Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT’s clean energy lawyers have completed another major deal in the high-growth market. The team has advised investment group Guinness Asset Management on the sale of a portfolio of mixed clean energy projects to Albion Community Power. Operated by three companies, the projects include three...
Private equity provider YFM has appointed David Wrench as an investment director with a particular focus on the South West market. David, pictured, has joined the team to invest in growth capital and buyout opportunities. His appointment follows the recent raising of a new £80m YFM buyout fund. David...
The government’s £1.25bn funding package to support innovative start-ups and research-intensive firms impacted by the coronavirus pandemic has been welcomed by business and civic leaders in the West of England. The measures include a Future Fund – a new £500m loan scheme for high-growth firms – and £750m of...
More than 2,900 businesses in Bristol have received urgent support grants from the city council totalling nearly £40m to help them stave off the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The council has received around £88m from central government to pay small business grants. However only 35% of an estimated...
A Bristol business developing a reusable manufacturing satellite that will enable materials to be developed in space has secured £250,000 in funding from a group of established city-based entrepreneurs. The finance will enable Space Forge, which started in a garage in Bradley Stoke, to expand into laboratories in Bristol...
Bristol-based gift card business Gift Up! is providing a lifeline to thousands of firms that have been forced to stop trading due to coronavirus-linked lockdowns around the world. The online platform is offering its innovative service free of charge to enable companies to continue to bring in revenue amid...
More than 40,000 businesses have sought advice and guidance on how they can survive the coronavirus pandemic from a special service set up by Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce. Trading Through Coronavirus, which went live exactly a month ago, provides expert information and guidance to...
Small charities in Bristol have received much-needed finance from an emergency fund set up by region’s community foundation to help them cope with spiralling demand as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Quartet Community Foundation, which covers Bristol, South Gloucestershire and across the West of England, has distributed more...
The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott has expanded its private capital team with the appointment of two solicitors. Jacqui Lazare joins as a senior associate while Georgia Collier has been appointed as a solicitor. Jacqui, pictured right, specialises in estate planning, will drafting and all aspects...
A Bristol-based transport training business has gone into liquidation after being hit by a combination of last year’s economic uncertainty around Brexit and, more recently, the coronavirus outbreak. PB Transport Solutions, based on the Pucklechurch Trading Estate, ceased trading on March 20 and all 11 employees were made redundant. ...
In light of the challenging and fast-moving environment professional practices are operating in during the Covid-19 crisis, Fiona Westwood, partner and head of professional practices in Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office, gives a summary of some key areas to focus on. Cash For firms operating as LLPs (and those...
International family law specialist Daniel Eames has joined regional law firm Michelmores as a partner to lead its award-winning family team. Ranked in Tier 1 (South West) by respected directory Legal 500, the team operates across Michelmore’s offices in Bristol, London and Exeter. Daniel, pictured, will also work closely...
A career and coaching scheme set up to boost the skills of workers in Bristol has been expanded to help people whose jobs and income have been affected by coronavirus. Future Bright was set up two years ago by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) to improve the...
