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…

Standard Life said it has completed the transition of the Scottish Leather Group pension arrangement, with its members joining Standard Life’s contract based Group Flexible…

Standard Life said it has appointed former NatWest-RBS executive Wendy Redshaw as its first ever Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer. Redshaw will join Standard…

The £550 million Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited said its net asset value (NAV) total return for the six months to June 30, 2026, was…

DataVita has secured a £300 million debt facility to expand and build two data centres in the North Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone, unlocked by a…

The Scottish Government has published its statutory first 5-year review of the Scottish National Investment Bank’s performance, conducted by Edinburgh Airport chairman John Elvidge. The…

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) announced the appointment of Sébastien Pocognoli as Scotland Men’s National Team Head Coach. The 39-year-old Belgian has signed an initial…

Aberdeen Investments announced the acquisition of six modern residential properties in central Tokyo in partnership with Weave Living on behalf of a “large European investor…

Elgin-based listed house builder Springfield Properties plc said it has sold land equating to 170 plots at one of its sites in Central Scotland for…

SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, said it has “expanded its global financing strategy” by entering the Australian bond market for the first time,…

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has submitted its response to the FCA consultation on reform of the Listing Rules — saying the regulator needs to go further…

Iomart Group plc, the Glasgow-based secure cloud services firm, announced the appointment of former Alba bank executive Matthew Waymark as chief financial officer, effective September 14,…

Edinburgh’s population grew 9.4% in the 10 years to 2024, from an estimated 485,270 to an estimated 530,680, according to the latest Edinburgh by Numbers…

Aberdeen Investments said it has been appointed by Utmost Life and Pensions to manage a commercial real estate lending (CREL) mandate supporting the insurer’s growing…

Wood, the Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant now owned by Dubai-based Sidara, has announced several important contract wins in recent weeks. Wood Nobel Energy has…

Analysis from global consultancy Aecom of the role of salmon farming in Scotland’s communities found it significantly supports the economic and social fabric of the…

Community groups in Scotland that want to install renewable energy projects and decarbonise their buildings will be able to access additional Scottish Government support this…

Employment at Scottish private sector companies rose again in July, after rising slightly for the first time in three months in June, according to the…

The Scottish Government said on Wednesday that revenues raised in Scotland reached a record £98.3 billion in 2025-26, an increase of £6.3 billion or 6.9%…

Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy — formerly Bill Gammell’s Cairn Energy — said on Tuesday it remains “focused on delivering” the recommended takeover…