Shaw & Co, the Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm, has appointed Peter Doe as senior manager to support its mergers and acquisitions and business funding divisions. The firm described Peter, pictured, as an entrepreneurial business leader who combines commercial insightfulness with extensive experience. He also has a “demonstrable history...
Businesses can find out how best to supply goods and services to public sector organisations across the West of England at an event next week. The annual showcase has been running since 2005 and, after two years of being an online event, this year will be held at the...
Regional accountancy, tax and advisory firm Bishop Fleming has recruited a new audit director to its Bristol office as it seeks to build on last year’s record-breaking performance. Alex Walling, pictured, has joined the audit team as demand for its services increases, most notably in the public sector and...
Barclays is to partner with Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed to provide start-ups and entrepreneurs in the city with access to a wider range of services. The Eagle Lab will offer business expertise, banking services and mentoring and coaching from scale-up specialists. The bank announced the partnership, which will...
The FinTech sector in the South West contributes more than £1bn to the regional economy annually and supports a workforce of nearly 19,000 in more than 190 firms, according to new analysis. The report published by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy with a base in Bristol, reveals the...
The corporate team from South West law firm Thrings has advised on the sale of a business designing and manufacturing products at the cutting edge of acoustic material technology. Acoustic Polymers, which has been acquired by cork and rubber materials manufacturer Tiflex, specialises in high-performance polymeric-based materials used in...
Bristol businesses are being urged to invest in the city’s future workforce by getting behind a £1m appeal to boost support services for children and young people. The target has been set to coincide with a ground-breaking approach in Bristol with the long-term goal of ensuring no child or...
Accountants Haines Watts’ Bristol office managing partner has been appointed to the board responsible for the firm’s nationwide expansion. Matthew Bracher is one of just four Haines Watts partners tasked with restructuring the specialist SME firm following the acquisition of the London and Birmingham elements of the organisation last...
Falling inflation has sparked higher business confidence among bosses of firms in Bristol and across the West of England – but most are still gloomy about the UK’s economic prospects. Labour costs also remain a challenge along with problems in recruiting the best people as the skills shortage continues...
Rapidly growing Bristol-based café/bar group Loungers expects to have opened 34 new venues by the end of its current financial year as it continues to aim for a national chain of 600 outlets in the near future. The group, which opened its first Lounge on North Street in Bedminster 21...
Bristol-based corporate finance specialist Shaw & Co has advised a Wiltshire accounting software business on its sale to a global digital finance transformation leader. Data Interconnect, which was founded in 1996 and went on to develop world-class eInvoicing software, was acquired by BlackLine for an undisclosed amount. Data Interconnect, based...
Top 10 national accountancy firm Azets has opened its first office in Bristol in a move that brings together a team of specialists in tax, audit and business advisory. The office, on Temple Back East, is headed by Iain Sanderson, who has joined Azets as a tax partner having spent...
National law firm Ashfords has appointed Nick Wrigley as its new chief financial officer, based in its Bristol office. Nick, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of international law firm DAC Beachcroft, where he spent nearly seven years as director of finance. He has a wealth of experience in...
