Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has advised wealth management and financial planning firm Digby Associates, also based in the city, on three acquisitions so far this year. Digby Associates took over the financial advice businesses and client banks based in Bristol, Gloucestershire and Hertfordshire as part of its ongoing growth...
The region’s largest business group has urged the Prime Minister to help create a more sustainable future for business at this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall. The British Chambers of Commerce South West (BCCSW) – which includes Bristol Chamber of Commerce parent group Business West – has written to...
Corporate and tax experts from the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson have advised broking group Howden on its acquisition of Thornbury-based Medical Professional Risk Solutions, a specialist insurance broker for the primary care sector. The acquisition expands London-based Howden’s health & care division as it...
The UK’s first touch-free women’s urinal has been developed by a University of Bristol student start-up, potentially putting paid to long queues for the ladies’ loos at festivals. PEEQUAL’s mission is to pioneer what it calls pee-equality for women. Its product, pictured, solves the problem of women’s toilet queues at...
Law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based Islamic finance team has advised a Saudi-based management firm on its acquisition of an office block worth £19m. The 39,000 sq ft Grade A building in Brentwood, Essex, was bought by Sidra Capital, with Foot Anstey working on the deal from inception to completion. ...
A new partnership that includes national law firm TLT and ethical bank Triodos’s UK business – both based Bristol – is seeking to support growth of employee ownership. Backed by the Employee Ownership Association, the partnership will share its members’ collective insight and expertise on the benefits of staff...
Bristol Law Society has appointed specialist insurance broker Howden as its new, long-term professional indemnity insurance (PII) sponsor. The move will allow Bristol Law Society 4,500 members access to resources and exclusive facilities only available through Howden. London-based Howden will also provide regular guidance on risk management and other...
Bristol architects Childs Sulzmann, the practice behind many iconic buildings in the city such as the Arnolfini, Engine Shed and Watershed, has been sold to its management. Founding partner Nick Childs, who launched the practice 28 years ago, has handed over control to directors Mike Cox and Matt Parsons...
Bristol market-disrupting specialist software firm Terrafirma has been bought by a leading international business in the sector for £12m. Terrafirma, which is based at Aztec West, specialises in identifying ground hazards which may have been hidden for years. Its team of geologists, soil scientists and mining engineers have developed...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has acted for residential property companies Tanda Homes and Mendip Developments on the acquisitions of their latest development sites. The sites, in Frome and Bourton, are the sixth and seventh acquired by the group since 2016 and follow on from its successful developments...
Lyons Davidson, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, is looking to capitalise on its leading position in the UK insurance sector after securing a £5m working capital facility. The firm provides legal services to consumers on behalf of its insurance partners, including blue-chip brands such as LV=, Admiral, Saga and Direct...
Three new charity partners have been chosen by the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. FareShare South West, One25 and 16-25 Independent People will be supported through fundraising, volunteering and pro-bono activity. FareShare South West is part of the UK’s largest food charity, FareShare, which works...
Six lawyers based in the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott have new jobs following its 2021 promotions round. Insolvency solicitor Sonal Chudasama is now a senior associate. Sonal, pictured, represents trustees, liquidators and creditors in all manner of disputes arising from contentious insolvency. A further five...
