Legal experts from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT have advised on an acquisition that has created the UK’s largest charity services businesses. The deal involved Woods Consolidated, the holding company of Chippenham-based Woods Group, taking over Melksham specialist outsourcing firm Valldata. Woods Group is best known for its strengths...
The corporate tax team at regional law firm Ashfords’ Bristol office has been boosted by the appointment of Nicola Manclark as partner. Nicola, pictured, joins from Bristol-based rival Burges Salmon, where she spent more than 10 years in its corporate tax department, most recently as a senior associate. Her...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has taken on eight trainees as newly qualified solicitors in its Bristol office. The group are among 14 autumn trainees retained by the firm, which also has offices in London and Reading – giving an overall retention rate of 82% across all three offices....
The Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has offered positions to four of its trainees this year. Ian Meyer, Rachel Small, Laura Elliott-Carter and Natasha Hyde have all accepted posts as newly qualified solicitors in the real estate, dispute resolution and commercial teams and will join the...
Leading regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has continued its expansion on the South Coast with the appointment of commercial and corporate specialist Mary Chant as partner. Mary, who advises businesses on their commercial and contractual contracts and arrangements, including drafting and negotiating commercial agreements,...
Branding, exporting and the challenges of being a woman boss in the male-dominated world of professional football are among the issues that will be showcased at this year’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol. The event, staged by small business support group Enterprise Nation on October 20, has become...
Regional law firm Ashfords has announced its 2017 round of promotions, which include a number in its Bristol office. Bristol-based Chris Coughlan (data protection) and Christopher Freeman (commercial litigation) are among five lawyers promoted to senior associate along with Exeter-based colleagues Morwenna Pestell (real estate), Gemma Essex (construction) and...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has welcomed teenage school and college students to its Bristol office as part of a work and skills programme aimed at improving social mobility. The Legal Social Mobility Partnership (LSMP) is a collaboration between law firms and their clients, as well as commercial organisations...
Above & Beyond, the charity that raises funds for Bristol’s city centre hospitals, has appointed four new co-opted trustees from the city’s diverse business community. Lee Aston, Steve Bluff, James Fox and Samantha Hawkins bring with them a wealth of experience from the retail, legal, and financial sectors. All...
Procurement and state aid specialist Stephanie Rickard has joined Bristol-headquartered law firm VWV’s commercial team as a partner. Her arrival comes as Brexit and its implications for state aid put a new focus on procurement work. Stephanie, pictured, joins from Burges Salmon, where she was a legal director. She...
The importance, challenges and potential pitfalls of branding gave entrepreneurs and representatives from more than 150 organisations food for thought at this morning’s annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Business Breakfast. A panel discussion – chaired by former BBC Radio Bristol presenter Steve Le Fevre – considered how and why...
A global overview of the most active law firms by deal volume has placed South West-based Ashfords among the European top 20. The firm, which has an office in Bristol, has already claimed the title of the South West’s busiest for corporate deal activity. It also ranks as the...
Timber and sheet materials specialist Avon Plywood has been acquired by larger competitor Sydenhams for an undisclosed sum. Keynsham-based Avon Plywood, which was established in 1983 as an importer of wood-based materials and timber into Bristol, is now one of the UK’s largest suppliers of its kind. It specialises...
