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Online event hosted by Smith & Williamson will tackle issues affecting the charity sector

August 24, 2021
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Online event hosted by Smith & Williamson will tackle issues affecting the charity sector

The charity sector will come under the spotlight at an online conference next month staged by Smith & Williamson, part of wealth management and professional services firm Tilney Smith & Williamson. The Zoom event on Thursday September 30 will examine the findings of the firm’s recently launched charity survey, with an expert panel debating some of the...

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Seven partnership appointments among 18 promotions at VWV

August 23, 2021
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Seven partnership appointments among 18 promotions at VWV

Bristol-headquartered law firm VWV has continued to strengthen its teams with 18 promotions, including seven new partners. The wave of promotions, which also includes 11 to associate or senior associate roles, comes as a result of the firm’s continued growth and takes its partnership to 91. The promotions span several...

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Milsted Langdon trainees enjoy exam success as they take steps towards qualification

August 23, 2021
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Milsted Langdon trainees enjoy exam success as they take steps towards qualification

Up-and-coming accountancy professionals at regional firm Milsted Langdon’s offices are jumping for joy after achieving passes in their recent exams. Some 23 trainees from across the firm’s offices in Bristol, Bath, Taunton, Yeovil and London received a pass mark and can now take the next step towards qualification. Accountancy...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 22, 2021
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Monday August 23 Interims: BATM Advanced Communications, Acron PJSC Tuesday August 24 Interim: Puretech Health AGMs: Northern Bear, Nuformix, Purplebricks Group Wednesday August 25 Final: Clipper Logistics Interims: Anglo Pacific Group, Costain, Grafton Group Economic announcements: Retail price index, Producer price index Thursday August 26 Final: Hays Interims: Chesnara, CRH, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Glenveagh Properties, Hunting, Macfarlane Group,...

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Our City 2030 – a vision to transform the lives of young people in inner-city Bristol

August 20, 2021
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Our City 2030 – a vision to transform the lives of young people in inner-city Bristol

A “bold and positive” vision with a target of helping at least one person from each inner-city Bristol household secure a job paying the median salary of £30,353 by 2030 has been launched by youth empowerment group Babbasa and the council’s City Office. Businesses across the city are being urged to...

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Osborne Clarke makes health and wellbeing of its people priority in post-Covid office relocation

August 20, 2021
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Osborne Clarke makes health and wellbeing of its people priority in post-Covid office relocation

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has said it will design its new showpiece Bristol office around the health and wellbeing of its people as it prepares to become the first major employer in the city to relocate in the post-Covid era. The firm, which employs 650 people in its...

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Temple Bright helps build case for property scheme’s cladding safety costs to be met by Govt fund

August 20, 2021
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Temple Bright helps build case for property scheme’s cladding safety costs to be met by Govt fund

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising a property development in the capital on its application to a government safety fund set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The Building Safety Fund aims to help property owners meet remediation costs linked to buildings with...

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Firm developing unique waterfront food hall pledges to serve up opportunities for Bristol’s best chefs

August 20, 2021
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Trendy street food outlet Boxpark has vowed to work with Bristol’s indie food and drink suppliers to ensure its new venue in the city showcases the vibrancy of its eating-out culture. Boxpark’s BoxHall concept, which it will develop in the historic O&M Sheds on Welsh Back, will have space...

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Asset management firm targeting series of acquisitions as it seeks to disrupt sector

August 20, 2021
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Asset management firm targeting series of acquisitions as it seeks to disrupt sector

Bristol-based pension-led funding specialists Clifton Asset Management has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up one firm with another half a dozen in the pipeline, as it looks to disrupt the sector. The firm has completed the takeover of Leonard Gold Financial Management and is reported to have two others...

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Lending puts online community on track to become global platform that gets more people cycling

August 19, 2021
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Lending puts online community on track to become global platform that gets more people cycling

Love to Ride, the Bristol-based online platform that aims to encourage more people to cycle, is gearing up for further growth after securing finance from Triodos Bank UK, which is also headquartered in the city. The loan will allow Love to Ride to capitalise on the increase in cycling...

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Recognition for Bevan Brittan procurement lawyers in global legal guide

August 19, 2021
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Recognition for Bevan Brittan procurement lawyers in global legal guide

Four lawyers from the Bristol office of national law firm Bevan Brittan have been included in a prestigious international guide to the legal profession. The four, from the firm’s procurement practice, appear in Who’s Who Legal 2021’s government contracts section, which is based on feedback from lawyers and in-house...

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Additional funds made available by combined authority to help close region’s digital skills gaps

August 19, 2021
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Additional funds made available by combined authority to help close region’s digital skills gaps

A second round of funding to help address Bristol’s digital skills gaps, as well as helping the city’s economy recover from the pandemic, is being released by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Applications are being invited for projects which together will support more than 1,000 people, helping...

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Cross-border takeover latest international deal for Bishop Fleming’s corporate finance team

August 19, 2021
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Cross-border takeover latest international deal for Bishop Fleming’s corporate finance team

Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has advised on another cross-border deal as international firms continue to snap up UK businesses to grow their global operations. The corporate finance team at Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, led the UK transaction for Canadian headquartered...

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