Edinburgh-based Nucleus Financial Platforms, an independent adviser platform in the UK, has secured all the requisite regulatory approvals for its acquisition of the Curtis Banks Group.
Techscaler has launched its latest course, Startup Next Steps, where founders and senior team members will learn how to plan and lead their technology companies to the next level, beyond the earlier stages of customer acquisition and product launch.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has laid out a comprehensive Programme for Government aimed at boosting Scotland’s economic growth, supporting small businesses, and combatting poverty.
Spearheaded by Edinburgh-born entrepreneur Nick Hodgson, a new Scottish search fund, Tinto Hill, has been launched with the goal to acquire a business worth up to £50 million.
Livingston-based prosthetic technology specialist, Össur, has secured a £400,000 research and development grant from Scottish Enterprise, as part of a £2 million project aimed at advancing upper limb prosthetic technologies.
Dunfermline-based furniture and fitout specialist Deanestor has reported an impressive financial performance, bouncing back to pre-pandemic profit levels and experiencing a 35% increase in turnover, which reached £19 million in the year ending 31 December 2022.
Scottish accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has reported its most successful year for its corporate finance division, surpassing £600 million worth of deals.
Accounting and advisory firm Saffery Champness has reached a major milestone in its more than 165 year history as it launches its refreshed brand and becomes Saffery.
While one trades in steel and the other in numbers, two more Scottish firms - Alexander (Scotland) & Co and Glen Drummond Chartered Accountants - have opted to become employee owned, handing their respective employees a 100% share via the creation of an employee ownership trust (EOT).
Edinburgh-based financial advisory firm Chiene + Tait Financial Planning has undergone a management buyout led by directors Mark Dobson and Gordon Birrell.
Financial services firm Hutcheon Mearns has expanded its Scottish presence with the acquisition and refurbishment of a prominent Aberdeen office located at 2 Queens Road.
Highlands and Islands businesses have growing confidence in Scotland’s economic output and the performance of individual enterprises, but concerns over finances remain prominent, according to a new survey of Scotland’s rural businesses and social enterprises.
K3 Capital Group was the most prolific financial adviser in the Scottish M&A market in the first half of 2023, according to the latest Experian MarketIQ report.