Time is running out for Bristol’s best business leaders and entrepreneurs to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence. This year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 have already proved the most successful yet, with a record number of registrations to enter....
South West regional law firm Foot Anstey has continued to develop its real estate practice with the promotion of Rebecca Kibby to a new role as CEO – conveyancing services, in its Bristol office. The practice has also appointed environment specialist Begonia Filgueira as a legal director in the...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has strengthened its real estate team in Bristol with the appointment of Colin Stratton as partner. Colin joins from regional firm Thrings where he spent 11 years, heading its Bristol office as a partner and also leading its local commercial property team. Prior to...
Corporate and international tax expert Sarah Lane is to join Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon on March 1 as a partner in its corporate tax team. Sarah, pictured, has extensive experience in tax in both legal and ‘big four’ accountancy firms and she has significant financial services and...
Experts from regional law firm Thrings’ Bristol office are helping the UK’s biggest property crowdfunding platform move into the fast-growing student accommodation sector. London-based Property Partner makes it easy for individual investors to club together to buy property and earn a rental income. Shortly after its launch into the...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Simon Hewes, partner in the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Phantom...
Stowe Family Law, the UK’s largest specialist family law practice, has opened an office in Bristol as it continues to expand across the country. The office in Queen Square is its fourth new base in less than 12 months and takes its network to 14. The firm has recruited...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has strengthened its position in the solar power sector by advising prominent market player NextEnergy on 10 acquisitions. The deals – on ground-mounted solar projects stretching from Cornwall to Yorkshire – have a total value of £58.5m with the capacity to generate a massive...
South West law firm Clarke Willmott has appointed Bonita Walters as a partner in its commercial and private client litigation team, based in its Bristol office. Bonita, pictured, specialises in contentious trust and probate matters and disputed Court of Protection applications. She also acts for private clients in property...
Thrings, the regional law firm with a base in Bristol, has restated its commitment to the London legal market by relocating its office there to a prime City location. The firm, which has had a base in the capital since 2007, has signed a 10-year lease on 5,640 sq...
Lockton, the world’s largest privately-owned insurance broker, has strengthened its professional services expertise with the appointment of James Page to its team in Bristol as senior vice-president. James, pictured, comes with 15 years of specialist professional indemnity insurance experience, having most recently held the role of director at Bristol-based...
A cross-firm team at Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon has advised HSBC Bank and Bank Leumi (UK) on a major refinancing of retirement village developer Audley Group. The £125m revolving credit facility to Audley Group to refinances its existing facilities with AIG, Bank Leumi and Coutts and will fund existing and...
Bristol’s ethical organisations have just two days left to submit their entries to the region’s Fairtrade Business Awards. Applications for the prestigious contest – now in its sixth year – close at midnight on Sunday. The awards recognise the contribution that businesses, organisations and institutes in the region make...
