Scottish Friendly has appointed Mark Laidlaw and Stephen McGee as non-executive directors. They bring with them more than 40 years’ worth of industry experience across pensions, investments and ...

Babcock International Group has reported that losses on its Type 31 frigate contract for the Royal Navy have nearly doubled to £190m. In an update on its financial year ended 31 March 2024, the ...

Louise Macdonald OBE has been appointed interim director-general (DG) for the economy, to lead delivery of the new National Strategy for Economic Transformation. She is currently national director of ...

After much deliberation by our panel of judges, the finalists for this year's Deals and Dealmakers Awards have been announced. The awards celebration dinner recognises the bankers, venture capitalists ...

Sports Direct parent company Frasers Group has bought the gyms business of DW Sports out of administration for £37 million and will rebrand them as Everlast Fitness Clubs. The company - full name Dave ...

Newton Property Management has acquired Aberdeen Property Leasing’s (APL) block factoring portfolio. At the start of October, APL transferred all common management responsibilities for 1,400 factored ...

Hotel Co. 51 has opened Glasgow’s Courtyard SEC by Marriott for business, creating 45 jobs. The second Courtyard to open in Glasgow sits on the banks of the River Clyde, adjacent to the OVO Hydro. It ...

CBRE has appointed Matt Willcock as its new managing director for Scotland. Set to take up the post on 1 January, the succeeds David Smith, who has been at the helm for two years. Smith will continue ...

Edinburgh Biosciences has received a £2.3m loan investment from lens manufacturer Contamac. The funding will support the launch of Revisyon, as it approaches the final stages of market readiness and ...

Construction firm McGill has competed the acquisition of facilities management firm The McDougall Group for an undisclosed sum. The Dundee-headquartered firm, which has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh ...

Will Hean takes up the post of Development Director (Scotland) with Vanguard Real Estate as it presses ahead with plans for a landmark office scheme in Argyle Street Experienced developer Will Hean ...

The business empire of Liberty Steel owner Sanjeev Gupta is facing an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), including its links to failed finance company Greensill Capital. “The SFO is ...