International law firm Simmons & Simmons has expanded its pensions offering with the appointment of James Dean as a partner in its Bristol office. James, pictured, who has joined this week from Bristol-headquartered national firm TLT, specialises in pension scheme investments, corporate restructurings/mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and public sector...
National chartered surveyor and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has appointed Chris Howell as associate partner at its Bristol office. Chris, pictured, has 17 years’ post-qualification experience and joins from JLL, where he spent eight years as an associate director in its Bristol property and asset management team and seven...
Bristol-based independent public relations and communications agency AMBITIOUS has appointed experienced PR professional Sarah Woodhouse as director following a period of significant growth. Sarah, pictured, who also becomes a joint partner in the business, has two decades of industry experience and a strong track record in managing and growing successful...
Enable Law, regional law firm Foot Anstey’s newly created medical negligence practice, has snapped up a team of 11 people from rival Michelmores, which earlier this year decided to exit the clinical negligence market. Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, launched Enable Law on May 1 as...
International law firm Osborne Clarke, which has its roots in Bristol, has entered the mainland Chinese market for the first time after admitting a specially-formed Shanghai-based firm to its global network. The move allows Osborne Clarke to advise Western and Asian corporations on complex cross-border transactions and international trade...
Monday 8 May Interims: Numis Trading statements: Centrica, Liberty Global AGMs: Centrica, Costain, Global Graphics, Manchester United, PPHE Hotel, Puretech Health Tuesday 9 May Interims: Cambria Automobiles, Treatt Finals: Gear4Music, Steris Trading statements: Aon, Belmond, Dialog Semiconductor, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Travelport Worldwide, William Hill AGMs: 4imprint, Amerisur Resources, Capital &...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week John Cullum, chair of Bristol-based communications consultancy JBP, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Revenant depicting what drives a person...
An innovative bicycle sharing scheme which offers an hour’s ride for just a pound has chosen Bristol as its European launchpad. YoBike promises to be unlike existing bike sharing schemes as it does not require docking stations – bikes can be picked up from and left in safe, legal...
Detailed plans have been submitted for a £30m mixed-use development at long-neglected Redcliff Wharf, Bristol’s last major high-profile waterfront site. Urban regeneration specialist Complex Development Projects (CDP) has submitted the application to Bristol City Council for a scheme on the site, which has been vacant for nearly 30 years. It...
