The corporate and mergers & acquisitions team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised world-leading specialist optical components manufacturer Gooch & Housego on its most recent takeover. The £6.75m acquisition of Phoenix Optical will accelerate Ilminster, Somerset-based Gooch & Housego’s expansion into the UK and European aerospace...
Clean energy expert Madi Dacey has joined Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT as a partner in its projects, infrastructure and construction (PIC) team in a move it said boosted its future energy capabilities and its expertise in complex energy and infrastructure projects. Madi, pictured, a transactional construction lawyer with a particular...
Bristol-based international healthcare infrastructure specialist Archus has appointed Victoria Head as its new chief executive officer. Victoria, pictured, was previously the firm’s commercial and performance director. She takes over from Richard Darch, who is stepping into a new role after founding the business in 2017. Launched with a mission...
Restructuring and insolvency specialist Leonard Curtis has appointed Siann Huntley as its Bristol office lead to support its regional growth. Siann, pictured, is a qualified insolvency practitioner with more than 12 years’ experience. Having joined Leonard Curtis in 2015, she has become a key player in its South West...
More than 80 staff in national accountancy and business advisory firm BDO’s Bristol office have been promoted, including one to partner. The firm said the 82 individuals had each shown talent and hard work and richly deserved recognition. They are among around 2,400 BDO staff, including 36 new partners,...
A multidisciplinary team from Bristol-headquartered VWV has advised a global leader in learning and development on its latest acquisition as it continues to expand around the world. The takeover of Interactive Workshops is Cegos Group’s fourth in as many years and follows acquisitions in France, Portugal and Brazil. Interactive Workshops,...
National engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask has expanded the multi-disciplinary offering in its Bristol office with the appointment of principal structural engineer Tom Holmes. The firm, which has been involved in a number of largescale projects in the South West since opening an office in the region nine years ago,...
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Sedgwick Legal Services and Wards Solicitors were last night named as the first winners of two new categories in Bristol Law Society’s annual awards while Burges Salmon ended the evening with a hat-trick of trophies. Sedgwick landed the Law Firm of the Year (Boutique) award with Wards claiming the Law Firm...
A world-leading plastics reprocessing plant in Bristol touted as being an essential part of the UK’s move to a circular economy when it opened two years ago is to close. Operator Viridor blamed challenging market conditions and a lack of pro-recycling legislation for the shutdown. The firm, owned by US...
Bristol-based specialist tour business Inside Travel Group is poised for more growth after undergoing a management buyout backed by a Japanese sovereign wealth fund and a UK private equity firm. Described as the world’s leading Asia-focused ‘cultural adventure’ brand, the firm’s sales for 2024 are expected to exceed £65m...
Water2business, the specialist retailer co-owned by Bristol Water, has become the first company of its kind to achieve the top score for customer service on the international review website Trustpilot. The firm, which has 82,000 customers across the UK, said landing the perfect 5.0 rating recognised its efforts to...
Internationally recognised fertility clinic Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), which earlier this year celebrated 40 years of ‘Made in Bristol’ babies, has been acquired by a leading pan-European provider of fertility, IVF and genetics services. Prague-headquartered FutureLife, which performs more than 55,000 IVF cycles annually, said the deal would...
