The corporate and mergers & acquisition team at Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has helped create a major new investor for the UK solar market which will finance schemes from the development to operational stages. The long-term strategic partnership between Bluefield Solar Income Fund GLIL Infrastructure commits them to...
Global real estate advisor CBRE has made another round of appointments in its Bristol office across a number of teams, including capital markets, investment and property management. Richard Howell, pictured, joins as a senior director in capital markets from Avison Young, where he spent nearly 14 years and set...
The group behind Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has appointed a new people director as it looks for further growth in a changing market. Cat Moseley, pictured, takes up the role on 5 February and will replace Julia Rosamond, who is retiring on 1 March after two...
Monday January 22 Trading announcement: S4 Capital Tuesday January 23 Finals: Crest Nicholson Holdings, Watkin Jones Trading announcements: Premier Foods, Associated British Foods Economic announcements: PMI manufacturing, PMI composite, PMI services, Public sector net borrowing Wednesday January 24 Interims: Van Elle Holdings, Hargreaves Services Trading announcements: Computacenter, Palace Capital,...
Bristol city centre will suffer from an acute shortage of top-end office space over the next 12-18 months due to a lack of major development, according to property agents. As a result, office rents, which stayed level last year, are expected to rise sharply as occupiers compete for the...
Three Bristol firms in the fast-growing education technology sector are in the running for awards that celebrate innovations transforming students’, teachers’ and parents’ lives worldwide. The Soundbeam Project, Learning with Parents and Best Practice Network line up against other pioneering businesses across a range of categories in the Bett Awards. ...
Nine in 10 mid-sized firms based in the South West shrugged off the national economic gloom last year to achieve their forecasted growth, according to a new survey. Now nearly a third plan to launch new products or services to continue to expand this year, despite challenges linked to...
Specialists from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT and the city office of global accountancy group KPMG have advised a West of England communications and IT business on its sale to a fast-growing national managed service provider. The teams from TLT and KPMG worked with Cheltenham-based Bamboo Technology’s shareholders on...
Bristol has become the base for a major new force in the specialist insurance market following completion of a deal involving two firms with their UK head offices in the city. The acquisition of Bristol-headquartered legal protection insurer DAS UK by ARAG, creates a business with around 800 staff...
The head of private wealth at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been named among the world’s top private client practitioners. Suzanna Harvey, pictured, appears in the 2024 edition of the prestigious eprivateclient 50 Most Influential table, which recognises the key figures in the sector. The individuals in...
National accountancy group Grant Thornton UK has appointed partner Lauren Carlyle as its new practice lead for the South West and Wales. In her new role Lauren, pictured, is responsible for leading and growing Grant Thornton’s regional team of almost 300 people based across its offices in Bristol and...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised the Gloucestershire Learning Alliance multi-academy trust on its acquisition of a new school. Temple Bright has developed a strong education sector niche, providing advice to a range of organisations led by construction lawyer Julia Davenport-Cooper. Julia, pictured, who is also...
Integrated wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners has made two senior appointments in its Bristol office, including a new professional services managing partner. Helen Bassett, pictured with new restructuring & recovery partner Chris Marsden, joined the Bristol office of what was then Solomon Hare in 2000 as...
