Every year the Legal 500 identifies the leading individuals among Bristol’s law firms. This year it has highlighted: Omar Al-Nuaimi - Osborne Clarke (Banking and finance) Neil Baker – Clarke Willmott (Planning) Alan Barr – Burges Salmon (Corporate and commercial) Michael Bothamley – DAC Beachcroft (Commercial property) Andrew Braithwaite...
The Legal 500 analyses firms by sector to identify the top players in each practice area. Here are its findings in the key Bristol sectors of technology, media and telecoms; commercial property and finance. TMT (technology, media and telecoms), IT and telecoms Burges Salmon advises blue-chip clients on large-scale...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright has delivered the first significant deal out of its new London office in the high-growth Tech City area of Shoreditch. Fittingly, it is a tech-driven transaction: brand engagement agency FM Group has acquired the Shoreditch app and web developer Red C for an undisclosed...
The latest developments in the low carbon sector and their significance for Bristol’s burgeoning green sector will be highlighted at an event staged later today in the city. Staged by Low Carbon South West and hosted by accountants Smith & Williamson, the event will have a particular focus on...
Lawyers at Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a major office in Bristol, have advised long-standing client Piper Private Equity on its £8m investment in designer swim and leisurewear brand Orlebar Brown. The deal is the latest by Piper in a series of investments in fast-growing fashion, retail...
Planning lawyers at Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a major office in Bristol, have helped global renewable energy firm RES win development consent for a biomass power station in Northumberland. The scheme is the first of its kind to be granted a development consent order by Energy...
Bristol-based lawyers and accountants have advised on the £11m acquisition of Gloucestershire medical technology firm Leonhard Lang (UK) by the healthcare business of Irish group DCC. Mark Naughton and Chris Burgess of Grant Thornton’s Bristol corporate finance team advised Leonhard Lang (UK) on the sale, with tax experts Mike...
Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke has continued its rapid international expansion by opening an office in Paris – its 15th across Europe and the US. The move means France becomes the seventh jurisdiction in which the firm has a base. Just over a year ago Osborne Clarke had around...
Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a major office in Bristol, has been reappointed to one of two places on the legal panel of The Crown Estate energy and infrastructure portfolio. The decision followed a competitive tender process which aimed to consolidated legal advice across an extremely diverse...
A pilot community scheme launched by a group of Bristol firms to help budding young actors join Bristol Old Vic’s Young Company has awarded its first bursaries. The payments, at the end of the first year of the three-year pilot scheme, have been made to six talented youngsters who...
Bristol-based national law firm TLT has acted for international IT services group Sword in its £11.7m cross-border acquisition of UK-based Active Risk Group. NYSE-Euronext Paris-listed Sword operates in 15 countries with 1,000-plus staff. The acquisition of Active Risk Group's risk management software is a significant purchase for the group...
Expert advice from lawyers at Thrings, the M4 corridor legal firm with an office in Bristol, has helped save an iconic Bath pub. The Bell Inn, a popular live music venue on the city’s bohemian Walcot Street, was threatened with permanent closure when its former owners decided to sell. ...
Islamic finance specialists at West law firm Foot Anstey have worked on the £40m-plus acquisition of a student housing scheme by Gulf investors operating through a shari’ah-compliant real estate firm chaired by former Dragons’ Den star James Caan. London-based independent property advisory firm 90 North Real Estate Partners serves...
