The Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres (SPRUCE) fund has committed a £12 million loan for the renovation of a ‘landmark’ Glasgow city centre building to deliver 85,000 sq ft of Grade-A office space over six floors.

Businesses in Scotland will be able to access over £100 million to help them grow and unlock investment through the upcoming phase of the Scottish Growth Scheme (SGS), the Scottish Government has announced.

Search company First Scottish has been sold by Souter Investments to multinational corporation Eli Global for an undisclosed amount in a transaction which completed on 21 August.

A new report has revealed a clear regional disparity across the UK in terms of where Angel investors are based and where they invest. 

The European Commission has been looking into ways of improving access to finance for smaller businesses and has recently published details of proposed new rules aimed at giving better access to financing through public markets. 

There has been a boom in new business start-ups in the UK, according to new research commissioned by Royal Mail. 

The Office for National Statistics has given a breakdown of mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies that took place in the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2017, and also over the whole of the year. 

The British Business Bank (BBB) recently published its 2018 Small Business Finance Markets report, which suggests that although the bank is still the predominant channel for small businesses in the UK, many are starting to diversify in their choice of finance.