Law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based Islamic finance team has advised a Saudi-based management firm on its acquisition of an office block worth £19m. The 39,000 sq ft Grade A building in Brentwood, Essex, was bought by Sidra Capital, with Foot Anstey working on the deal from inception to completion. ...
A new partnership that includes national law firm TLT and ethical bank Triodos’s UK business – both based Bristol – is seeking to support growth of employee ownership. Backed by the Employee Ownership Association, the partnership will share its members’ collective insight and expertise on the benefits of staff...
Bristol Law Society has appointed specialist insurance broker Howden as its new, long-term professional indemnity insurance (PII) sponsor. The move will allow Bristol Law Society 4,500 members access to resources and exclusive facilities only available through Howden. London-based Howden will also provide regular guidance on risk management and other...
Bristol architects Childs Sulzmann, the practice behind many iconic buildings in the city such as the Arnolfini, Engine Shed and Watershed, has been sold to its management. Founding partner Nick Childs, who launched the practice 28 years ago, has handed over control to directors Mike Cox and Matt Parsons...
Bristol market-disrupting specialist software firm Terrafirma has been bought by a leading international business in the sector for £12m. Terrafirma, which is based at Aztec West, specialises in identifying ground hazards which may have been hidden for years. Its team of geologists, soil scientists and mining engineers have developed...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has acted for residential property companies Tanda Homes and Mendip Developments on the acquisitions of their latest development sites. The sites, in Frome and Bourton, are the sixth and seventh acquired by the group since 2016 and follow on from its successful developments...
Lyons Davidson, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, is looking to capitalise on its leading position in the UK insurance sector after securing a £5m working capital facility. The firm provides legal services to consumers on behalf of its insurance partners, including blue-chip brands such as LV=, Admiral, Saga and Direct...
Three new charity partners have been chosen by the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. FareShare South West, One25 and 16-25 Independent People will be supported through fundraising, volunteering and pro-bono activity. FareShare South West is part of the UK’s largest food charity, FareShare, which works...
Six lawyers based in the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott have new jobs following its 2021 promotions round. Insolvency solicitor Sonal Chudasama is now a senior associate. Sonal, pictured, represents trustees, liquidators and creditors in all manner of disputes arising from contentious insolvency. A further five...
Bristol businesses are being urged to join hundreds of employers from across the UK by taking part in the country’s largest survey of race in the workplace. City-based DAS Group, Loungers, Osborne Clarke, OVO Energy and Unite Students are already signed up to complete the survey, which is being...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has worked with South Gloucestershire Council on two land acquisitions that have helped secure nearly 400 jobs in Yate. The council – a long-standing client of the firm – bought the sites occupied by the town’s Whirlpool tumble dryer...
Regional law firm Wards Solicitors has appointed solicitor associate Georgia Wookey to its highly acclaimed disputes team as it continues to expand its presence across the South West. Georgia, pictured, has specialised in inheritance and trust disputes since qualifying in May 2016. She joins Wards from Devon firm Stephens...
Two Bristol lawyers have been made up to partner in TLT’s annual firm-wide promotions, bringing the total number of partners at the Bristol-headquartered national law firm to 147. Litigation lawyer Emma Cork and technology & IP lawyer Ed Hayes were among five lawyers promoted to partner at the firm, alongside...
