Specialist build-to-rent developer Grainger has completed its second scheme in Bristol as it continues with its £257m investment in the city. The business, the UK’s largest listed property firm of its kind, was behind the first build-to-rent development in Bristol in 2019, the 194-apartment, £68m Hawkins & George scheme...
A business started by two childhood friends from their Bristol flat during the Covid-19 pandemic has launched a new product range aimed at making workplace accidents a thing of the past. Schoolfriends-turned-entrepreneurs Harry Kimberley-Bowen and Ronan Finnegan founded Spacebands when the first lockdown hit in April 2020. The firm sold...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon’s corporate and mergers & acquisition team has advised on a major new investment deal aimed at supporting the global expansion of a fast-growing West of England FinTech. The team worked with Bath-based Dancerace, which provides cloud-based software to major banks and lenders worldwide and...
Claire Burden, a partner and head of advisory consulting in national accountancy group Evelyn Partners’ Bristol office, has been elected chair of The Institute For Turnaround (IFT). Claire, pictured, became a Fellow of The IFT this year. The national membership organisation brings together professionals working in turnaround and transformation. ...
Property consultant Eddisons has boosted its presence in the South West with the arrival of Ania Packman as a director and Barney Mather as an associate director. The two appointments come as the Leeds-headquartered firm continues its aggressive growth strategy, which has included 10 acquisitions since 2015 – four of...
FW Capital, one of the UK’s largest regional fund managers, has strengthened its team in Bristol as it continues to help the South West region’s small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expand and prosper. Kevin Goodall, an experienced finance professional with more than 22 years in banking in Bristol, has...
A major investment deal aimed at bringing about a step change in quantum computing has been completed with help from an expert lawyer in the Bristol office of international legal practice Osborne Clarke. Working with colleagues from the firm’s Reading office, partner Marc Shrimpling advised Riverlane, the global leader...
The Bristol office of national accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has announced its second senior appointment in as many weeks as it looks to strengthen its position in the market. James Mohide, pictured, has been recruited as a tax director to bolster its South West private client services...
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The private equity consortium taking over Bristol-based investment giant Hargreaves Lansdown in an approved £5.4bn deal has vowed to keep its headquarters in the city. The firm, which employs around 2,400 people – many of them based in its showpiece office on Bristol’s Harbourside, pictured – agreed to the...
A beer first produced in a tiny brewery near Bristol more than 45 years ago has become the top selling cask ale in the South West. Butcombe Original, which was launched in 1978 by ex-Courage Western director Simon Whitmore after he struck out on his own, has replaced Doom...
TravelLocal, the Bristol-founded online marketplace platform for tailor-made holidays, has showcased its achievements in promoting sustainable and ethical travel in its first impact report. The firm, which has helped more than 70,000 customers create their perfect trip since launching in 2016, produced the report to highlight not only its...
Bristol’s iconic Balloon Fiesta takes off this evening for is 46th year, with organisers predicting it will give the city’s economy a much-needed £22m boost. The annual event, which this year has adopted a new three-day format rather than taking place over four days, has secured the backing of...
