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...
Stirling-based crypto miners draws in £67.5m investment
Stirling-based DL Mining, a leading cloud mining service platform, was the largest venture capital investment in Scotland in the third quarter, raising £67.5m, according to the KPMG Private Enterprise Venture...
Tech sector ‘a real hotspot’ in deals market
Scottish activity slowing but real estate also showing ‘positive signs of recovery’ Although latest figures point to a slowing down of activity in Scotland’s deals market, there are grounds for...