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Hargreaves Lansdown, the FTSE 100-listed investment platform, has agreed to a £5.4 billion takeover offer from a private equity consortium led by CVC Capital Partners. Pending shareholder approval, the deal will pay £11.40 per share, with the founders, Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdo

Property experts Sarah Baum and Michael Connolly have partnered to launch Scotland’s first estate agency specialising in accessible homes. Based in Edinburgh, Accessible Housing Scotland (AHS) will have a specific focus on individuals with a range of accessibility requirements, whether due to

Newton Property Management has continued its growth through the completed acquisition of Aberdeen-based Atholls. At the end of July, Atholls transferred all common management responsibilities for 2,600 factored properties following a review of services.

Young people should get free Netflix if they surrender illegal knives, the head of Germany's police union has suggested. Jochen Kopelke, federal chair of the Union for Police (GdP), called for a knife amnesty in the wake of a high-profile attack in Stuttgart.

abrdn Adviser has announced the appointment of Verona Kenny as the firm's first chief distribution officer. A senior leader in the platform industry over many years, Ms Kenny will join abrdn in Q4 having most recently worked as Managing Director, Intermediary at 7IM.

Edinburgh's Creative Informatics research and development programme has contributed over £33 million to the Scottish economy and could generate a further £45.5 million by 2026, according to new analysis. Independent analysis of the recently-concluded programme has found that it has also

The Wee Gym in Dunfermline has been acquired by personal trainer Rachael Low with funding support from the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme and DSL Business Finance. The 27-year-old, who previously rented space in The Wee Gym, has acquired the business from its former owner, who was

Perth and Kinross Credit Union (PKCU) has merged into Scotwest Credit Union. Existing members of PKCU, which was established in 2014, are now members of Scotwest, though will continue to manage their existing accounts through the PKCU website "until the next stage of the merger process is complete.

A new Scottish Government fund will offer up to £885,000 to inspire the next generation of business owners. The Entrepreneurial Education Pathways Fund offers public and private sector organisations grants of up to £250,000 to deliver new and innovative courses and projects to under-18s

Aidan O'Carroll has been reappointed as chair of Revenue Scotland for a further three-year term. Mr O'Carroll, a former senior partner at EY, has chaired the Scottish tax authority since August 2021 and is credited with bringing insights into wider regulatory trends, organisational transformations a

A man suffered age discrimination when an older colleague broke wind on him, a tribunal has ruled.

Total UK fintech investment hit $7.3 billion in the first half of 2024, up from $2.5bn in the same period in 2023, according to KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report, a bi-annual report on fintech investment trends published this week.

Over half a million pounds worth of funding has been used to support vital community projects across South Lanarkshire thanks to a fund from a nearby wind farm.Since Kype Muir started generating in 2019, OnPath Energy (formally known as Banks Renewables) has provided over £630,000 worth of fun

Scottish candle making supply giant Candle Shack has recorded 14% revenue growth driven by rapid expansion in mainland Europe. The Falkirk-based firm, the UK’s leading candle making and training supplier, which also has a site in The Netherlands, grew revenues from £11.9m to £13.4m

Aberdeenshire ice cream maker Mackie’s has secured deals which have seen its products stocked in over 1,000 additional UK stores this year.