Have you asked yourself when you want to sell your business and why? Some entrepreneurs may have one eye on their next venture, while others may simply be aiming to retire early. Whatever the reason, the fundamentals of a business sale remain the same. In this blog, we look...
National law firm Bevan Brittan, which has an office in Bristol, has made its largest-ever number of annual promotions, with 10% of its lawyers taking up new roles. The 32 promoted individuals include Liz Fletcher, pictured, who is made a partner in its Bristol office’s commercial & infrastructure team. ...
Monday May 9 Nothing listed Tuesday May 10 Nothing listed Wednesday May 11 Finals: Anexo Group, Mirriad Advertising, Angling Direct, Vertu Motors Interims: Compass, Brewin Dolphin, Ten Lifestyle group Trading announcements: Renishaw, Spirax-Sarco Thursday May 12 Interims: Grainger, Triton Development Trading Announcement: Balfour Beatty Trading announcements: Derwent London, Mondi, Next Friday May...
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 Ian Bates, founder and creative partner of Bristol-based brand consultancy Firehaus, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Titane, written and director by Julia Ducournau – probably...
Bristol business leaders today pledged to work with the city council when it adopts its new committee-led model after voters yesterday decided to abolish its directly elected mayor. But privately many were anxious that the move could trigger a return to the days when the city suffered from poor...
A decade after a dramatic referendum to introduce a mayor for Bristol, the voters performed a dramatic U-turn yesterday. They expressed a clear, overwhelming preference to rewind the clock over 20 years and return to the committee system for Bristol City Council. And the result wasn’t even close. Compared...
Bristol accountants gathered with colleagues from across the region in the city last night for their professional organisation’s first annual dinner for two years – with guest speaker British astronaut Major Tim Peake sharing inspirational stories about his six months on board the International Space Station. The event, staged...
Bristol-headquartered ethical bank Triodos is to go head-to-head against the parent company of city-based electric vehicle charge point mapping app Zap-Map in the battle for a prestigious Which? Award. Triodos UK, which employs around 200 staff in Bristol, London and Edinburgh, and Good Energy, the renewable power firm that...
Commercial law firm Acuity has opened a Bristol office following the success of its consultancy arm in the South West. The firm, established in 1999 and with existing offices in Cardiff, London and Swansea, is now looking for staff for is new Bristol base as it looks to achieve 50%...
ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank, has advised on an international deal that it says is set to transform the global artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies sector. The acquisition of US and European firm ForePaas, which has developed a platform that simplifies and accelerates companies’ transition...
Five senior promotions at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT have increased its female partner representation to 31.5% – putting it on course to exceed its target of 33% by 2025. The firm, which now has a total of 149 partners, set the diversity target in October 2019, when just...
A cross-firm team of lawyers from Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon has advised on a pan-European deal that could lead to a big increase in the number of electric vehicle charging points across the UK. The team worked with Blink Holdings BV, the Dutch subsidiary of Miami-based Blink Charging Co., on...
Law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol office has welcomed its first cohort of Year 12 and 13 work experience students as part of a special programme. During their time at the office the four students gained valuable insights into life at a commercial law firm. They also took part in a...
