Foot Anstey Islamic finance team associate in running for prestigious British Muslim Award

March 9, 2023
Foot Anstey Islamic finance team associate in running for prestigious British Muslim Award

Bristol lawyer Aziz Deen, an associate in Foot Anstey’s Islamic finance team, has been named as a finalist in the British Muslim Awards 2023. He will compete in the Rising Star in Law category at the awards ceremony next month, which is regarded as one of the most prestigious...

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TLT boosts support for staff going through menopause as it continues to ramp up its people-first culture

March 9, 2023
TLT boosts support for staff going through menopause as it continues to ramp up its people-first culture

All women working for Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT are to have access to a new menopause assessment and diagnosis service as it continues to strengthen its inclusive working approach. TLT, which employs round 1,200 people across its six offices, including Bristol, said its enhanced support for staff going through...

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Search is on for female-founded micro business to join Bristol creative incubator hub

March 9, 2023
Search is on for female-founded micro business to join Bristol creative incubator hub

Bristol-based creative business collective Istoria Group has launched a competition to find a women-owned micro business with exceptional growth potential to support as part of its incubator hub programme. The winner will receive rent-free office space for up to four people for six months at Istoria’s Paintworks base, along...

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Restructuring expert re-joins Deloitte in Bristol as special situations M&A team partner

March 9, 2023
Restructuring expert re-joins Deloitte in Bristol as special situations M&A team partner

Accountancy group Deloitte’s Bristol office has appointed Louise Durkan as a partner in its national special situations mergers & acquisitions (M&A) team in a move that brings her back to the firm after three years. Louise, pictured, spent more than ten-and-a-half years at Deloitte in Bristol as an assistant...

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Opportunities for Bristol firms in Hong Kong’s tech sector to be showcased on trade mission

March 9, 2023
Opportunities for Bristol firms in Hong Kong’s tech sector to be showcased on trade mission

Bristol technology firm founders and investors are being invited to join a trade mission later this year to explore opportunities in Hong Kong’s burgeoning tech sector. Taking place between 13 and 17 November, the visit is open to firms with export-ready technologies in areas such as cleantech, healthtech, fintech, AI, robotics,...

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New chair and board members for Bristol & Bath Regional Capital as it targets further expansion

March 8, 2023
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Bristol & Bath Regional Capital, the West of England’s first home-grown, place-based impact investor, has appointed a new chair and two new board members to support its ambitious growth. Investment industry leader Mark Mansley has joined as deputy chair and solicitor Richard Leeming as a non-executive director.  Existing board...

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Experienced pharma and life sciences specialist returns to his roots by joining VWV as partner

March 7, 2023
Experienced pharma and life sciences specialist returns to his roots by joining VWV as partner

Bristol-headquartered national law firm VWV has bolstered its work in the pharma and life sciences sector with the arrival of partner Harry Hamilton Jennings. Harry, pictured, right, with VWV head of pharma and life sciences sector Paul Gershlick, is swapping the life of an entrepreneur to return to private practice,...

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Growth in annual South West venture capital investment outpaces national trend

March 6, 2023
Growth in annual South West venture capital investment outpaces national trend

Bristol’s strength in burgeoning sectors such as cleantech, fintech and AI (artificial intelligence) helped push up venture capital investment in the South West last year by 9%, outperforming the national picture. Firms in these sectors, along with manufacturers, attracted some of the largest investments out of the annual total of...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

March 5, 2023
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Monday March 6 Finals: Clarkson, BATM Advanced Communications Interims: Craneware, Seeing Machines Trading announcement: Telecom Egypt  Economic announcement: PMI Construction Tuesday March 7 Finals: Direct Line, Just Group, IWG, Keller Group, Fresnillo, H&T Group, Elementis, Foxtons Group, Greggs, Johnson Service Group, STV Group, Reach Interims: Revoltion Bars Group, Dotdigital Group Q2 result: Ferguson Q3...

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