Hurstwood Holdings subsidiary AM Sci Tech has completed the acquisition of The Maybury Casino in west Edinburgh for £2.9 million. The acquisition of the landmark…

Plans to extend Edinburgh’s tram network took another step forward on Thursday, with the immediate priority being the southern section of the route, the City…

Scotland’s colleges faced growing financial strain in 2024-25, with a rising number reliant on cash advances from the Scottish Funding Council, according to a report…

HSBC Holdings plc said its group chief financial officer (CFO) Pam Kaur has informed the board of “her plan to leave her role in 2027.”…

Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency, said it has appointed Bethan Vasey as its Director of North East Transition “to strengthen its work with…

The UK government’s Labour-dominated “Scottish Affairs Committee” said it has launched two new inquiries — one into the dual role of Scotland’s Lord Advocate, and…

UK investors continued to sell down shares in August, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network. Equity funds…

Dukosi Ltd, the Edinburgh-based technology company improving the performance, safety and sustainability of high-power battery systems, announced the appointment of Graeme Cook as its first…

Catherine McWilliam has announced she will leave her role as Director for the Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland and that a plan is in place…

London-based Shackleton Advisers Limited said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire one of Scotland’s leading independent financial advice firms, Aberdein Considine Wealth…

Linlithgow-based Calnex Solutions plc hosted a Capital Markets Day for institutional investors and analysts on Wednesday. Calnex is a provider of test and measurement solutions…

Private sector firms in Scotland recorded a third successive monthly rise in employment during August, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker….

Jim McColl’s Caledonian Holdings, the AIM quoted firm focused on building a financial services group, said its subsidiary Aspire Commerce Group Limited has completed the…

Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Group plc has announced that Swede Torbjörn Magnusson, 62, will join its board as a non-executive director and chair-designate with immediate…

SaxaVord Spaceport on the North Coast of the Shetland Islands has welcomed UK Government plans to invest £30 million as part of a wider £60…

Investment firm Soho Square Capital announced a growth investment in Strathberry, the Scottish luxury leather goods brand. The investment is Strathberry’s second round of financing…

Glasgow-based media firm STV Group plc said on Tuesday its revenue fell 27% to £66.1 million in the six months to June 30, 2026, as…

Scottish Enterprise — Scotland’s national economic development agency — said on Monday it helped Scottish businesses generate £2.15 billion in exports last year “despite the…

Standard Life plc — formerly called Phoenix Group — said on Monday it expects to “unlock” £800 million of “net synergies” from the £2 billion…

Edinburgh-based upmarket home builder Cala has promoted Neil Riddell to Managing Director for its East of Scotland business, which spans Edinburgh, Lothians, Perth and Kinross,…

Scotland has risen from fifth to second in PwC’s ‘Good Growth Barometer’ report on a “broader measure” of household prosperity and household spending power across…

Royal London said its Group Chief Financial Officer Daniel Cazeaux has been appointed interim CEO of Royal London Asset Management — which manages £212 billion…

Glasgow City Council is at a “critical point” as it tries to tackle financial pressures, rising homelessness, growing demand for services, persistent high poverty levels…

Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University has welcomed Professor Nola Hewitt-Dundas as its new Principal and Vice-Chancellor — the first woman to hold the post. Hewitt-Dundas joins Heriot-Watt…

Standard Life has appointed Emma Furlonger as Managing Director of its Workplace and Retail Intermediary businesses. Furlonger has led the businesses on an interim basis…

Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant Wood Group said it has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) framework contract with Serica Energy to support the…

The Scottish Government said Alyn Smith has been appointed as the new Minister for Innovation, Technology & Tertiary Education. Smith will succeed Ben Macpherson, who…

Private ownership of electric cars continued to gather pace in Scotland during the first quarter of 2026, according to new analysis by The AA. Department…

Royal Bank of Scotland said it has provided £82.6 million of funding to support Rosethorn Capital Partners and Eagle Street Partners with the acquisition and…

First Minister John Swinney has outlined the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2026 to 2031 — and it includes “advancing” the debut £1.5 billion Scottish…

SSE, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, said it is hosting an in-person investor relations event in Aberdeen on Wednesday for sell-side analysts and institutional investors….

FSSA Investment Managers’ £320 million Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc — one of the longest running investment trusts that invests in Asia — said…

Linlithgow-based Calnex Solutions plc, a provider of test and measurement solutions for telecoms, cloud computing and defence markets, said on Wednesday its “continued diversification across…

Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G) announced the completion of a £1.65 billion buy-in with the trustee of the pension plan of Aberdeen-based engineering…

Wheatley Housing Group — Scotland’s biggest social landlord — on Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chair. Jo Armstrong has stepped down from the…

Melrose-based investment syndicate Tricapital Angels said it has recruited Richard Burns, former Joint Senior Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Baillie Gifford, to its board…

Ashtead Technology, the Aberdeen-based subsea technology solutions provider to the global offshore energy sector, said its first-half revenue rose 1.1% to £100.2 million in the…

Norwegian oil company DNO has agreed a recommended cash acquisition of Edinburgh-based Capricorn Energy — formerly Bill Gammell’s Cairn Energy — valued at $396 million….

A.G. Barr, the Cumbernauld-based owner of Irn-Bru, Rubicon energy drinks, Boost Drinks and Funkin cocktail mixers, announced the appointment of Darren Shapland as an independent…

Glasgow-based Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc, a cloud computing and connectivity provider for financial markets, announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with the Stock…

Techscaler, the Scottish Government programme run by growth platform CodeBase, has selected 10 Scottish business founders for its next Silicon Valley programme. Founders from GreenFlip,…

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce said it is seeking urgent assurances from UK finance minister John Healey following reports that the UK government is…

Aberdeen Investments will take a hit of up to £200 million to two its infrastructure funds following the collapse of UK broadband provider Airband. Aberdeen…

Vital funding to kick-start business-academic partnerships has been secured, to support new products, processes, services and workforce practices. The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Innovation Voucher…

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard, said its global net sales fell 2% in the year to June 2026. “After softening in…

A new initiative for the “global media and creative industries” will be developed for Edinburgh’s August festivals, announced Màiri McAllan, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for…

SSE, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, has announced a record £24.9 million investment in communities for 2025-26, supporting 1,284 projects across the UK and Ireland…

Inverness Airport has announced a new service to Frankfurt and an increase in its Dublin service to four flights a week. Discover Airlines, part of…

The Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR) for Scotland has said the country’s drinking water remains “amongst the best in the world” — but improvement is…

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LBG) — current owner of Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows — announced the appointment of international tech and media veteran…

Macfarlane Group, the Glasgow-based packaging, design and distribution firm, said on Thursday it is planning a new £6 million share buyback programme commencing in October…

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) said it has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd (SSL) from the joint liquidators, Chad Griffin and Graham Smith of…

The chief executive of SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, on Wednesday urged the UK to generate more homegrown energy “generated here and supported…

Glasgow-based mobile power giant Aggreko has filed for a US initial public offering (IPO), with estimates speculating its valuation could reach between $15 billion and…

A new study from The James Hutton Institute has concluded that better coordination could increase value in the Scottish seafood industry. The James Hutton Institute…

The UK’s Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the Scottish Government has an extra £860 million available to spend this financial year — but faces…

NatWest Group has secured approval from the US Federal Reserve to set up an office in Connecticut as it the bank formerly known as RBS…

Aberdeen Investments said it is seeking investor approval to combine the Abrdn Real Estate Fund and the Abrdn Real Estate Feeder Fund with the Abrdn Global Real Estate…

The £960 million Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust (USA) said it has received a requisition notice from Saba Capital Management, the New York-based activist hedge…

The CEO of the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) said on Monday it is “focused on strengthening the Bank’s long-term capability” as it recorded a…

Haventus, owner and developer of Ardersier Port near Inverness, and Dajin, a Chinese manufacturer of offshore wind foundations and operator of specialist transport vessels, have…

Scotland recorded the strongest growth in business startup activity in the UK in the first half of 2026, with incorporations rising 3.73% compared with the…

Elgin-based listed house builder Springfield Properties plc said on Friday it has posted a circular to shareholders seeking approval for a proposed share buyback programme….

The UK’s public sector net borrowing – the difference between public sector spending and income — was £1.8 billion in July 2026, £700 million or…

Broxburn-based Ooni, the cooking product company and leader in the home pizza oven market, announced the appointment of former Volvo Cars and Dyson CEO Jim…

Total organic farming land area in Scotland in 2025 — including in-conversion and fully organic areas — was 168,200 hectares, a 28% increase compared with…

Aberdeen Investments said that through SL Capital Infrastructure I LP (SLCI I) it has reached financial close on the sale of its entire stake in…

Standard Life plc announced a strategic partnership with CVC Capital Partners and Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the US, alongside Goldman Sachs Group, MS&AD Insurance…

Total US national public debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time — and has now risen by a third in less than five…

Audit Scotland said a data matching exercise has detected fraud and error with an estimated value of almost £22 million across Scotland’s public sector. “The…