SEVEN of Aberdeen's most successful businessmen have pledged to raise up to £30 million in a last-ditch bid to persuade councillors to approve a controversial £140m transformation of the city's Union Terrace Gardens, on which it will vote tomorrow.
The group, which includes housebuilder Stewart Milne and shipping businessman Douglas Craig, aims to raise £15m of private-sector money for the capital costs in addition to a potential further £15m in endowments ahead of the vote by Aberdeen City Council.
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