Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Alex Hall, a partner at Bristol law firm Meade King, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Final Destination. My son loved...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised on another major energy deal – this time the acquisition of one of the UK’s largest energy storage schemes. It worked with Eelpower, an independent provider of flexible energy services, to enable it to buy the recently-completed 20MW Rock Farm scheme in Shropshire,...
Lawyers based in the Bristol office of regional firm Ashfords have advised Route 1 International – described as the Tinder of the legal talent industry – on a £275,000 seed funding round. London-based Route 1 International – in which Ashfords itself invested two years ago – uses marketplace technology...
Annual turnover at South West law firm Foot Anstey has increased by 13% to £43.3m with growth in its core industry sectors particularly strong. The firm, which has offices in Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, Truro, Southampton and London, said the latest results means it has grown by 80% over...
Lawyers at international firm DAC Beachcroft, which has a large office in Bristol, are to share a bonus payout of around £7.7m – 40% more than last year – on the back of strong annual profit and revenue growth. The firm, which said 70% of staff would receive a...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-based law firm, has run its Bright Sparks work experience programme for the sixth consecutive year – increasing the intake this time from 24 to 28 students. Bright Sparks, which is for young people aged 15 to 17, forms part of the firm’s commitment to PRIME...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has continued its lead role in the professional audio equipment sector by advising on the management buyout of a high-performance loudspeaker system firm. Buckinghamshire-based Marti Audio specialises in the design and manufacture of high-performance loudspeaker systems for music...
Bristol-based lawyers at national law firm Clarke Willmott have worked on the cross-border acquisition of UK humidifier company Humi-Tech Services by Swedish group Munters. The deal will expand Munters’ presence in the UK – one of more than 30 countries in which it operates. The firm, which was founded...
Net profit at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan shot up by 23% to £9.6m as it pursued a strategy of broadening its markets and range of clients. The firm, which also has offices in Birmingham, Leeds and London, also achieved a 12% increase in turnover to £44m in...
Bristol-based Jordans Corporate Law is continuing its ambitious expansion with the appointment of Daniel Murray as head of specialist corporate governance. Daniel, pictured, who has more than 11 years’ experience as a company secretary, trained as a chartered secretary with PwC Legal before moving in-house and holding roles with...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Marti Burgess, associate director of Gregg Latchams and chair of St Pauls Carnival CIC, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The...
The former Avon Fire and Rescue headquarters site in Bristol city centre has been acquired by city-based developer Cubex to transform it into new homes and offices. Cubex, backed by funding partner Palmer Capital, sealed the deal in the face of fierce bidding from investors and developers from across...
Just one in 10 West of England businesses think the government will deliver a good deal on Brexit, according to the latest survey from the region’s largest business organisation. And half of the firms taking part said they felt ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ over the government’s Brexit negotiations. When...
