WBD’s Bristol office to support three new charity partners in line with its...
Three new charity partners have been chosen by the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. FareShare South West, One25 and 16-25 Independent People will be supported through...
View Article£5m loan for Lyons Davidson as it eyes growth opportunities in reformed UK...
Lyons Davidson, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, is looking to capitalise on its leading position in the UK insurance sector after securing a £5m working capital facility. The firm provides...
View ArticleTemple Bright advises housing developers on their latest site acquisitions
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has acted for residential property companies Tanda Homes and Mendip Developments on the acquisitions of their latest development sites. The sites, in Frome and...
View ArticleCanadian software firm builds UK presence with £12m Bristol proptech acquisition
Bristol market-disrupting specialist software firm Terrafirma has been bought by a leading international business in the sector for £12m. Terrafirma, which is based at Aztec West, specialises in...
View ArticleManagement buyout at Bristol architects Childs Sulzmann hands control from...
Bristol architects Childs Sulzmann, the practice behind many iconic buildings in the city such as the Arnolfini, Engine Shed and Watershed, has been sold to its management. Founding partner Nick...
View ArticleHowden appointed to PII sponsorship role at Bristol Law Society
Bristol Law Society has appointed specialist insurance broker Howden as its new, long-term professional indemnity insurance (PII) sponsor. The move will allow Bristol Law Society 4,500 members access...
View ArticlePartnership backed by Bristol firms to support businesses mulling staff...
A new partnership that includes national law firm TLT and ethical bank Triodos’s UK business – both based Bristol – is seeking to support growth of employee ownership. Backed by the Employee Ownership...
View ArticleSaudi property firm’s £19m office deal completed by Foot Anstey’s Islamic...
Law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based Islamic finance team has advised a Saudi-based management firm on its acquisition of an office block worth £19m. The 39,000 sq ft Grade A building in Brentwood,...
View ArticleBristol students make a stand for women’s pee equality by developing...
The UK’s first touch-free women’s urinal has been developed by a University of Bristol student start-up, potentially putting paid to long queues for the ladies’ loos at festivals. PEEQUAL’s mission is...
View ArticleWomble Bond Dickinson acts for broker on strategic healthcare insurance...
Corporate and tax experts from the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson have advised broking group Howden on its acquisition of Thornbury-based Medical Professional Risk...
View ArticlePlea to PM ahead of G7 Summit to pave way for more sustainable business amid...
The region’s largest business group has urged the Prime Minister to help create a more sustainable future for business at this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall. The British Chambers of Commerce South...
View ArticleWealth manager Digby Associates’ hat-trick of acquisitions handled by...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has advised wealth management and financial planning firm Digby Associates, also based in the city, on three acquisitions so far this year. Digby Associates took over the...
View ArticleApprenticeship Levy payers urged to support scheme that boosts training in...
West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris is calling on employers to help increase the number of apprenticeships in the region. With an estimated £4m to £8m of unused Apprenticeship Levy funds returned to...
View ArticleSouth West shrugs off impact of Covid-19 to attract more overseas firms
Investment by foreign businesses into the South West rose last year despite the pandemic in contrast to a fall for the UK as a whole. According to a new report by accountancy group EY, the South West...
View ArticleWomble Bond Dickinson advises charity on building deal to provide much-needed...
One of Bristol’s oldest charities has been advised by the city office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson on the acquisition of a specialist workspace and conference centre. The Vassall...
View ArticleOsborne Clarke helps power-up Microsoft’s £1bn-plus supercomputer deal with...
Lawyers in the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke have advised Microsoft in its partnership with the Met Office to develop a £1bn-plus world-leading weather and forecasting and...
View ArticleGlastonbury to stage mini comeback festival in September – with help from...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has secured a licence for Glastonbury Festivals’ organisers which allows them to stage a 50,000-capacity show in September after the main festival was...
View ArticleNew era for Wards Solicitors as it appoints first female managing partner
Regional law firm Wards Solicitors has appointed Jenny Pierce as its new managing partner, making her the first female head of the firm in its 100 year history. Jenny, pictured, is head of the Wills,...
View ArticleSearch starts for new chair of the Institute of Directors’ South West region
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is recruiting a new chair to lead its South West region as the role’s current holder Muir Macdonald comes to the end of his three-year term this autumn. The successful...
View ArticleFoot Anstey earns highest legal sector score in its reaccreditation for...
South West law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has secured reaccreditation from the National Equality Standard (NES), achieving the highest score of any legal sector organisation....
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