Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised on the purchase of Kents Cavern, a system of caves near Torquay claimed to be “the oldest residence in Britain” owing to the evidence for human habitation extending back to the Stone Age. The World Heritage Site has been acquired...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon’s renewable energy team has advised a longstanding client on a £30m revolving credit facility that will fund its further growth. Atrato Onsite Energy, an investment company focused on onsite clean energy generation, secured the £30m deal with NatWest Bank. The London-based firm will...
Accountancy and business advisory firm Grant Thornton UK has promoted Adam Hughes to debt advisory director in its national corporate finance team, based in its Bristol office. Adam, pictured, will now be a key part of the team’s leadership, working with private businesses and financial sponsors in raising and...
What are the commercial finance options for solar PV and is it worth the investment? Join an independent panel of experts at this live webinar on Tuesday 3 October and get all your questions answered. Solar PV is leapfrogging ahead of other energy sources across Europe and taking an...
International property agency JLL has appointed Tim Harris to lead its South West and Wales region, based in its Bristol office. Tim, pictured, replaces Simon Peacock in the post, which also covers JLL’s offices in Exeter and Cardiff. Simon, who has been in the role for the past six...
Walker Crips Financial Planning is looking to grow its practice in the South West following its appointment of Bristol-based Kaz Dev as associate director. Kaz, pictured, has more than 20 years of financial planning experience, all of it from working in Bristol. Most recently he spent two-and-a-half years at...
The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has appointed its first director of programmes after receiving confirmation of a new five-year licence from NHS England. The AHSN operates as the local ‘innovation arm’ of the NHS and supports the spread and adoption of proven technologies across health...
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Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has chalked up another record month as it continues on its mission to support the growth ambitions of small and medium-sized firms. The firm, which was launched in 2017 and is backed by London private equity group JRJ, said client turnover had been...
The corporate group at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on a £4m investment in Legatics, a legal project management platform that simplifies and automates legal processes. The funding from FINTOP Capital and Gresham House Ventures will support London-based Legatics as it targets further growth and expansion into the...
Proctor + Stevenson, one of Bristol’s largest and longest-established marketing and communication agencies, is under new ownership following a management buyout. Established by Roger Proctor MBE, pictured, in 1979, the award-winning agency, which specialises in business-to-business marketing, has grown to employ 60 people with revenues of £6m. Following Roger’s...
Bristol Airport has teamed up with airline easyJet and aerospace groups Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace – all with major plants in the city – to accelerate the introduction of sustainable aviation. They have formed a new group called the Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) to work with the government...
Bristol-based Perceptual Robotics, which uses autonomous drones backed by artificial intelligence (AI) to help cut the cost of maintaining wind turbines, has closed its largest funding round so far. The latest investor to back the innovative firm is Susten, a London-based backer of sustainable energy projects. The deal means...
