Business, civic and academic leaders from Bristol today joined the nation in mourning the death yesterday afternoon of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, paying tribute to her life and selfless service. The Union and St George’s flags outside City Hall and flags at civic buildings across the city are...
National law firm Foot Anstey has worked with Italian aviation group Magnaghi Aeronautica Group on its acquisition of a UK specialist in manufacturing components and supplier of surface treatments for the aerospace industry, including receiving national security clearance. Magnaghi, which is headquartered in Naples, said the takeover of Gloucestershire-based Five...
Eight recent graduates and three apprentice school leavers have become associates in wealth management and professional services firm Evelyn Partners’ fast-growing assurance and business services (ABS) team in Bristol. The 11-strong cohort will now take part in a training programme to become Chartered Accountants. Staffing levels in the team have...
The search is on again to find the South West’s best and brightest small companies as Britain’s biggest business representation group launches its annual awards. The FSB’s (Federation of Small Businesses) Celebrating Small Business Awards showcase small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the region and are open to...
The South West’s largest business organisation has ‘warmly welcomed’ the government’s promise to help firms with spiralling energy bills this winter – but called for it to regulate the market to ensure stability in the future. Prime Minister Liz Truss’s energy price freeze announced yesterday means households bills will be capped...
Bristol-based tech firm Anaphite has raised £4.1m to develop the use of graphene in electric vehicles batteries – a move that could halve charging times while also cutting manufacturing costs. The firm, launched four years ago by two university graduates to look into ways of exploiting the potential of...
Bristol-based wealth management boutique Whitechurch Financial Consultants has completed its third acquisition in as many years, taking over the clients of retiring West of England adviser Derrick Coade. The move, which adds more than 180 clients to the Whitechurch’s 4,000-strong client bank, is in line with its growth strategy. ...
Lawyers from Burges Salmon have worked on a £3m funding deal to hugely expand production at an English whisky and gin producer as it looks to double its export sales. The Bristol-headquartered law firm’s banking and finance team advised Santander UK on its finance package for Cotswolds Distillery. The drinks...
The Bristol office of mid-market private equity firm LDC has made an £18m minority investment in global pharmaceutical development organisation TMC Pharma Services. Hampshire-based TMC’s products specialise in innovative treatments for rare diseases and oncology. It has successfully supported more than 150 ‘orphan’ drug designations in the past 10 years...
Confidence among South West businesses rose in August despite spiralling costs, according to a new survey – making it one of only three UK regions to record a month-on-month increase in optimism. Firms in the region appear to have shrugged off the impact of soaring utility bills, wage increases and...
The Bristol office of UK law firm Ashfords has advised global digital health company Vamstar on its $9.5m (£8.2m) Series A funding round – the latest in a string of investment deals it has handled over the past year totalling more than $200m. London-based Vamstar’s funding will help it...
Bristol-based boutique corporate finance consultancy Momentum has advised on a major deal involving the sale of a client firm to the UK market leader for vacant property and asset protection services. It worked with specialist property, security and maintenance provider Veritas Property Management on its takeover by Orbis Protect. ...
Six grassroots organisations benefiting their communities in parts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire are to receive much-needed financial support through a fund set up by Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby. The fund, now in its second year, provides up to £300 for organisations or charities in areas where Barcan+Kirby has...
