Bart Ingredients, the Bristol-based well-known manufacturer of herbs and spices, is to expand into the pastes and sauces market after acquiring the assets of Berkshire-based OTP Foods Limited in a multi-million pound deal. Bart sees these wet ingredients as a high-growth area, confirmed by market statistics which show that...
Specialist commercial and chancery barrister Hugh Sims, from Bristol’s Guildhall Chambers, has been named as Queen’s Counsel in this year’s appointments. His appointment brings the number of silks at Guildhall Chambers to seven. He was sworn in at Westminster Hall earlier this week. Hugh, pictured, is a ranked...
TDC Systems, the Weston-super-Mare-based specialist in advanced transport systems, has been acquired by Norwegian electronic toll collection business Q-Free. The deal, overseen by Bristol law firm Temple Bright, is expected to be worth £10m, if performance targets for 2014 and 2015 are hit. The initial consideration is £5m –...
Bristol-based Future Drinks Co has secured follow-on funding from the Government-backed Angel CoFund and its other investors to drive the next phase of growth of its Koji range of soft drinks. The funding means the firm can continue to scale up its operations and take the Koji brand into...
Three Bristol law firms have staged work experience and information days for school students to give young people a better understanding of legal careers and widen their intake. TLT and Clarke Willmott teamed up with UWE on a two-day pilot work experience scheme for 19 first-year A-level students while...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Karl Brown this week took on the role of president of the Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce. Born and bred in Downend after his parents left the Caribbean to live in Bristol in the 1960s, one of his aims during his year in office is...
A 12-acre former sports ground on the Bristol Portway has been acquired by Avon Wildlife Trust to create a new nature reserve. The a prominent site at the entrance to the Avon Gorge and on one of Bristol’s main gateways will be named Bennett’s Patch and White’s Paddock nature reserve....
Law firms in the South West are the least profitable in the UK and have profits per equity partner lower than the national average, research released this week reveals. The region’s firms posted profits as a percentage of fees as 17% against the national average of 23%, according to...
Bristol law firm Temple Bright has provided legal support on an investment in Twitter analytics start-up Blurrt by Welsh language broadcaster S4C’s commercial arm. The investment gives S4C Commercial the chance to develop a more sophisticated understanding of audience behaviours while access to Blurrt’s data will help it shape...
Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke has opened an office in San Francisco to build on its presence in the US and extend its network among the West Coast’s tech community. The office will be in the heart of the city’s SoMa tech neighbourhood, enabling the firm to establish...
Bristol law firm Temple Bright has added another practice area to its operations with the arrival of insolvency and turnaround specialist Phil Winterborne from Clarke Willmott. Phil, pictured, will head a new insolvency and turnaround practice based in Temple Bright’s Bristol office. He expects much of his work to...
Optimism among law firms is at its highest level for seven years despite an increasingly competitive business environment and forthcoming major tax changes. Eight in 10 firms are confident about the year ahead, compared to six in 10 last year. Smaller firms – those with 25 partners or less...
Fast-growing legal services firm NewLaw, which has an office in Bristol, is to be acquired by specialist accident-claim handler Helphire. The NewLaw group specialises in road traffic personal injuries and also provides consumer-related services such as wills and probate and provides medical reports, costs drafting and employment law advice....
