Alternative regional funder SWIG Finance has reached the landmark of lending £15m to 250 small businesses across the South West in a scheme backed by Triodos, the ethical bank with its UK headquarters in Bristol. The milestone came within five years of the first loan being made under the...
An expanding provider of short-term real estate loans has secured a £70m investment, with two Bristol law firms advising on the transaction. Foot Anstey worked with Quilam Capital while Osborne Clarke supported Foresight Group. Both are long-term clients of the firms. Under the funding round, Foresight will provide senior...
The corporate and mergers & acquisition team at Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has helped create a major new investor for the UK solar market which will finance schemes from the development to operational stages. The long-term strategic partnership between Bluefield Solar Income Fund GLIL Infrastructure commits them to...
Nine in 10 mid-sized firms based in the South West shrugged off the national economic gloom last year to achieve their forecasted growth, according to a new survey. Now nearly a third plan to launch new products or services to continue to expand this year, despite challenges linked to...
Specialists from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT and the city office of global accountancy group KPMG have advised a West of England communications and IT business on its sale to a fast-growing national managed service provider. The teams from TLT and KPMG worked with Cheltenham-based Bamboo Technology’s shareholders on...
Bristol has become the base for a major new force in the specialist insurance market following completion of a deal involving two firms with their UK head offices in the city. The acquisition of Bristol-headquartered legal protection insurer DAS UK by ARAG, creates a business with around 800 staff...
The head of private wealth at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been named among the world’s top private client practitioners. Suzanna Harvey, pictured, appears in the 2024 edition of the prestigious eprivateclient 50 Most Influential table, which recognises the key figures in the sector. The individuals in...
National accountancy group Grant Thornton UK has appointed partner Lauren Carlyle as its new practice lead for the South West and Wales. In her new role Lauren, pictured, is responsible for leading and growing Grant Thornton’s regional team of almost 300 people based across its offices in Bristol and...
Integrated wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners has made two senior appointments in its Bristol office, including a new professional services managing partner. Helen Bassett, pictured with new restructuring & recovery partner Chris Marsden, joined the Bristol office of what was then Solomon Hare in 2000 as...
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has appointed Faye Hall as a partner in its forensic services team based in its Bristol and London offices. Faye, pictured with head of FRP’s forensic services practice Chris Osborne, has more than 25 years’ experience in the field, most recently as a partner and head of...
Bristol-based airline safety software specialist Vistair has merged with a major US firm to form a global data intelligence technology group operating in more than 30 countries on six continents. Vistair was formed in the early 1990s when it emerged from an interactive Bristol media software company. Founder Ian...
Claritas Tax, the UK’s largest independent tax advisory firm, has opened a base in Bristol as it continues to develop a regional network of offices across the UK. The Bristol office, in Temple Quay, is headed by newly appointed partner Robert Brown, who has joined from regional accountancy firm...
A Bristol-based, Queen’s Award for Enterprise-winning specialist online retailer has gone into administration for the second time in 10 months, with this time all its staff being made redundant. British Corner Shop was launched in 2004 in its owner’s garage and at its peak sold more than 10,000 traditional...
