A cohort of 13 women entrepreneurs have showcased their innovative start-ups at a pitching event as a pre-incubation programme staged by incubator SETsquared Bristol reached its finale. Now in its second year, the NatWest-funded Enterprising Women 2.0 programme helps women-formed businesses access world-class business support, including coaching, mentoring, pitch...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised the owners of long-established rugby club Saracens on a complex deal involving a reorganisation of its parent group and a £32m equity investment led by a consortium that includes a number of high-profile business and sporting figures. of the deal,...
Bristol businesses are being invited to support a transformational skills programme led by UWE that will create opportunities in the green economy for young people from the city. Green Skills for Jobs and Entrepreneurship has been launched against a backdrop of economic recovery following the Covid pandemic and the demand...
Law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based Islamic finance team has continued its growth in the commercial property sector by advising on another major deal. Its support for Riyad Bank’s London branch on the refinancing of health and beauty retail group Superdrug’s £21.5m corporate headquarters is the second such deal for...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has continued to strengthen its UK-wide corporate team with the appointment of Philip Barratt as partner. Philip, pictured, joins from Cardiff and London firm Capital Law, where he became partner in 2019, having previously held positions at Eversheds Sutherland and Addleshaw Goddard in London. ...
Ambitious plans have been announced by FinTech West, the body that showcases technology-based financial services firms in the region, including an accelerator project, increased engagement with students and international exposure. FinTech West’s expansion comes as the ecosystem it represents continues on its own growth trajectory, having emerged over the...
West of England accountants Bishop Fleming’s Bristol office has taken on three former partners of rival Smith & Williamson with more than 60 years at the firm between them. Corporate financiers Martyn Fraser and Matthew Pearson have joined Bishop Fleming’s large corporate finance team while tax specialist Peter Ball...
A team from regional law firm Michelmores has helped create an innovative partnership described as a ‘game-changer’ in the way developers can ensure their schemes are sustainable. The link-up between Environment Bank and specialist alternative asset manager Gresham House will introduce the sector’s first compliance solution that drives biodiversity net gain...
Banking and corporate specialists in the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke have advised fast-growing credit technology platform Fintern on its latest fundraising round, in which it secured £8m of new capital. The investment round, led by international investment firm Hambro Perks, also included an equity investment...
Bristol and London law firm GL Law has appointed three new team members as it continues to develop and grow its services for businesses and individuals. Associate solicitor Ed Jaffa has joined the corporate & commercial team and paralegal Lloyd Perry has become a member of the private client...
The first major event staged by the Western Gateway economic partnership takes place next month to bring together key figures from business, academia and local and national government on both sides of the Severn to explore the potential of the cross–border powerhouse. Called Green Growth within the Western Gateway, the day-long...
Bristol charity Aid Box Community is appealing for storage space as it struggles to cope with a huge increase in demand for its services triggered by a rise in the number of refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the city. Aid Box Community (ABC) has a hub and free...
The Bristol team behind the UK’s first female urinal has raised £250,000 in their first funding round, including investment from the co-founder of online bank Monzo, as they aim to pioneer ‘pee-equality’ for women. The PEEQUAL, invented by University of Bristol graduates Hazel McShane and Amber Probyn, pictured, is...
