilmour to head up the new Hall Morrice Corporate Finance team. Aberdeen chartered accountants Hall Morrice has launched a new corporate finance division as part of its strategy to prepare for the north east’s economic

KPMG Glasgow 100 Queen Street and KPMG in Glasgow triumph at the British Council for Offices’ annual Scottish Property Awards

Ruth Kynoch PwC’s Edinburgh-based corporate finance team has advised Perth-based energy giant SSE on the successful sale of their remaining 3 UK PFI streetlighting projects.

Lee Crowe Brooks Macdonald announced the appointment of Lee Crowe, who joins its Edinburgh office as a Business Development Manager.

Debbie Mayor Confidence levels within Scotland’s business community have stabilised, but remain below the UK and Eurozone averages, according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report.