Hydrasun, the Aberdeen-based fluid control equipment firm with about 600 staff worldwide, has been acquired by the Investcorp Gulf Opportunity Fund of Bahrain for undisclosed terms. 20-Feb-2013
Stella & Dot is looking to recruit 450 self-employed jewellery sales agents in Scotland. 20-Feb-2013
Clyde Blowers Capital has acquired US-based Energy Services International for £13m, and plans to open an ESI service centre to repair drilling equipment in Aberdeen. 20-Feb-2013
Glasgow University is planning to expand its Gilmorehill campus onto a 14-acre site occupied by the Western Infirmary from 2015. 19-Feb-2013
Vicon UK has unveiled proposals for the £300m redevelopment of the former Loudoun Castle theme park in East Ayrshire, including a hotel, golf course and hundreds of jobs. 18-Feb-2013
Daktari Diagnostics of the US is considering plans to set up a new headquarters for its life sciences business in Scotland, which could create 126 jobs. 18-Feb-2013
ScottishPower Renewables has won permission to build a £400m 288MW wind farm with 96 turbines at Kilgallioch in Dumfries & Galloway by 2017. 18-Feb-2013
Prestwick Airport is looking to create 50 new jobs this summer. 18-Feb-2013
University of Dundee is to set up a £6.5m infectious diseases research centre, with the creation of 11 jobs. 14-Feb-2013
Gentech International is to close its electronics factory in Ayrshire with the loss of up to 80 jobs. 14-Feb-2013
Morrisons is planning to open a new store in Dalkeith in 2014, with the creation of 200 jobs. 14-Feb-2013
Stonepack is creating ten jobs at a new construction and landscaping supplies depot at Broxburn in West Lothian. 14-Feb-2013
Lux Assure has secured a £3.2m investment from ConocoPhillips, Statoil and others to expand its Edinburgh-based chemical monitoring technology business. 14-Feb-2013
Campbell's Contract Curtains has gone into liquidation through RSM Tenon, with the loss of 26 jobs at its Clackmannanshire-based soft furnishings business. 13-Feb-2013
Cardtronics UK is to acquire i-design group, the Dundee-based supplier of marketing and advertising software and services, for £8.5m. 13-Feb-2013
De Vere is to invest £60m in the creation of urban village resorts in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow, with the creation of 350 jobs. 12-Feb-2013
Simple Audio, the Glasgow-based audio technology firm, has been acquired by US-based Corsair. 12-Feb-2013
University of Dundee has secured funding from the European Innovative Medicines Initiative for a £100m drug discovery project at BioCity Scotland in Newhouse, with the creation of 40 jobs. 11-Feb-2013
Deloitte is looking to expand its corporate finance advisory office in Aberdeen, with the creation of up to 90 jobs. 11-Feb-2013
ACH Shoosmiths is to relocate its Edinburgh law office and 57 staff to 11,000 sq ft of space at Saltire Court in April. 11-Feb-2013
Angel Biotechnology, the Midlothian-based biotech firm with 22 staff, has gone into administration through KPMG. 11-Feb-2013
Pinnacle Technology has raised £2.6m in a share placing to fund the expansion of the sales operation at its Paisley-based telecoms business. 07-Feb-2013
Miller Developments is planning to build a £400m business park on a 93-acre site near Aberdeen airport over the next ten years, with the creation of 8,000 jobs. 06-Feb-2013
Global Energy Nigg has bought iFAB, the Easter Ross-based manufacturer of subsea equipment, from Port Services Group. 06-Feb-2013
CSL Sofas is planning to expand into Scotland this year with a new 20,000 sq ft store in Paisley, a £4m distribution centre in the central belt and 100 jobs. 05-Feb-2013
Diageo is seeking permission to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its archive and heritage facility in Clackmannanshire. 05-Feb-2013
Optimus is seeking permission to transform Greyfriars John Knox Church in Aberdeen into a new headquarters for its oil and gas business. 05-Feb-2013
Space Solutions has acquired Purpose Design, the Edinburgh-based interiors company, for undisclosed terms. 05-Feb-2013
Microsoft is looking to recruit more than 2,000 apprentices at its IT operations in Scotland over the next three years. 04-Feb-2013
Green Investment Bank is expected to choose the Atria One building in Edinburgh for its new 12,000 sq ft headquarters. 04-Feb-2013
Heil Europe, the Dunfermline-based manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles, has been acquired by Sussex-based Farid European Group for undisclosed terms. 04-Feb-2013
GE Caledonian is to shed 82 jobs at its engine servicing plant in Prestwick. 04-Feb-2013
Capital Document Solutions has acquired Highland Office Equipment for undisclosed terms, including 31 staff in Inverness. 04-Feb-2013
FanDuel is looking to recruit more games developers in Edinburgh, having raised £7m from Comcast Ventures and other investors. 31-Jan-2013
BDO has been appointed administrator at Glasgow-based Hoi Polloi, with the closure of seven fashion stores and the loss of about 100 jobs. 31-Jan-2013
Di Maggio's is planning to expand its chain of 19 restaurants with new outlets in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Belfast. 31-Jan-2013
Hyder has acquired Power Systems Project & Consultancy Services, the East Kilbride-based electrical design firm with 42 staff, for an initial £3m. 30-Jan-2013
Global Energy Nigg is forming a partnership with Cromarty Firth Port Authority, Ardersier and Kishorn to attract investment of up to £100m from offshore wind companies at their Highland ports. 30-Jan-2013
Glasgow City Council has approved plans from Viridor to build a £154m waste processing plant at Polmadie by 2016, with the creation of 254 jobs. 30-Jan-2013
GA Engineering is recruiting 60 new apprentices at its engineering plant in Dundee. 30-Jan-2013
Browns Food Group has bought the Hall's of Broxburn Scottish meat brand from Vion, and will transfer production to its own plants. 30-Jan-2013
Enovate Systems, the Aberdeen-based energy services firm with 62 staff, is to be acquired by Aker Solutions of Norway. 30-Jan-2013
Kergan Stewart is looking to recruit up to 15 lawyers in Glasgow over the next two years. 29-Jan-2013
Crieff Hydro is to submit plans to Perth & Kinross Council for the £100m expansion of its resort over the next 20 years, including a care home, 200 holiday lodges, shops, leisure facilities and 300 jobs. 28-Jan-2013
Buchanan Galleries has submitted plans for the £300m expansion of its shopping centre in Glasgow, with the creation of 1,700 jobs. 28-Jan-2013
Reef Subsea is relocating its Aberdeen-based subsea services business to a new 15,000 sq ft office and warehouse on the Altens Industrial Estate. 28-Jan-2013
Edinburgh Airport is to invest £15m in the expansion of its international routes, in order to share commercial risks with some of its airlines. 28-Jan-2013
Glasgow City Council has secured £24m of government funding to demonstrate new technologies for urban living in areas such as transport, healthy living and energy efficiency. 28-Jan-2013
Forrest Media is to invest £3m in the expansion of its outdoor advertising operations in Scotland, including the replacement of traditional billboards with digital signs. 28-Jan-2013
FNZ is expanding its financial services technology office at Tanfield in Edinburgh by 8,500 sq ft, taking the total to 25,800 sq ft. 28-Jan-2013
Lloyds Banking Group is to shed a further 940 jobs in operations such as insurance, wealth, retail and commercial, including 230 jobs in Scotland. 24-Jan-2013
European Metals Recycling has acquired the Henry Gray scrap metal recycling facility in Kirkcaldy for undisclosed terms. 24-Jan-2013
Merson Group has bought the trade and assets of CGL Systems, the East Kilbride-based cladding and drainage supplier, for £1m. 24-Jan-2013
House of Sher, the Glasgow-based supplier of DIY products, has gone into administration through WRI with the loss of ten jobs. 23-Jan-2013
DC Thomson is to shed up to 46 jobs at its newspaper printing plant in Aberdeen, in order transfer production to Dundee. 23-Jan-2013
Clyde Blowers Capital has acquired Parsons Peebles Generation, the Rosyth-based manufacturer of power-generation components with 41 staff, and plans to invest up to £50m in the business over the next few years. 22-Jan-2013
Isle of Harris Distillers has secured a £1.9m Scottish Government grant to build a new whisky distillery in Tarbert this year, with the creation of 20 jobs. 22-Jan-2013
Virgin Media is to expand the 750-strong workforce at its call centre in Bellshill with 60 new jobs. 21-Jan-2013
Equator is to expand the 92-strong workforce at its Glasgow-based digital marketing agency with 15 new jobs. 21-Jan-2013
Border Precision has gone into administration through Grant Thornton, casting doubt on the future of 150 jobs at its Kelso-based engineering business. 21-Jan-2013
Faroe Petroleum is to invest £50m in the expansion of its Aberdeen-based exploration business this year, with the drilling of five new wells. 17-Jan-2013
Smarter Grid Solutions has raised £3m to fund the expansion of its power systems business, including its relocation to a larger headquarters in Glasgow. 17-Jan-2013
Montgomery Litho has sold its Glasgow-based printing operation out of administration to a management buy-out, saving 76 jobs. 16-Jan-2013
Samsung Heavy Industries is to relocate 19 staff to the Fife Energy Park in Methil, in order to develop an offshore wind demonstration project. 16-Jan-2013
Standard Life is to shed a further 38 jobs at its Edinburgh headquarters, in order to reorganise its IT and commercial functions. 16-Jan-2013
Wireless Infrastructure Group, the Glasgow-based communications firm with about 50 staff, has undergone a £150m management buy-out backed Wood Creek Capital Management. 15-Jan-2013
National Theatre of Scotland has secured £2m of government funding to set up a new headquarters at Spiers Lock in Glasgow. 15-Jan-2013
Babcock has won a £30m contract to fabricate 74 subsea structures for the Schiehallion and Loyal oilfields at its site in Rosyth, securing the future of 100 jobs. 15-Jan-2013
Premier Foods is to close the Dunaskin Street flour mill in Glasgow with the loss of up to 15 jobs. 14-Jan-2013
DC Thomson has acquired Scottish Wedding Directory, the magazine publisher with 15 staff, for undisclosed terms. 14-Jan-2013
STV has been awarded local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh by Ofcom, and broadcasting will start in October. 14-Jan-2013
Gloverall is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its knitwear mill in Hawick with ten new jobs over the next few months. 14-Jan-2013
Onyx Group is considering potential sites across central Scotland for a new data centre, and will also expand its existing site in Edinburgh. 14-Jan-2013
Montgomery Litho has gone into liquidation through KPMG with the loss of 148 of the 233 jobs at its printing plants in Glasgow and Haddington. 14-Jan-2013
Stagecoach is to invest £75m in the purchase of new buses and coaches, and the Alexander Dennis plant in Falkirk will build 351 of the vehicles. 10-Jan-2013
ABZ Development has unveiled plans to invest £25m in the development of a 140-bed Novotel and a 112-bed Ibis hotel at the ABZ Business Park in Aberdeen. 10-Jan-2013
Scottish Salmon Company is to shed a number of the 169 jobs at its fish farming operations in the Western Isles this spring. 09-Jan-2013
Independent Living Services is planning to create 100 new jobs at its care operations in Edinburgh, East Lothian and West Lothian. 08-Jan-2013
Lamellar Biomedical has raised £3.3m from investors to fund the expansion of its Bellshill-based drug development business. 08-Jan-2013
DE Shoes is seeking voluntary redundancies to secure the future of its Dundee-based chain of 32 footwear stores. 08-Jan-2013
The Roslin Institute has secured a £10m government grant to set up a livestock improvement centre in Midlothian. 07-Jan-2013
Digital Barriers has acquired Visimetrics, the Prestwick-based digital video technology firm, for up to £8m. 07-Jan-2013
Babcock International has acquired LGE Process, the Edinburgh-based designer of plants to handle liquid gases, from Weir Group for £23m. 03-Jan-2013
Kingsbarns has secured funding to build a new distillery and visitor centre on the Cambo Estate in Fife by 2014. 03-Jan-2013
Statoil of Norway is to invest £4.3bn in the Mariner North Sea oilfield, with the creation of 200 jobs in Aberdeen. 31-Dec-2012
Global Energy Group is planning to create 400 new jobs in the Highlands in 2013, following the recent acquisition of the Nigg fabrication yard in Easter Ross. 31-Dec-2012
Montrose Port Authority is to invest £6m in the development of a new quay, in order to attract more trade in fertilisers, wood pulp and recycling materials. 31-Dec-2012
Adrok is to invest £1.8m in the expansion of its Edinburgh-based oil exploration technology business, with the creation of 15 jobs. 31-Dec-2012
Macduff Shellfish has acquired Scott Trawlers, the Dumfries-based scallop fishing firm with 50 staff, for about £10m. 31-Dec-2012
Barrhead Travel has acquired The Holiday Specialists, the Falkirk-based cruise retailer with 60 staff, for £3m. 31-Dec-2012
The University Marine Biology Centre Station is to close its scientific research centre on the island of Great Cumbrae, with the loss of up to 30 jobs. 20-Dec-2012
Lossie Seafoods is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its Buckie-based processing facilities, having secured funding from the European Fisheries Fund. 20-Dec-2012
Caldervale Forge has gone into liquidation through Zolfo Cooper with the loss of 24 jobs at its Airdrie-based manufacturing business. 20-Dec-2012
FishFrom is planning to set up a new fish farm in a large warehouse at Tayinloan in Kintyre. 19-Dec-2012
Pulsant has acquired ScoLocate, the Edinburgh-based data centre operator with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms. 19-Dec-2012
Dods is to acquire Biteback Media and Edinburgh-based publisher Holyrood Communications from Political Holdings for up to £1.5m. 18-Dec-2012
Marine Harvest is to acquire a £100m stake in Morpol, the salmon supplier with sites in Rosyth, Shetland and Orkney. 18-Dec-2012
Peel Environmental has won planning permission to build a £145m 20MW energy-from-waste plant in Glasgow by 2016, with the creation of 45 jobs.. 17-Dec-2012
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has secured a £7.6m funding package to expand its Orkney-based tidal turbine research business. 17-Dec-2012
EnerMech has secured a £25m private equity investment from Lime Rock Partners to expand its Aberdeen-based engineering services business. 17-Dec-2012