Finance

Specialised funder completes pair of deals in innovative finance firms with help from Foot Anstey

February 24, 2023
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Specialised funder completes pair of deals in innovative finance firms with help from Foot Anstey

National law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has advised on two major investments by Quilam Capital, a provider of funding and expert guidance to businesses operating in the speciality finance market. Its investments in fintech Raylo and Merchant Money, a UK-wide business lender, are the...

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New-look board primes Bristol social enterprise Babbasa for national expansion

February 23, 2023
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New-look board primes Bristol social enterprise Babbasa for national expansion

Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise that works to transform the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has appointed six new board members to help drive its vision and mission. The individuals have been selected to assist with specific facets of operating a social enterprise as...

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More key worker homes to be built in Bristol after impact investor gets new funding

February 23, 2023
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More key worker homes to be built in Bristol after impact investor gets new funding

Impact investor Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) is to expand its homes division to finance 1,500 quality new homes for key workers across the West of England by 2028. The move, which follows an equity investment in BBRC from London-based specialist impact investor Zamo Capital, will help it...

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New relationship manager taken on by Unity Trust Bank as it looks to grow its portfolio in the South West

February 22, 2023
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New relationship manager taken on by Unity Trust Bank as it looks to grow its portfolio in the South West

Independent commercial bank Unity Trust has appointed Steven Lovell as its relationship manager for the South West to support and develop its customer portfolio in the region. Steven, pictured, has more than a decade of experience in financial services having worked in Bristol for The Co-operative Bank, NatWest and,...

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Bristol Business Blog: Ollie Jordan, Haines Watts Bristol. I’m proof that accountancy apprenticeships work

February 17, 2023
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Bristol Business Blog: Ollie Jordan, Haines Watts Bristol. I’m proof that accountancy apprenticeships work

Four years on from starting as an apprentice accountant, I want to share my story and give advice for school leavers thinking about their first career steps. I’m lucky that I knew early on what I wanted to do for work as I’ve always been good at maths and...

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Bristol expansion for recruitment agency looking to double in size over next two years

February 17, 2023
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Bristol expansion for recruitment agency looking to double in size over next two years

Fast-growing recruitment agency Aligra has opened a branch in Bristol as it expands into the West of England for the first time. The group launched in 2007 with a single office in Swindon and has since expanded with branches in Andover, Didcot, Newbury and Hinckley, Leicestershire.  Having achieved a...

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LGBTQ+ inclusive policies brought in by Bristol law firms recognised in Stonewall Top 100 table

February 17, 2023
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LGBTQ+ inclusive policies brought in by Bristol law firms recognised in Stonewall Top 100 table

Two Bristol law firms and one of its largest financial services firms have been recognised as being LGBTQ+ inclusive employers by Stonewall in its Top 100 Employers 2023 list. Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has its second largest UK office in Bristol, appears in the list...

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£500k funding will help training provider double its support for Bristol’s young creatives

February 16, 2023
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£500k funding will help training provider double its support for Bristol’s young creatives

Bristol-based specialist creative education provider boomsatsuma is to double its capacity and create more than 20 jobs this year after receiving a £500,000 capital investment from Bristol & Bath Regional Capital. Boomsatsuma has been connecting students to the creative industries with its digital education programmes since 2008.  It trains...

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From urban forests to managing online addiction. SETsquared Bristol welcomes 12 new start-ups

February 15, 2023
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From urban forests to managing online addiction. SETsquared Bristol welcomes 12 new start-ups

Twelve innovative tech start-ups have joined the acclaimed tech incubator SETsquared Bristol to accelerate their growth. The new cohort represents a range of sectors as well as creative uses of technology to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems – from improved access to healthcare and education to...

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Bristol investors lead £3m funding round for firm using seaweed to develop sustainable food packaging

February 13, 2023
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Bristol investors lead £3m funding round for firm using seaweed to develop sustainable food packaging

A group of Bristol investors is backing a firm developing innovative bioplastic food packaging from seaweed in a deal that brings its technology another step closer to everyday use. Sustainable biotech business Kelpi invented the unique compostable material to replace single-use fossil fuel plastics, which take hundreds of years...

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Trunki firm on a journey to more growth after being snapped up by international branding group

February 10, 2023
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Trunki firm on a journey to more growth after being snapped up by international branding group

Magmatic, the Bristol-based children’s travel products business behind the Trunki, kids’ ride-on suitcase, has been sold to an international group of baby, juvenile and maternity brands in a deal handled by city-based national law firm Burges Salmon. Trunki inventor Rob Law was famously rejected by the panel on the...

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Businesses to welcome the Year of the Rabbit at annual Bristol-China Bureau banquet

February 10, 2023
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Businesses to welcome the Year of the Rabbit at annual Bristol-China Bureau banquet

Bristol businesses that have links with China will next week get the chance to usher in the Chinese Year of the Rabbit at a banquet in the city. Staged by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau as an annual showpiece, the dinner brings together firms and professionals...

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Regional campaign against poverty pay gains traction with commitment from more than 100 firms

February 9, 2023
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Regional campaign against poverty pay gains traction with commitment from more than 100 firms

More than 100 firms in Bristol and across the West of England have signed up to a regional Good Employment Charter which pledges to pay staff a Real Living Wage and clamp down on the use of zero-hours contracts. Introduced by Metro Mayor Dan Norris as part of a...

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