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Camerons Strachan Yuill Architects (CSY Architects) has moved into employee ownership thanks to a loan from Triodos Bank UK and support from Co-operative Development Scotland and employee ownership specialists Co-ownership Solutions.

Edinburgh-based fintech Modulr has secured new investment from FIS Ventures, the corporate venture arm of global financial technology leader FIS, for an undisclosed amount. FIS plans to leverage Modulr's API-based payments infrastructure to facilitate and automate real-time, business-to-bu

Wealth management firm Cornerstone Asset Management has been acquired by Waverton Investment Management Group for an undisclosed amount. Established in July 2010 and with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Cornerstone offers wealth management and financial planning advice. With some 1000 clients, Cor

Edinburgh’s office market got off to a positive start in 2021, despite ongoing lockdown measures restricting deal activity, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

Accountancy firm Saffery Champness has promoted Margi Campbell to partner in its Inverness office with effect from April 1. Ms Campbell provides advice and tax planning to a client base that includes entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, professional partnerships, landed estates, and family and

Businesses in Scotland are at a crossroads as they take stock of the damage caused by the pandemic and face significant hurdles on the way to economic recovery, according to a leading quarterly survey led by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC). The SCC’s Quarterly Economic Indicator (QEI)

Scotland's global influence and economic competitiveness will be undermined unless the new government engages meaningfully with airports and airlines, Gordon Dewar, the chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, has said.

Louise Norris and Rachel Holt have been promoted to partner and associate respectively at Lindsays. Ms Norris works in the commercial property department, where she was previously a director.

A green energy scheme that was refused funding by the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) a few weeks ago has secured funding from London-based AMP Clean Energy, one of Europe’s top infrastructure investment groups. The £6 million project to enable the Bunnahabhain Distillery on Isl

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that all shops will be able to reopen from Monday 26th April. This will bring an end to the forced closure of so-called non-essential retail which commenced on the 26th of December.

Craft beer brewer and pub chain BrewDog has shared its plans for a beer-themed hotel in Edinburgh's Old Town.

A London-based architecture firm has been tasked with reconfiguring the Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling to help 'future-proof' the retail space as it emerges from the pandemic. Asset management group Scoop, which manages the centre, has enlisted POD Architects to “creatively realise

UK productivity – measured in terms of output per hour – fell in Q4 2020 after bouncing back in Q3 from declines in Q2 and Q1, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes, claimed millions of pounds in furlough cash while enjoying a surge in online betting, The Guardian has revealed.

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has seen its assets under administration (AUA) increase to £18 billion in the three months to March 21 2021. This figure is up 28.4% year-on-year and 3.1% on the previous quarter. By comparison, the FTSE All-Share Ind