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  Scottish Equity Partners (“SEP”), a UK based growth equity investor, recently announced a strategic growth investment in Springtime Technologies (“Springtime”), a leading accounts payable automation software company based in Vienna, Austria.  The significant investment from SEP will accelerate Springtime’s product development and expand its market presence globally. Springtime’s flagship software product, Invoicetrack, streamlines finance […]

  JC Electrical & Security Solutions (JCESS), the Clydebank-based engineering firm, is set to launch a new spin-out company as it prepares to launch an innovative new safety device, after taking on significant new funding to bring the product to market. The company, which has grown to a team of 15 since it was founded

  The British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland has committed over £10 million of funding to smaller businesses in Scotland during its first 12 months, supporting firms across a range of sectors and specialisms to thrive and grow. A total of 26 businesses have received support through the fund to date, involving a mix

  Holmes Mackillop says that the UK Supreme Court’s bad faith trademark ruling in the SkyKick Trademark case could be a watershed moment in brand protection strategy. British TV company Sky had sued SkyKick, a Seattle-based provider of cloud management software, for allegedly infringing its trademark over the word ‘Sky’. The Court ruled that Sky

  Yatter, the Edinburgh-based paid advertising agency, has been acquired by ecommerce specialist Velstar just three years after formation. The company has enjoyed consistent growth since starting out in 2021, currently managing over £10 million in annual client ad spend. A leading Scottish PPC and paid social agency, Yatter has a portfolio of 60-plus clients

  McLaren Packaging, a specialist supplier of award-winning, paper-based packaging to the global spirits industry, has won the Innovation in Packaging category at the prestigious Spirits Business Awards 2024 with what has been lauded as a ‘game-changing’ design. Commenting on McLaren’s innovative packaging solutions, the award judges said: “What stood out most about McLaren was

(L)Will Dixon, Head of Sales and (R) Stuart Common,Managing Director  A family owned ice cream producer has announced exceptional growth figures across wider UK operations, defying challenging market and weather conditions. The fourth-generation business, Mackie’s of Scotland has reported over the previous 52-week period that its market share has increased 22% (Kantar Worldpanel, volume share