The UK M&A market is showing signs of recovery with the value of deals rising by 63% in the first quarter of 2011, according to the eighth edition of UK Deal Drivers – a comprehensive view of the UK M&A landscape published by PKF in association with mergermarket. Deals...
The nine Bristol-based partners of property consultants King Sturge could potentially each be at least £1m better off today as a result of a £197m takeover of their firm by rival Jones Lang LaSalle, the global commercial real estate consultancy. New York-listed Jones Lang LaSalle announced the merger on...
Call Centre Technology (CCT), the Bristol-based Avaya specialist in business communications, has been acquired by Capita Group for £15m on a cash free, debt free basis. CCT, which employs 130 staff, made an operating profit £1.7m on a turnover of £18.7m last year. Its clients include 118 The Number, Strathclyde Police...
Bristol law firm Clarke Willmott have been appointed to a panel which will provide public law and procurement and property services to the four authorities which used to form Avon. North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Bath & North East Somerset will share the services in a bid to...
SlingShot, the Bristol-based firm behind Igfest, the world’s biggest Pervasive Games Festival which is taking place in the city this weekend, is expecting to double turnover next year as it capitalises on significant commercial opportunities. Having started life in 2008 with a £9,000 development grant from the publicly-funded Media...
EasyJet, which flies more passengers through Bristol Airport than any other airline, is “cautiously optimistic” about prospects for the summer although it expects the following 18 months to be tougher. Carolyn McCall, the budget airline’s chief executive, said yesterday: “We have over half of all seats sold now...
Bristol-based law firm Gregg Latchams has launched a new portfolio of services aimed focused on renewable energy, clean technology – and those having to cope with regulations governing carbon reduction and environmental pollution. The firm will also offer individually tailored advice to Green Law clients on matters such as...
A valuable insight into the performance and hopes of entrepreneurial businesses has been launched by advisory firm Deloitte. Entrepreneurship UK: 2011/12 will take the pulse of entrepreneurs and their businesses at a pivotal time for the UK economy. Now in their fourth year, Deloitte’s Entrepreneurship UK reports have become...
A new Bristol based online service aimed at self-managing investors will allow them to handle their share portfolio online with no commission. Commfreefunds.com charges a £60 annual subscription fee for members but this covers transfers of existing funds as well as new purchases, sales and switches. The service has been...
Channel Islands based airline, Blue Islands, launched a new service between Bristol and Jersey yesterday. The twice-daily flight is operated by a 19-seat Jetstream aircraft, and departs from Bristol Airport at 9.40am from Monday to Friday, returning from Jersey at 4.20pm. A further flight is scheduled for Sunday afternoons...
Bristol bucked the national trend in office take-up during the first quarter of this year with an impressive performance, according to property consultants Knight Frank. Take-up for the UK’s 11 key regional cities outside the South East was down 14% on the 2010 quarterly average while in Bristol it rose...
Nearly 60% of private equity executives are planning significant portolio sales in the next 12 months, according to a survey carried out by chartered accountants Grant Thornton for their Private Equity Barometer. Of 100 questioned, only 10 per cent do not plan to sell any portfolio companies against 57% planning...
Bristol-based Aardman Digital won the BAFTA for New Media for Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention website at last night’s award ceremony in London. The site was launched as part of the multi-platform campaign for World of Invention, which also included a six-part television series on BBC1 and a...
