Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams, one of the UK’s oldest surviving legal practices, has unveiled a new look and new name – GL Law – to reflect its new way of working in the rapidly changing legal market. The change is part of a major rebrand for the firm...
Bristol-based pensions and employee benefits communications firm Concert Consulting, which works with blue-chip clients such as the AA and Nationwide, has been sold to a US-based global HR benefits and consulting group. Concert, which was founded by managing director Peter Walsh in 2004, specialises in communicating to more than...
Businesses will be advised on how they can help Bristol achieve its ambitious target of being a carbon neutral city by 2030 as part of a £4m, three-year programme approved by the city council’s cabinet this week. The financial package will fund a combined Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme....
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the...
Bristol law firm VWV’s technology team has acted for fast-growing data intelligence business Ripjar in securing $36.8m (£29.3m) from the US to fund further expansion. Cheltenham-based Ripjar works with governments and organisations to detect and investigate threats from criminal activity. Launched by a team of experienced technologists previously employed...
Bristol Green Capital Partnership, which was founded in 2007 with just 12 organisations, has passed the 1,000-member mark – demonstrating, it says, the city’s ambition to become greener, fairer and more resilient. Already thought to be the largest partnership of its kind in the world, the unique network brings...
Lawyers from Bristol-headquartered national firm TLT have advised on the sale of a UK energy generation portfolio which has created the country’s largest generating firm of its kind. The acquisition of Birmingham-based Viridis Power by Conrad Energy adds a generation mix of more than 320MW of renewable power and...
The corporate team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on the sale of a specialist UK education software developer in a cross-border deal. Burges Salmon acted for NC Technology & Consultancy alongside accountants Mazars on the disposal of its two Cardiff-based subsidiaries LexAble and LexAble Services...
The latest lockdown measures will be devastating to many Bristol firms despite their best efforts to make themselves Covid-safe, the region’s largest business organisation has warned. Most businesses were forced to close yesterday as the country entered its second lockdown, with staff being urged to work from home where...
Bristol businesses suspected of flouting measures aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus could be visited by a new team of Covid Secure Marshals being set up by the city council. The council said it is to have “at least 16” of the marshals operating around the city...
Nearly 6,500 Bristol businesses were in ‘significant financial distress’ between July and September as the coronavirus pandemic hit the city, according to a new report. The total of 6,476 was a 4% increase in the number of firms struggling in the previous three months, according to the figures from...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has joined the legal panel of Business Energy Claims, the organisation tackling energy broker mis-selling. The panel, which has a number of legal specialists, assists in helping businesses recover hidden commissions and losses from mis-sold energy contracts. Business...
Bristol-headquartered law firm VWV has secured a seven-figure finance facility from HSBC UK to support its ongoing growth strategy and ensure it is well-placed to adapt to the changing economy. The facility gives VWV, which moved its full banking to HSBC earlier this year, the financial headroom and the...
