Mid-market private equity firm LDC’s Bristol-based South West team has made a minority investment in tech-enabled legal services company revolutionising the way barristers work. The Barrister Group (TBG), an umbrella group for legal brands such as Clerksroom Chambers and Clerksroom Direct, uses its innovative proprietary Chambers365 management software to give barristers choice over...
A former Bristol solicitor and an ex-mental health social worker have been named as the UK’s top female franchisors seven years after drawing on their own experiences as mums to launch a baby and child sleep consultancy. Jenna Wilson founded Little Dreams Consulting in 2016 while pregnant with her...
Confidence among South West firms remains the most fragile of any UK region, according to two new surveys, with weak economic growth and skills shortages among the biggest challenges. Business optimism in the region fell six percentage points during May according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank...
HLK, the Bristol-based global intellectual property (IP) services group, has appointed Matthew Evans as its first business development director. The group, which combines Haseltine Lake Kempner and Munich-headquartered HL Kempner Partnerschaft mbB, said the newly created position reinforced its strong ethos of quality and outstanding client service. The group...
Wealth management firm Cazenove Capital has opened an office in Bristol to serve its growing client base in the city and across the South West. The move is part of a regional growth strategy at the firm, which has also included launching bases in Birmingham and Manchester and making...
Istoria Group, the Bristol-based collective of creative agencies, has made two new group-level appointments, with Silka Mitchell joining as creative director and Bryn Isaac as financial director. Silka, pictured, who is German-born and has lived and worked in both Germany and in the UK, brings top London agency experience...
The first cohort of young talent has been selected for a new internship programme aimed at tackling the key issues of a long-term skills shortage and a lack of workforce diversity in Bristol creative sector. Fourteen young people, pictured, from across the city will now experience working life in...
Specialist property lender Atelier has appointed Mike Page as lending manager based in Bristol to lead its expansion in the South West and South Wales. Mike, pictured, who has 19 years’ property finance experience – mainly working in the Bristol market – is tasked by Atelier to work with residential,...
Bristol-based independent digital marketing agency Flourish appointed former Havas senior account director Dan Watkins as it continues to recruit senior talent from established businesses as they grow their leadership team. Dan, pictured, brings a wealth of experience to Flourish, having previously worked in the Bristol offices of full-service creative...
