The fintech team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on the launch of a first-of-its-kind money saving app that rewards commitment and community. Founded with the belief that ‘saving is freedom’, the Communion app, which shares its name with the firm behind it, seeks to tackle...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising a cultivated meat producer that is offering a potentially game-changing approach to sustainable pork as it scales up and moves towards commercialisation. Uncommon Bio, formerly called Highersteaks, was founded in Bristol in 2017 and is now based in Cambridge. It...
National law firm Clarke Willmott has taken on two new partners in its Bristol office to bolster its fast-growing housebuilder and financial litigation teams. Alistair Wallworth is a commercial property partner with a focus on residential development and strategic land while experienced litigator Darren Kidd specialises in high-value and...
Regional law firm Michelmores has strengthened its transactional real estate team in Bristol with the appointment of Cheryl Brady as a partner. Cheryl, pictured, qualified as a real estate lawyer in 2006 and has extensive experience within both commercial and residential property. Prior to focusing on property development in 2012,...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has appointed experienced strategy and change consultant Rebecca Shalom as a non-executive director to support its growth strategy. Rebecca, pictured, has more than 30 years’ experience leading transformations and advising leadership teams on strategy, with a particular focus on complex business issues. She has...
SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol’s acclaimed tech incubator, has further strengthened its adviser team with the appointment of four experts. They join an existing community of 15 advisers in residence, who are a key aspect of the incubator’s programme, providing pro-bono advice to its 80 member companies. Advisers offer weekly...
A major new event series for employers on how to improve recruitment and retention across gender-equal talent pools is being launched next week. Staged by Bristol Women in Business Charter (BWIBC) on Wednesday, 20 September, the inaugural event will feature two panels – one made up of employment experts and another hearing from people with lived experience. ‘Recruiting for...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised on the purchase of Kents Cavern, a system of caves near Torquay claimed to be “the oldest residence in Britain” owing to the evidence for human habitation extending back to the Stone Age. The World Heritage Site has been acquired...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon’s renewable energy team has advised a longstanding client on a £30m revolving credit facility that will fund its further growth. Atrato Onsite Energy, an investment company focused on onsite clean energy generation, secured the £30m deal with NatWest Bank. The London-based firm will...
The corporate group at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on a £4m investment in Legatics, a legal project management platform that simplifies and automates legal processes. The funding from FINTOP Capital and Gresham House Ventures will support London-based Legatics as it targets further growth and expansion into the...
The corporate and private client teams at law firm Thrings have been boosted with the appointment of two “outstanding” newly qualified solicitors who have progressed through its trainee scheme. Sam Longmore has joined Thrings’ private client team while Noah Ofulue is now a member of its corporate team. Both...
Looking at it rationally, having a Bristol Women in Business Charter is counterintuitive. We should not, rationally, even be discussing the ‘business case’ for women to be an equal and part of a fair and moral functioning economic system. There would, you could argue, be no rational reason to...
National law firm Ashfords has made four new partner promotions – two of them in its Bristol office – in a move that raises its total partnership to 74. The firm, which employs more than 500 people, has also more than doubled its promotions at all levels this year...
