Buyout activity in the South West is growing at a “steady rate” with five deals worth £25m completed so far this year and a healthy pipeline waiting for completion, according to new research. The figures, published by the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR), show growth in completions across...
Anticipation is building ahead of the region’s major new business event, The Business Showcase South West 2014, which takes place next Tuesday in Bristol. The unique event will celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and sustainability through speeches, discussions, exhibitors and networking opportunities. Business Showcase South West...
Bristol law firm Temple Bright has provided legal support on an investment in Twitter analytics start-up Blurrt by Welsh language broadcaster S4C’s commercial arm. The investment gives S4C Commercial the chance to develop a more sophisticated understanding of audience behaviours while access to Blurrt’s data will help it shape...
A major new academic centre to develop the next generation of scientists specialising in condensed matter physics is to open at the University of Bristol. The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) is among 22 across the UK aimed at boosting postgraduate training in a wide range of engineering and...
With another tax year about to end, businesses need to consider how they are treating expenditure on entertainment, both in their own tax workings and the annual employer returns to HMRC. Paul Bray, pictured, a tax partner in the Bristol office of accountancy and investment management group, Smith &...
Commercial property consultant Knight Frank has expanded its property asset management department in Bristol to meet growing demand across the South West. Jo Crofts, formerly an associate in the office agency, has joined the team, which manages key industrial, office and retail buildings in an area stretching from Swindon...
One of Bristol city centre’s newest office buildings has been sold for the second time in just over two years – earning its owner a profit of nearly £3m and heralding a strong recovery in the city’s commercial property market. The Paragon, on the corner of Victoria Street and...
Bristol’s Park Street is to be a test bed for a pioneering digital marketing project that aims to boost business for its stores by harnessing the power of social media. The trailblazing initiative – only the second of its kind in the UK – will enable the iconic street’s shops,...
Bristol city centre landmark office building Whitefriars has attracted three new occupiers since the start of the year following a major refurbishment. The 145,000 sq ft, 11-storey building on Lewins Mead is one of the largest in the city centre. Agents are now marketing 36,000 sq ft of unoccupied...
The SETsquared network, the UK’s top university business incubator with a base in Bristol, has appointed Simon Bond as its new head. As innovation director, Simon, pictured, the former director of the SETsquared innovation centre at the University of Bath, will oversee the way the partnership incubates hi- tech...
Fast-growing brewing, pub and restaurant group Bath Ales has won a coveted national award in recognition of the breadth of its expanding portfolio of venues. The firm landed the Best Managed Pub Company (two-50 sites) accolade at the prestigious Publican’s Morning Advertiser awards last night. Bath Ales, based at...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol City FC will begin work to redevelop their stadium at Ashton Gate at the end of the current season after a deadline for legal challenges to the plan passed. Councillors gave unanimous backing to the club’s plans to regenerate the stadium last November. Those...
Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke has opened an office in San Francisco to build on its presence in the US and extend its network among the West Coast’s tech community. The office will be in the heart of the city’s SoMa tech neighbourhood, enabling the firm to establish...
