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Balfour+Manson's Aberdeen office has moved to new premises at 6 Albyn Terrace after nearly 5 years at their previous base at Carden Place. Julie Clark-Spence, the partner who heads up the Aberdeen office commented: “We are so excited to have moved into our new home at Albyn Terrace. The new sp

The appointments of James Fennessey as a new restructuring partner and restructuring partner Blair Milne to the senior leadership team for Scotland lead a raft of promotions across Azets’ business in Scotland. James Fennessey is a specialist in developing turnaround solutions for companies in

AssetCo, the new asset management business launched by north east entrepreneur Martin Gilbert, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Preservation Capital Partners Limited to acquire effectively a 30% equity interest in Parmenion Capital Partners LLP. The consideration will be up to &po

The role of accountancy and finance professionals has dramatically evolved in the pandemic, but only one in three think their current elevated status will be an enduring change, according to a global survey from the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA) and PwC. The finance profession h

Scottish law firm Brodies LLP has reported a busy year for its clients in the Highlands and Islands, with developments on land and sea being key drivers for investment. In the past 12 months, Brodies has worked with clients in the public and private sector, including Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Dundee start-up Primordial Games Studio has been awarded a six-figure contract to build and design a game for Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming platform, The Sandbox. The contract has been established through The Sandbox Game Makers Fund, with Primordial one of the first studios joining the innovati

Edinburgh Biosciences (EBS) has signed a major international licensing and equity investment deal in China, as the company aims to take cataract treatment from the operating theatre to the high street. The licensing deal is with China’s Haoguang, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boye Biotech.

Increased sales in private and affordable housing coupled with a contribution from strategic land sales have driven an expected year-on-year revenue growth of 49% for Springfield Properties. In a trading update for the year ended 31 May 2021, the housebuilder said its full year 2020/21 revenue

Knight Property Group has submitted a full planning application to North Lanarkshire Council to develop a brand new £50 million logistics park in Bellshill.

Aviva Investors has announced it has completed a trio of lettings for its ‘Flex @ Aberdeen Business Park’ offering.

Scotland has seen a growing interest in investing amongst young adults since the start of the pandemic last year, with nearly half (48%) of Scottish Gen Zs and Millennials (18-40-year-olds) likely to consider investing for the first time in the next 12 months, according to the latest research from E

Virtually There, a virtual office and services provider, is empowering young entrepreneurs and early-stage start-ups in Edinburgh with £5000 worth of business support and services to get their ideas or fledgling enterprises off the ground. The Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) launches today, w

Companies in Scotland looking to benefit from the global e-commerce boom caused by COVID-19 have been urged to register for a unique series of digital events organised by Scottish Enterprise.

An NFT of the original source code for the world wide web has sold for $5.4 million at auction.

PwC has extended the number of equity partners in Scotland to 34 with two new admissions to the partnership bolstered by the relocation of two specialists in energy, and M&A tax advice. In addition, five new directors have been unveiled. Martin Cowie has relocated from Belfast to Aberdeen to hel