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Day: 19 August 2015

Another deal for fantasy company

FanDuel swoops on New York games analytics firm

FanDuel, the fantasy sports operator, has made another acquisition, snapping up New York based sports analytics platform NumberFire. READ MORE

Watchdogs target ‘misleading’ vloggers

Regulators are clamping down on vloggers – those who produce video blogs on YouTube to prevent them being passed off an independent adverts. The Committee of Advertising Practice, part ofRead More

Statement expected soon

Innis & Gunn fans await brewery site news

Dougal Sharp Terry pic
Expect an announcement by the end of the week on whether craft brewer Innis & Gunn has raised the £3 million it targeted to build its brewery. If so, it may also name the preferred site. READ MORE

FTSE at 7-month low on China worries

Wed close: London stocks slumped on the back of anxiety over China’s economy with the minerals and metals weighted FTSE100 dragged down to its lowest level since January. Miner andRead More

ScotlandIS annual conference

Developers ‘to explore’ at ScotlandIS conference

Polly Purvis
Scotland’s innovative developers will be the target of a conference next month organised by ScotlandIS, the trade body for the digital technology sector. For the first time at the ScotlandIS annual get-together aRead More

Hatchery firm hits target

App developer raises £110,000 in just three days

Jim Law
A start-up business based at a Scottish incubator has raised more than £110,000 in just three days on a crowdfunding site. Find a Player’s system for teaming up sports people withRead More

Further acquisition for Perth tycoon

Souter expands in NZ under InMotion brand

Sir Brian contributor
Souter Holdings has acquired New Zealand coach operator Reesby Buses in the same week that its transport businesses in the country relaunched as InMotion Group. Sir Brian Souter, group chairman, saidRead More

End of 110-year tradition

Irn-Bru maker ends 30p return on bottles

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr is to end its 30p bottle return scheme from next year in a move that will disappoint recycling and waste campaigners. READ MORE

New upheaval for retailer

M&S executive takes maternity leave at 50

Marks & Spencer executive Laura Wade-Gery is to take maternity leave at the age of 50, it has been announced. The £1 million a year director, responsible for the chain’sRead More

Star backs growing companies

Tennis ace Murray unveils first crowdfund investments

Tennis star Andy Murray has made his first investments in British businesses following his appointment to the board of a crowdfunding platform. READ MORE