Profit warnings from South West companies listed on the London Stock Exchange soared by 66% in the first half of this year as the cost of living crisis hit consumers. According to new research by international accountancy group EY, 15 warnings were issued by quoted firms in the region...
Regional alternative finance lender South West Investment Group (SWIG) lent a record £14m to ambitious small and medium-sized businesses across the region in the past year, new figures show. The non-profit group, which supports viable businesses that cannot secure sufficient funding from their bank, provided 559 loans to 478...
Bristol Airport is preparing for its busiest-ever summer getaway, with more than 1.5m passengers planning to use it during the holiday period. Up to 37,000 people are expected at the airport on some days over the August bank holiday weekend – the highest number since before Covid devastated air...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed three new Bristol-based partners among a raft of senior promotions across its UK offices. The Bristol trio are Ronan Lowney, who advises on tax aspects of transactions, corporate finance team member Alex Fergus and Louise Norman, the firm’s Deputy General...
A team from national law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office has advised a long-term client on a major healthcare deal involving the UK’s largest medical testing company of its kind. The Clarke Willmott lawyers worked with health assessment and laboratory testing business Inuvi on its acquisition of Express Diagnostics....
Bristol-based national law firm Burges Salmon has strengthened its standing as one of the few law firms specialising in the fast-growing vertical farming sector by advising on a major investment deal. The firm’s corporate group worked with sustainability-led alternative funding manager Foresight Group on its financial support package for...
The Bristol office of national law firm Bevan Brittan has selected city-based 1625 Independent People as its charity for the next two years. Bevan Brittan will support the charity, which works with young people who are homeless, leaving care or at risk of homelessness, in two ways – through...
Technology developed by Bristol renewable energy software company Sennen is to be used in the construction of New York’s first offshore wind power project. In a new phase of development at Sennen, whose software has focused on wind farm operations and maintenance to date, its new system will be used...
A specialist insurance firm that has employed hundreds of people in its Bristol head office for more than four decades looks set to be acquired by a rival which also has its headquarters in the city. DAS, which has been a pioneer in the legal expenses insurance market since...
Bristol’s tech talent has swept the board at The SPARKies, the awards that champion the best of the West of England’s tech and digital community. Firms and individuals from the city triumphed in 14 of the 17 categories up for grabs at the awards ceremony staged in Bath’s Parade...
Iconic Bristol restaurant Glassboat is to reopen as an retail, bar and events space after being bought by artisan spirits brand 6 O’clock Gin. The high-profile venue, pictured, next to Bristol Bridge was for more than 30 years run as a brasserie but has been vacant for just over...
Poku Osei, the founder and CEO of Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise transforming the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has won a unique social enterprise award. The Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, which was launched five years ago, celebrates five exceptional social entrepreneurs and recognises...
Monday July 17 Finals: Northern Bear, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, Brickability Group Tuesday July 18 Final: Petra Diamonds Trading announcements: Rio Tinto, IntegraFin Holdings, Artisanal Spirits Company Wednesday July 19 Final: Redcentric Interim: United Bank Trading announcements: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer price index Thursday July 20 Finals: Pensionbee Group, Babcock...
