Scots tech veteran Tom Sime on look-out for cellular acquisitions
Veteran chief executive Tom Sime — at the helm of his technology company for 35 years — shows little sign of slowing down, as he looks for acquisitions to bolt...
Biotech spin-out secures £1.58m as bio kits sell in US
BIOCAPTIVA, a University of Edinburgh spin-out, has raised £1.58m in funding as it launches its first product in the United States.The spin-out, based in the Roslin Innovation Centre at Easter...
McKenzie steps in as chair of Angel Capital Scotland
Niki McKenzie, the joint managing director of Edinburgh-based Archangels, has taken up the role of chair of Angel Capital Scotland (ACS), which represents the majority of angel investment groups in...
Commercial property touches £2bn for deals in ‘resilient’ 2025
Investment in Scottish commercial property proved highly resilient in 2025, closing in on the £2bn mark despite 12 months of uncertainty, according to research.The independent commercial property consultancy, Knight Frank’s...
SPECIAL REPORT: 2026 opens after late surge in Scotland’s dealmaking. Oil and gas leads the way
It has been an extraordinary year for Scottish dealmaking, with a flurry of transactions in the final weeks of 2025 proving negative reports of the nation’s dealmaking demise were greatly...
Archangels move into 2026 on high with £41m co-invested in Scottish scale-ups
Archangels, the Edinburgh angel investors based in Edinburgh’s Rutland Square, have leveraged over £41m of investment in Scottish tech and life science scale-ups during 2025. This is a 50 per cent...
Exits for women still under-powered despite record investment
Investment in ‘women-powered’ businesses in Scotland has reached a record high – but they still exit for significantly less than their male peers.Latest figures show investment in women-powered businesses –...
Autumn deals in focus
Glasgow-based car production company Munro secured £2m to deliver orders worth over £17m Scottish car company secures £2mCleantech venture capital investor Elbow Beach led a fundraising for Glasgow-based car production...
Tech and services drive bumper levels of deals
US venture capital investors and corporate buyers are pursuing M&A opportunities as well as helping start-up and scale-up companies fuel the Scottish market.The latest trading updates from the investment banking...
Signs of resilience and a confident outlook
After a period of turbulence across the global investment landscape, Scotland’s M&A market is showing signs of renewed vigour. While macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have caused fluctuations in deal flow...