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Pioneering Bristol youth programme gains continued backing of Womble Bond...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson’s (WBD) Bristol office is to continue to support a community apprentice programme that helps develop young people’s employability by empowering them to...
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Ashfords’ Bristol team act for guitar maker in majority stake sale to Muse...
Lawyers in the Bristol office of national firm Ashfords have helped one of the UK’s top guitar manufacturers sell shares to the frontman of rock band Muse. Matt Bellamy bought the stake from Hugh...
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Dutch-owned ethical banking group Triodos, which has its UK head office in Bristol, has created a new wholly owned UK subsidiary to avoid any fallout from Brexit. The bank called in legal experts from...
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Burges Salmon acts for IT group SCISYS as it recommends £79m approach from...
The corporate team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon is advising specialist software developer and IT services provider SCISYS – a long-standing client – on its £78.9m takeover...
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Staff at two more high-growth Bristol firms take ownership as employee...
The founders of two fast-growing Bristol firms have this week sold them to their staff as the trend for ‘employee ownership’ continues. Digital agency Torchbox, which works with some of the world’s...
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The LAST WORD: Bill Willcocks, managing partner, Barcan+Kirby
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Bill Willcocks, managing partner of Bristol-based law firm...
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BrandSoup: Three stripes and you’re out
Adidas likes to think of itself as synonymous with its famous logo – so much so that its founder, Adolph ‘Adi’ Dassler, referred to it as the “three-stripe company”. From early days, Adi was concerned...
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Smiles all round as Meade King helps Bristol dental group hit acquisition...
Bristol-based dental group Dentina has acquired its sixth practice – with expert advice from city-based commercial law firm Meade King – and also launched a new specialist referral centre. Dentina’s...
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Bristol property dispute lawyer opens city office for High Court enforcement...
High Court enforcement office Andrew Wilson & Co has continued its nationwide expansion by opening a base in Bristol headed by property dispute solicitor Ellie Kouzaris. The...
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Gold standard recognition for Womble Bond Dickinson’s approach to gender...
Womble Bond Dickinson, the transatlantic law firm with a major office in Bristol, is among the first UK law firms to be recognised in a new certification scheme for its approach to gender equality and...
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Burges Salmon helps National Express get on board with new banking product trial
The banking team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised long-standing transport client National Express on a ground-breaking finance deal – the first of its kind for the...
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Profit and revenue growth maintained at Bevan Brittan as its move into new...
Expansion into new markets has helped national law firm Bevan Brittan, which has an office in Bristol, maintain strong growth, with annual revenue, profits and investment all increasing. Net profit...
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Bristol ‘holiday hunger’ charity backed by Gregg Latchams for next two years
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams has selected Feeding Bristol – the organisation aiming to save thousands of children in the city from poor physical and mental health caused by ‘summer holiday hunger’ –...
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Bristol associate appointment strengthens Ashfords’ IP team
National law firm Ashfords has expanded its intellectual property (IP) team with the appointment of Chris Sutoto-Haywood as an associate based in its Bristol office. Chris, pictured, was previously...
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Meade King helps George Müller Charitable Trust go back to the future with...
Bristol law firm Meade King has advised long-established city charity George Müller Charitable Trust on its move to a new home. The trust, known as Müllers, is moving from its base in Cotham to a...
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‘America made easy’ workshop aims to help Bristol firms break into lucrative...
A workshop promising a hassle-free way to get a business up and running in the US takes place in Bristol next week. Called Land & Expand in the US: America Made Easy, the event, on Thursday July...
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‘Pay-per-stay’ insurtech firm lands investment with help from Thrings’...
Corporate lawyers in the Bristol office of South of England law firm Thrings have advised an insurance market disrupter on its successful first-round funding. Hampshire-based Guardhog specialises in...
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TLT targets £100m turnover as it maintains record of strong growth
Strong performances in the financial services, green energy and digital sectors helped Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT achieve a 6.8% increase in annual revenues to £87.6m. While the rate of...
View ArticleFoot Anstey maintains growth by restructuring its core sector teams
Re-shaping its approach to some of its core sectors has paid off for South West law firm Foot Anstey, helping it achieve year-on-year turnover growth of 9% to £47.2m. The firm, which employs more than...
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Honorary UWE doctorate for long-serving TLT managing partner
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT’s managing partner David Pester has received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of England (UWE) in recognition of his services to...
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