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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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Annual revenue growth at Ashfords pushes it through £50m mark for first time

July 27, 2023
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Annual revenue growth at Ashfords pushes it through £50m mark for first time

National law firm Ashfords, which has an office in Bristol, has broken the £50m annual revenue barrier after growing by 3% over the past year. The £50.2m achieved in the 2022/23 financial year triggered a 7% firm-wide bonus at the firm, which employs more than 500 people. Profits increased...

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Legal directors join Foot Anstey’s Bristol office to expand its energy and infrastructure offering

July 25, 2023
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Legal directors join Foot Anstey’s Bristol office to expand its energy and infrastructure offering

National law firm Foot Anstey has strengthened its energy and infrastructure sector team in Bristol by appointing new legal directors Laura Rajanah and Adam Weatherley. Laura Rajanah has dedicated 15 years of her career to the energy sector, focusing on the real estate elements associated with projects. She has...

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Three partner promotions in WBD’s Bristol office recognise commitment of long-serving lawyers

July 19, 2023
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Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed three new Bristol-based partners among a raft of senior promotions across its UK offices. The Bristol trio are Ronan Lowney, who advises on tax aspects of transactions, corporate finance team member Alex Fergus and Louise Norman, the firm’s Deputy General...

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Leading diagnostic medical testing firm’s latest acquisition handled by Clarke Willmott Bristol team

July 19, 2023
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Leading diagnostic medical testing firm’s latest acquisition handled by Clarke Willmott Bristol team

A team from national law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office has advised a long-term client on a major healthcare deal involving the UK’s largest medical testing company of its kind. The Clarke Willmott lawyers worked with health assessment and laboratory testing business Inuvi on its acquisition of Express Diagnostics....

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Another vertical farming deal for Burges Salmon as it grows its reputation in expanding sector

July 19, 2023
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Another vertical farming deal for Burges Salmon as it grows its reputation in expanding sector

Bristol-based national law firm Burges Salmon has strengthened its standing as one of the few law firms specialising in the fast-growing vertical farming sector by advising on a major investment deal. The firm’s corporate group worked with sustainability-led alternative funding manager Foresight Group on its financial support package for...

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Young people’s homeless organisation becomes Bevan Brittan’s new Bristol office charity

July 19, 2023
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Young people’s homeless organisation becomes Bevan Brittan’s new Bristol office charity

The Bristol office of national law firm Bevan Brittan has selected city-based 1625 Independent People as its charity for the next two years. Bevan Brittan will support the charity, which works with young people who are homeless, leaving care or at risk of homelessness, in two ways – through...

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