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Major US digital group snaps up Bristol tech success story Amdaris after period of huge growth

August 18, 2023
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Major US digital group snaps up Bristol tech success story Amdaris after period of huge growth

Bristol software development and digital services specialist Amdaris, one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies, has been acquired by a major global digital transformation group. Arizona-headquartered Insight Enterprises, a Fortune 500 company employing more than 13,000 people worldwide, will add Amdaris’ innovative services to its portfolio as it looks...

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Majority holding in Bristol world-leading specialist gas recovery firm acquired by US climate investor

August 18, 2023
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Majority holding in Bristol world-leading specialist gas recovery firm acquired by US climate investor

A Californian fund specialising in climate-related investments has acquired a majority stake in Bristol’s pioneering global refrigerant management company A-Gas, with lawyers from the city office of Osborne Clarke advising on the deal. Established in 1993, A-Gas has grown rapidly and is now at the forefront of capturing refrigerant...

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Temple Bright unlocks stalled Liverpool housing development for family-owned property client

August 18, 2023
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Temple Bright unlocks stalled Liverpool housing development for family-owned property client

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has completed its first transaction for real estate company North West Locum Service after resolving a number of legal issues on a residential development site in Liverpool. Planning permission was granted in 2019 for the 664-home scheme, pictured, in the Pumpfields area...

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WBD’s strengthened approach to sustainability lifts it into higher position in coveted global rankings

August 17, 2023
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WBD’s strengthened approach to sustainability lifts it into higher position in coveted global rankings

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has an office in Bristol, has been named in the top 2% of the world’s businesses for its commitment to sustainability. The recognition by EcoVadis, the world’s largest and most-trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, follows its evaluation of more than...

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Double shortlisting for Osborne Clarke’s new Bristol office in top international design awards

August 17, 2023
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Double shortlisting for Osborne Clarke’s new Bristol office in top international design awards

International law firm Osborne Clarke’s new state-of-the-art office Bristol office has been shortlisted for two prestigious interior design awards. The SBID International Design Awards are regarded as among the most coveted accolades for design excellence, with their judging panel of industry-leading experts selecting the shortlisted projects for design functionality,...

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Experienced private client lawyer joins Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office as partner

August 15, 2023
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Experienced private client lawyer joins Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office as partner

National law firm Clarke Willmott has expanded its private capital team in Bristol with the appointment of new partner Claire Johnson. Claire, pictured, who has nearly 30 years’ legal and tax experience, joins from the Bristol head office of TLT, where she was a legal director in its private...

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Debt-free Clarke Willmott chalks up £60m-plus annual revenue for first time, with PEP rising by 14%

August 11, 2023
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Debt-free Clarke Willmott chalks up £60m-plus annual revenue for first time, with PEP rising by 14%

Annual revenues at national law firm Clarke Willmott have gone above the £60m mark for the first time, having risen by 2% in its latest financial year. The firm, which has a major office in Bristol, also achieved 14% growth in its profit per equity partner (PEP) to £489,000. The increase...

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Foot Anstey provides cross-border advice for cyber security specialist’s second European acquisition

August 9, 2023
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Foot Anstey provides cross-border advice for cyber security specialist’s second European acquisition

A European cybersecurity firm with its UK office in Bristol has been acquired in a deal put together by national law firm Foot Anstey, which has a base in the city. Advantio was taken over by Foot Anstey client Integrity360 in a move that will expand its European footprint...

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‘Complex’ deal to open new community diagnostic centres for NHS completed by Bevan Brittan

August 8, 2023
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‘Complex’ deal to open new community diagnostic centres for NHS completed by Bevan Brittan

Commercial health legal experts from the Bristol office of national law firm Bevan Brittan have advised the NHS on the opening of five community diagnostic centres across the South West. The centres, one of which will be in Bristol, will provide additional capacity to meet increasing demand. They are...

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‘Progressive people-first’ agenda and focus on key sectors drive continued revenue growth at TLT

August 4, 2023
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‘Progressive people-first’ agenda and focus on key sectors drive continued revenue growth at TLT

Annual revenue at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has passed the £150m mark for the first time following a 9% increase in its 2021/22 financial year. The firm, which employs around 1,400 people, described the increase – which took total revenue up from £144m in the previous year to...

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Precision plastics manufacturer sold in deal put together by PKF Francis Clark and Clarke Willmott

August 4, 2023
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Precision plastics manufacturer sold in deal put together by PKF Francis Clark and Clarke Willmott

Corporate finance specialists at regional accountancy firm PKF Francis Clark and legal experts from the Bristol office of Clarke Willmott have advised on the sale of one of the UK’s leading independent manufacturers of precision plastic components. Nailsea-based Nylaplas, which firms in a wide range of sectors including aerospace,...

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Foot Anstey expert advises regional finance firm on investments behind launch of new South West fund

August 3, 2023
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Foot Anstey expert advises regional finance firm on investments behind launch of new South West fund

A legal director in the Bristol office of national law firm Foot Anstey has helped regional business finance provider FSE Group close two investment funds that will form part of the recently launched South West Investment Fund (SWIF). Karl Bradford, pictured below, with support from colleagues in Foot Anstey’s funds...

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WBD team works with council to bring about the end of the pier legal wrangle in Weston-super-Mare

July 27, 2023
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WBD team works with council to bring about the end of the pier legal wrangle in Weston-super-Mare

Lawyers from the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) have advised North Somerset Council in its successful legal battle to acquire Weston-super-Mare’s historic Birnbeck Pier. The council is working with the Royal National Lifeboats Institution (RNLI) and Historic England to secure the preservation of the Grade...

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