Bristol legal firm GL Law has expanded its private client team to meet a marked increase in people seeking advice about organising their affairs and planning for later life. Senior associate solicitor Ben Coulson and paralegal Lauren Downs have joined to help them meet demand and support the team’s...
The Islamic finance team in the Bristol office of national law firm Foot Anstey is celebrating advising on three major deals over the past month. The transactions include advising Bahrain-based institutional investor Black Sands Real Estate WLL on a £42m corporate acquisition, acting for the London Branch of Riyad...
Tax consultancy Finch & Associates has continued with its ambitious expansion strategy by opening an office in Cardiff and launching a cryptocurrency tax arm. The new office will enable the Clevedon-based firm to provide specialist R&D tax relief advice to Cardiff’s burgeoning tech sector as well as businesses across...
Professional criminals took advantage of the unprecedented conditions caused by the pandemic to con businesses and individuals across the South West out of millions of pounds, new figures show. According to accountancy group KPMG latest Fraud Barometer, cases reaching the region’s courts in the first half of this year...
Lawyers from global law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office have helped complete another high-profile technology deal – this time advising finance group BGF on its lead investment in a £58m funding round in femtech pioneer Elvie. London-based Elvie is a revolutionary – and fast-growing – global health and lifestyle brand...
The Bristol office of South West accountancy group PKF Francis Clark has advised Bloom & Wild, the fast-growing flower delivery business, on a second international acquisition in three months. The acquisition of leading French online florist Very Bloom SAS, which trades as Bergamotte, for an undisclosed sum, continues the...
Lawyers in the Bristol office of global law firm Osborne Clarke have advised a start-up aiming to revolutionise the use of real-time data in insurance on its £12m investment. London-based Flock said the Series A funding marked a major milestone in building a global, fully digital insurance company for...
To date, the government has spent more than £372bn on the nation’s response to Covid-19 and while much of the financial support on offer is due to end in a few months’ time, the spiralling costs have had a heavy hit on the public finances. That is why we...
Global accountancy group EY has made a series of senior appointments in its Bristol office, including a partner and three associate partners, as it continues to invest in its South West and Wales region. Robin Enstone has been promoted to equity partner while there are also promotions to associate...
The South West team of LDC, the leading mid-market private equity firm, is predicting significant growth and investment opportunities for small and mid-sized businesses over the coming year as the regional economy recovers from the pandemic. The Bristol-based team completed three deals in the first half of this year...
Triodos, the ethical bank with its UK headquarters in Bristol, has topped a global league table for most clean energy deals executed by a bank for the sixth year running. With a total of 69 deals across Europe last year valued at $433m (£306m), Triodos took the title of ‘Most Active Lead...
Bristol tech firms are being invited to follow in the footsteps of some of the city’s most innovative businesses by entering the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 Awards. Now in their 24th year, the awards rank and recognise the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, based on the past...
Nearly 150 staff at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming have started a virtual challenge to travel 40,000 miles – the equivalent of circumnavigating the globe. The firm, which recently relocated its Bristol base – the largest of its seven offices – has launched the challenge as part of its...
