Bristol-based tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has hired mobility sector expert Sumeet Pillai. With a background in venture capital, investment banking and corporate development, Sumeet, pictured, has partnered with companies and investors throughout the growth lifecycle from series A and mid-to-late-stage growth to publicly listed companies. He brings...
The intellectual property (IP) team at law firm Foot Anstey is to mark World Intellectual Property Day next week by offering free 30-minute consultations for businesses worried about IP issues. Lawyers from across the firm’s offices, including Bristol, will be stage the event from 26 April – World IP...
Bristol-based mechanical engineering specialist Cosgrove & Drew has appointed experienced West of England company director Bob Holt as its new chairman to help with its expansion plans. Mr Holt, pictured, a former director of Gloucestershire building contractor Mears Group and a serial investor, has also become a major shareholder...
Bristol-based tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of a printing and packaging specialist to global sector leader Canon. The deal involving Hampshire-based Edale is the latest in a string of international deals advised on by ICON, which said it reflected the continuing attractiveness of...
Avon Group, the Bristol-based engineering business, has completed its second acquisition in as many months – and fourth in less than two years – with the takeover of a specialist manufacturer. AntiVibe makes power transmission couplings and precision-made technical rubber and plastic components used in a wide range of industrial machinery...
Aerospace Bristol, the museum that celebrates the city’s world-class aviation heritage and houses the last Concorde to fly – has appointed Sally Cordwell as its new CEO. Sally, pictured, brings significant experience of senior leadership roles in visitor attractions and culture venues in Bristol and the South West, including...
A successful Skills Bootcamp programme for the unemployed and those seeking to change their career is to be extended following the allocation of £3.3m in new government funding. The money, which will enable a further 1,200 learners to take part in the scheme across the West of England, was...
Bristol-based experts at national accountancy group Tilney Smith & Williamson have advised on a deal that greatly expands the services of a firm specialising in site exploration, including unexploded mines. The acquisition by Queen’s Award for Enterprise winner SafeLane involved five businesses within the Raeburn Group. The move expands...
A Bristol-based firm supplying pioneering analytical technology to the global pharmaceutical industry has been sold to a major US biotech group in a deal handled by a team from law firm Thrings. Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies’ acquisition by Massachusetts-based Bruker Corporation opens up new markets for both firms. Founded...
Bristol-based handmade cake firm Cakesmiths has secured investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC to support the next stage of its rapid growth. Cakesmiths supplies its range of artisan cakes to independent customers across the UK through its direct-to-market online platform. It caters to a wide range of palates,...
The government has been urged to help Bristol businesses weather the storm of soaring energy, raw material and wage costs at a time when they are still being buffeted by the combined impact of Brexit and the pandemic. The plea has come from Business West, the regional business group...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was trailed as delivering some hope for beleaguered businesses as the post-pandemic recovery is being threatened by global price hikes. Bristol business leaders and financial experts welcomed some of the measures – but voiced concern that they did not go far enough to ease...
Bristol-based engineering business Avon Group has made its third acquisition in less than two years as it consolidates its position as a major player in the UK’s industrial component manufacturing sector. The addition of Acousta Products means Avon is now made up of nine individual companies based around the UK...
