The UK tech sector shrugged off the impact of the economic slowdown and Covid pandemic last year to achieve the second highest number of mergers and acquisition, according to new research from Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance. Some 972 deals were announced despite a backdrop that also...
Bristol-based specialist corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co has two new co-owners as part of its five-year plan to grow from a niche regional player to a nationally disruptive operator. Alexei Garan and Rob Starr have been promoted to partners in the firm and will now work alongside...
A recent trend in the UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape is the increased prevalence of search funds as acquirers of established trading businesses. This relatively new phenomenon provides an interesting potential acquirer to owner-managers that are looking to sell their business. What is a Search Fund? In its...
Legal experts from the Bristol head office of national law firm Burges Salmon have worked with a fund set up by the Mayor of London on the financing of a fleet of new zero-emission electric buses. The 30 Wrightbus Electroliner buses will replace diesel vehicles on Transport for London’s...
The Bristol office of regional chartered accountancy firm Albert Goodman has recruited Ruth Powell as a director to bolster its tax team and support client demand. Ruth, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of national accountancy group Evelyn Partners (formerly Smith & Williamson), where she worked for more than...
Bristol-based finance firm Hargreaves Lansdown has become the first FTSE 100 listed company to be accredited as an Age Inclusive employer. The firm, which employs more than 1,700 people, achieved the status from 55/Redefined, a UK organisation that champions anti-age discrimination. A recent study by 55/Redefined revealed that 56% of...
Bristol-based legal experts at international law firm Osborne Clarke have advised growth finance group BGF on its investment in Oxbotica, a global leader in autonomous vehicle software for businesses. The $140m (£115m) Series C funding round will be used to drive the Oxford-based firm’s global expansion and accelerate commercialisation...
Regional alternative finance lender South West Investment Group (SWIG) has made a number of changes to its board, including appointing former World Bank lead economist Christine Allison as its new chair. Christine, pictured, who was also a special advisor to the Treasury Select Committee, takes over from Richard Coombs, who...
National law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office has appointed Sarah Coe as a partner in its specialist corporate and commercial team. Sarah, pictured, who will also work in the firm’s London office, specialises in commercial, intellectual property (IP) and technology law – areas in which she is now offering...
Three of Bristol’s largest law firms have been appointed to one of the UK’s biggest legal panels, with one of them winning a place on it for the first time. Burges Salmon and Bevan Brittan are among six firms successful in their bids to be reappointed to the Financial...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has appointed a new partner to its UK-wide banking and finance team, further cementing its position as a leader in sector. Mark Thomas, pictured, joins from full-service global law firm Squire Patton Boggs, where he headed its structured finance practice for nine-and-a-half years. TLT...
Businesses are being encouraged by regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon to carry on preparing for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax in spite of the announcement of a two-year delay. Milsted Langdon, which has five offices – including one in Bristol – said the further changes to the...
Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, has appointed Emma Carter as its new membership director. Emma, pictured, started work at 16 after the Thames Valley Chambers of Commerce visited her school to talk about modern apprenticeships. At 18 she was selling memberships for the chamber and...
