The private equity team at national law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, ended a successful 2022 by advising on another major cross-border acquisition. The team supported fast-growing mid-market private equity firm Stanley Capital Partners (SCP) on its takeover of US specialist analytics firm Commonwealth Informatics...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been shortlisted in three categories of a major awards scheme that celebrates excellence in the UK pensions industry. The firm is in the running for the Diversity, Innovation and Pensions Law Firm of the Year titles at the Pensions Age Awards 2023. ...
International law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office has boosted its standing in the renewables sector by advising on another major deal involving a battery storage project. A team led by corporate partner Chris Yeo advised investment company The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) on the acquisition of the entire equity...
Bristol’s biggest law firms have again been recognised for advancing social mobility in the workplace and the wider community. Burges Salmon, Osborne Clarke and TLT are named among the top UK employers in the latest Social Mobility Foundation Index. Designed by the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF), a charity that...
Judges in a prestigious awards scheme have praised Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon for its “seamless client service and workplace culture” after naming it as a double winner. The firm topped the ‘Private Client Team of the Year – Large Firm’ category at the STEP Private Client Awards 2022/23...
A charity providing social clubs and holidays for people with and without disabilities is looking forward to staging its first full Christmas party since the pandemic, thanks to Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby. The University of Bristol Student Union Phab is one of six grassroots organisations that is benefiting from Barcan+Kirby’s...
The UK restructuring and insolvency practice at transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has been strengthened with the appointment of partner Alan Bennett in its Bristol office. Alan, pictured, joins from Ashfords, where he spent nearly 22 years, most recently heading its restructuring and insolvency practice. He is a...
TLT, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has appointed public law and regulatory specialist Nicola Mead-Batten as partner. Nicola, pictured, joins the firm’s UK-wide regulatory team as part its strategic plans to expand this practice area. Recognised as one of the top lawyers in her field, she was recently ranked...
Bristol businesses were today urged to support an initiative that rehabilitates young men in prison as a key way of tackling crime in the region. Key4Life has an unrivalled track record for working with inmates or young men risk of going to prison, providing real solutions to help reduce youth...
Foot Anstey has promoted three of its lawyers – two of them from its Bristol office – to its partnership in a move that brings to eight the number of partner promotions this financial year. Kutahya Cherry, Suriya Edwards and Dickon Court – all members of the firm’s EPIC...
A team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised leading brick manufacturer Michelmersh on its latest acquisition. The group, which owns most of the UK’s premium brick brands and is a leading specification brick and clay paving manufacturer, took over manufacturer FabSpeed for an undisclosed sum. The...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has strengthened its UK-wide digital practice with the appointment of cyber and tech litigator Simon Davis in its Bristol office. Simon, pictured, joins as an associate and barrister, specialising in contentious data protection and cyber security matters. He has particular expertise in providing advice...
Bristol firms can ensure they are fit for the future by taking advantage of free support on offer under a Workforce for the Future programme. Staged by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, Workforce for the Future provides fully funded, tailored and in-depth support for firms with fewer...
