National accountancy group Smith & Williamson, which has a Bristol office, is to partner with fintech group Innovate Finance to provide its members with professional and financial services insights to help them grow and develop their businesses. Under the year-long tie-up, the two will collaborate on a series of...
Dealmakers from accountancy firm Deloitte’s Bristol-based mergers & acquisitions team completed a record number 17 deals last year – four of them in just three weeks during December. The total number, with a collective value of just under £2bn, was almost double that of 2020, when the team completed...
Bristol-based digital marketing agency Superb Digital has been praised by one of its clients, a Midlands-based vape kit and cannabis oil wholesaler, for helping it achieve triple-digit growth over two years. Superb Digital began working with JM Wholesale in mid-2019, after JMW’s CEO Logie Rajan approached the agency’s managing...
Nearly three-quarters of tech firm executives in the South West put purpose before profits while just under 80% prioritise relationships over success, according to a new survey. The region also boasts a far higher number of female tech entrepreneurs than the national average – 36% against 22% for the...
A Bristol firm aiming to revolutionise the way indoor air quality is monitored has teamed up with the University of Bath on a ground-breaking research project. Atmo Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the university’s Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering to partner on the work. The...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has strengthened its public sector offering with the appointment of Gemma Townley as a partner in its technology, IP and data team. Gemma, pictured, joins from London-based public law firm Sharpe Pritchard, where she specialised in technology procurement and commercial contracts. Her experience includes...
Three Bristol early-stage tech companies have been named among the country’s latest ‘Rising Stars’ of the sector. All About The Cooks, itsettled, and Lumio feature on the list complied by Tech Nation, which recognises the UK’s early-stage tech scaleups with the highest potential. Lumio allows customers to instantly track...
A Bristol-based recruitment firm that has achieved a 700%-plus growth rate since its launch three years ago has landed a prestigious national award. Foxtek Recruitment, which specialises in the Dutch IT market, was founded by Tom Baker and Tom Page, who previously worked together at Bristol firm g2 Recruitment...
With the ongoing impact of the pandemic, climate change and Brexit, 2022 will be another tough year for many Bristol businesses. Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – looks at the needs and challenges for this...
Bristol-based retail management software pioneer Brightpearl has been acquired by enterprise software giant Sage for £223m after spending the past few years recovering from stagnating sales. Brightpearl supplies more than 1,000 retail customers, including some of the world’s biggest brands in the sector, with its operating system, allowing them...
Bristol-based professionals at Smith & Williamson have advised fast-growing HR technology platform Connectr on a multi-million pound investment deal. The £5m follow-on funding into the leading digital employee mentoring platform was made by Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments. London-based Connectr, formerly known as MyKindaFuture,...
SETsquared Bristol has appointed Marty Reid as its new director, taking over from Monika Radclyffe, who has led the world-leading tech incubator since 2016. Marty, pictured, takes up the role in January. He has been the head of Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub and home to SETsquared Bristol,...
Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has become the latest hospitality and catering business in the city to join the war on waste food by partnering with the Too Good To Go app. Butcombe is to offer the service initially at eight of its pubs, including the Whitmore...
