National law firm Bond Dickinson, which has an office in Bristol, has become the latest member of the SS Great Britain Trust’s Being Brunel Corporate Club. Bond Dickinson, whose Bristol office employs 240 people, has joined at the highest ‘founder’ level. The Being Brunel project will open a new...
Lawyers from national firm Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office have advised on the merger of two leading independent girls’ day schools in the city. The firm worked with Redland High School for Girls in its merger with The Red Maids’ School to form Redmaids’ High School. The Bond Dickinson team...
Annual turnover at TLT, the Bristol headquartered national law firm, has increased by 15% to £71.6m as it prepares for its next ambitious three-year strategy. Over the past three years the firm has grown revenue by 45% and its headcount by 60% to reach 1,000 people. Partner numbers have...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as...
International mergers and acquisitions lawyer Mike Turner has joined the board of Bristol Rovers as a non-executive director. Mike, pictured, who is based in London, worked with the Al Qadi family when they took over the club in February. Mike said|: “I know the family very well and have...
Islamic finance specialists in the Bristol office of law firm Foot Anstey have advised real estate investor Greenridge Investment Management on two significant and complex transactions. The deals include the £77m acquisition of US multinational conglomerate 3M’s European headquarters in Bracknell and the £48.3m acquisition of the NHS National...
The successful Business Showcase South West returns next week to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, takes place at Bristol’s newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates from across...
Osborne Clarke, the international legal practice with its roots in Bristol, has pushed its annual UK revenues above £100m for the first time. The firm, which has 700 lawyers in 20 international offices, increased UK income by 17% from £96.5m in 2015 to £112.9m. Global revenues were up 23%...
Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is urgently seeking experienced business people to mentor the city’s growing number of aspiring entrepreneurs. The not-for-profit organisation has helped thousands launch successful ventures since it was launched in the 1980s. But its existing network of mentors is now advising record numbers of...
International law firm Osborne Clarke, which has a major office in Bristol, has promoted one of its litigators to partner. Mary Lawrence, pictured, is a member of the firm’s commercial and regulatory disputes team with a focus on health and safety. Her practice involves advising and defending large corporate...
Regional law firm Thrings has made the first appointments to a new role in its career structure, promoting four senior solicitors to the position of legal director. The appointments are part of the firm’s annual round of promotions and include commercial property expert Robert Barnes, who is based in...
UWE’s new £50m Faculty of Business and Law building has come a step closer to completion with a traditional ‘topping-out’ ceremony. The new state-of-the art building will house Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School and is part of the university’s major campus development plan to build a university...
Bristol law firms TLT and Burges Salmon have advised on the £12m management buyout of leading healthy food-to-go retailer Vital Ingredient. TLT worked with the management team on the buyout, which was backed by LDC, Lloyds Banking Group’s mid-market private equity firm, while Burges Salmon’s corporate finance team advised LDC...
