The Bristol office of national accountancy firm Haines Watts has promoted Conor O’Sullivan to associate director. Conor, pictured, has worked with the specialist accountancy practice for the past six years, having joined as a trainee following an apprenticeship with a small local firm. He now joins two other associate...
Accountancy group EY has strengthened its presence in the South West with the appointment of its first dedicated transaction diligence partner focused on the region. Marcus Graham, pictured, will provide financial due diligence on mid-market transactions in Bristol and across the South West, with the aim of building EY’s...
Experienced family lawyer Philippa Yeo has joined national law firm Clarke Willmott as a partner, based in its Bristol and Taunton offices. Philippa, pictured, has expertise in agriculture and specialises in resolving high net worth financial cases involving complex trust assets, farms and businesses. She is a qualified family mediator...
The breadth of services offered to public sector clients by Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has widen following the appointment of a new partner in its real estate team. David Meecham, pictured, joins after nearly 20 years at Pinsent Masons, where he and led its national public sector development...
Monday November 7 Interims: Tharisa, Great Eastern Energy Corp Trading announcement: Beazley Economic announcement: Halifax house price index Tuesday November 8 Finals: AB Foods, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Interims: Oxford Instruments, Aveva Group, DCC, Argentex Group, Marks Electrical Group, Zoo Digital Group, Warehouse REIT Trading announcement: Persimmon, Coca-Cola HBC Wednesday November 9 Finals: Versarien, Smiths...
A lawyer left paralysed from the neck down following a car accident and a recently retired and highly respected deputy High Court judge were among the winners at last night’s Bristol Law Society Awards. Rob Camm, pictured, who qualified as a solicitor in April with Osborne Clarke, won the...
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 Nick Gerolemou, head of product management at Limbs & Things, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Brian & Charles at the Watershed, starring...
Bristol-based Molson Group, the UK’s largest independent distributor of capital equipment to the construction and waste management sectors, has expanded in the US with its second acquisition in just over six months. In a deal supported by Bristol-based advisors, the firm snapped up Powerscreen of Washington State, giving it...
The £13.5m expansion of Bristol’s highly successful film and television studio complex The Bottle Yard has received its first booking – an eight-part TV series based on Jilly Coopers’ best-selling novel Rivals. The high-profile production, to be made by The Disney+ by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, was...
The final line-up of speakers has been confirmed for a major event in Bristol that aims to shine a light on the impact of human rights change makers in legal justice and equality. Joining Baroness Hale, the former president of the Supreme Court, at A Lifetime for Justice will...
The way we think about and treat our waste has changed dramatically in recent years. Whereas once we threw it out with barely a second thought, today we are increasingly seeing waste as a valuable commodity that can help save money, boost environmental credentials and be good for the planet...
Confidence among small business in the South West has fallen to a record low as fears grow about rising costs – with the region now the most pessimistic of any part of the country. The gloomy outlook comes from the latest survey by the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses),...
The cybersecurity sector is proving recession-proof and remains a vital growth area with strong merger & acquisition and fundraising activity, according to research by Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance. Its latest Cybersecurity report shows deal activity in the sector was up by 60% between January and September this year...
