Legal

Burges Salmon acts for IT group SCISYS as it recommends £79m approach from Canadian bidder

June 25, 2019
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Burges Salmon acts for IT group SCISYS as it recommends £79m approach from Canadian bidder

The corporate team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon is advising specialist software developer and IT services provider SCISYS – a long-standing client – on its £78.9m takeover by Canadian IT giant CGI. The all-cash offer, which has been unanimously recommended by SCISYS’ directors, remains subject to anti-trust...

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Triodos sets up new UK subsidiary to prepare for Brexit-linked regulation changes

June 21, 2019
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Triodos sets up new UK subsidiary to prepare for Brexit-linked regulation changes

Dutch-owned ethical banking group Triodos, which has its UK head office in Bristol, has created a new wholly owned UK subsidiary to avoid any fallout from Brexit. The bank called in legal experts from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT to handle the highly complex and costly procedure, which involved...

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Ashfords’ Bristol team act for guitar maker in majority stake sale to Muse frontman

June 21, 2019
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Ashfords’ Bristol team act for guitar maker in majority stake sale to Muse frontman

Lawyers in the Bristol office of national firm Ashfords have helped one of the UK’s top guitar manufacturers sell shares to the frontman of rock band Muse. Matt Bellamy bought the stake from Hugh Manson and Adrian Ashton of Devon-based Manson Guitar Works, giving the singer, guitarist and songwriter...

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Pioneering Bristol youth programme gains continued backing of Womble Bond Dickinson

June 20, 2019
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Pioneering Bristol youth programme gains continued backing of Womble Bond Dickinson

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson’s (WBD) Bristol office is to continue to support a community apprentice programme that helps develop young people’s employability by empowering them to tackle real-life social problems. Run by national organisation Envision, the programme is an inter-school competition aimed at 14 and 15 year...

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Businesses targeted to raise £100k and prevent ‘holiday hunger’ for thousands of Bristol kids

June 7, 2019
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Businesses targeted to raise £100k and prevent ‘holiday hunger’ for thousands of Bristol kids

Bristol businesses are being urged to support a campaign aimed at saving thousands of children in the city from poor physical and mental health caused by ‘holiday hunger’ this summer. The charity Feeding Bristol, which provides outreach and support across the city through a network of community groups and...

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Event: Bristol Food Connections Business Bootcamp

June 7, 2019
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Event: Bristol Food Connections Business Bootcamp

Bristol Food Connections, in conjunction with city-based law firm Gregg Latchams, is hosting a day-long Business Bootcamp next week to help people grow their own business, with advice from key experts. From the do’s and don’ts of marketing and PR to what is needed to know to gain investment...

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Clarke Willmott teams up with the Rugby Players Association to provide legal advice to players

June 6, 2019
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Clarke Willmott teams up with the Rugby Players Association to provide legal advice to players

More than 1,000 current and former rugby players are to have access to specialist legal advice and services as a result of a new partnership between national law firm Clarke Willmott and the Rugby Players Association (RPA). Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, will also assist the...

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Simon Holdsworth reappointed as Thrings’ managing partner for a third term

June 4, 2019
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Simon Holdsworth reappointed as Thrings’ managing partner for a third term

Regional law firm Thrings’ managing partner Simon Holdsworth has been reappointed for a further three-year term by a unanimous vote at its annual partners’ meeting. Simon, pictured, who joined Thrings in 1997 and became managing partner in 2013, will oversee its’ strategic direction and retain responsibility for its legal...

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TLT’s fast-growth team helps secure £3.5m investment for expanding e-learning firm

May 29, 2019
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TLT’s fast-growth team helps secure £3.5m investment for expanding e-learning firm

Innovative digital e-learning platform Elucidat has been advised by lawyers from the Bristol head office of national law firm TLT on a £3.5m funding aimed at speeding up its growth. The Series A investment from YFM Equity Partners will also be used by Brighton-based Elucidat to invest in staff...

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Womble Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office selects SARSAS as partner charity for next two years

May 28, 2019
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Womble Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office selects SARSAS as partner charity for next two years

Somerset & Avon Rape & Sexual Abuse Service (SARSAS) has been chosen by the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) as its partner charity for the next two years. SARSAS is a specialist support service for people across Bristol, Bath, Somerset and South Gloucestershire who...

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Smith & Williamson and Thrings experts help family-owned holiday cottage firm sell to market leader

May 28, 2019
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Smith & Williamson and Thrings experts help family-owned holiday cottage firm sell to market leader

The Bristol office of accountancy group Smith & Williamson and regional law firm Thrings have advised the family shareholders of a leading holiday cottage agency on its sale to the UK’s market leader in self-catering breaks in an all-West Country deal. Dorset Coastal Cottages’ acquisition by The Travel Chapter...

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VC investment puts specialist Bristol holiday firm en route to becoming global brand

May 24, 2019
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VC investment puts specialist Bristol holiday firm en route to becoming global brand

TravelLocal, the specialist Bristol firm that connects travellers with local experts in destinations around the world, is aiming to build itself into a global brand after receiving venture capital funding. The firm was launched in 2012 to empower travellers to create their own tailored holidays – a segment of...

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Bristol Diversity Award recognises Barcan+Kirby’s forward-looking gender equality stance

May 24, 2019
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Bristol Diversity Award recognises Barcan+Kirby’s forward-looking gender equality stance

Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby’s efforts to prioritise gender equality has earned it a top accolade in the city’s Diversity Awards. The firm collected the Business Award for Gender at the annual awards, which were staged last weekend and showcase the efforts of businesses, individuals, community organisations and statutory groups...

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