Independent regional accounting firm Milsted Langdon, which has one of its five offices in Bristol, is celebrating a raft of new promotions as it recognises the talent within its teams. A dozen staff members have been promoted to new roles, including three new directors – Martin Johnson, Lyndsay Hardwick...
Digital marketplace Yuup has secured a further £200,000 investment to help it continue growing its presence in its home city of Bristol while strengthening its expansion in Birmingham. Launched in 2021, Yuup’s online platform offers bookable, in-person events, workshops and fun group activities organised and hosted by local people,...
Bristol-headquartered energy group Ovo has been ordered to repay thousands of its customers after overcharging their bills. The firm, Britain’s third-biggest energy supplier, was found to be in breach of the government’s energy price cap by regulator Ofgem, which said almost 11,000 of its customers had paid a total...
Regional accountancy group PKF Francis Clark has promoted Sam Phillips, the head of its transaction services team in Bristol, to partner. The move, along with nine other newly promoted partners, takes the number of partners in the firm to 60, the most in its 104-year history. Sam, pictured, joined the...
The private wealth sector team at Foot Anstey has advised long-standing international wealth management client The Fry Group on its sale to a major UK-based group. The deal expands new owner Progeny’s reach into Europe, Middle East and Asia and also increases its total assets under management to more...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has appointed two of its partners as departments heads. Rick Read has become its new head of real estate while Jim Aveline now heads private client services. A partner in the firm’s real estate investment and asset management team, Rick, pictured, acts for...
Regional alternative finance lender South West Investment Group (SWIG) has appointed former mergers & acquisitions partner at global accountancy firm PwC Chris Butters as its first group CEO. Chris, pictured, who has been a non-executive director of SWIG for more than two years, will lead on the organisation’s growth...
Bristol-headquartered Triodos Bank UK has been voted ‘best ethical financial provider’ at the British Bank Awards 2023 for a second year in a row. The awards are determined by customers voting for their favourite product provider by giving them a rating out of five and then a review on...
Staff at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon have thanked chairman Tim Close for his work as he prepares to hand over to his successor. Experienced partner Simon Rowe is taking over from Tim, pictured, who has held his position within the practice since 2019 and is stepping down to...
A property deal involving a major airport hotel has been completed thanks to advice provided by the Bristol-based Islamic finance team at national law firm Foot Anstey. The lawyers worked with Bahrain-based institutional investor Blacksand on the corporate acquisition of the Travelodge Gatwick Airport Central Hotel. The £40m deal...
An increase in demand for financial planning services has led integrated wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners to make two key appointments in its Bristol office. Adam Deacon joins as an experienced associate director and Ben Glynn as an associate financial planner. Adam has more than 10...
Bristol-based software engineering, data analysis and cyber services firm Bitweave has been acquired by a major US multinational. CACI, which employs more than 1,200 people in the UK and Europe providing business information systems to public and private sector clients, said Bitweave occupied an important position in the national security...
Bristol climate tech start-up Mykor has secured investment of £825,000 to expand development of its innovative carbon-negative insulation. The pre-seed funding round, co-led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Syndicate, will enable the firm to build a pilot manufacturing line for its carbon-negative insulation MykoFoam, pictured, so helping the...
