South West law firm Foot Anstey has launched its own retail advisory board – thought to be the first of its kind in the legal sector – offering insight and strategic advice to its clients. The firm, which has offices in seven cities including Bristol, has recruited industry heavyweights...
Specialist IT group SCISYS, which has a base in Bristol, has completed the acquisition of German media software firm Annova Systems in a move that it called a step-change in its growth prospects. Chippenham-headquartered SCISYS paid €11.35m (£9.64m) upfront in cash for Munich-headquartered Annova. The firm, which had earnings of...
Confidence among South West businesses has surged as the fall in sterling opens up new export opportunities, according to a a new survey. The bounce back in optimism in the region – the second strongest across the UK – is in marked contrast to the position last September when South West...
Bristol developer Cubex has appointed national contractor Willmott Dixon to build 194 homes at its Finzels Reach development in the city’s largest build-to-rent residential deal. Construction of the £46m scheme is set to begin in February, with Willmott Dixon already on site for preparation work. The homes will be...
More firms across the South West are unlocking growth funding by claiming research and development (R&D) tax relief, according to new figures. But the region still lags many other parts of the UK in accessing what is widely viewed as a key way of boosting innovation. Latest figures from HMRC...
By Phil Smith, managing director, Business West It’s always difficult making predictions about what the next 12 months will have in store for businesses, and for sure the forecasts for 2016 would have been way off beam! But if one thing’s for certain about 2017, it presages a new...
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Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers has been acquired by private equity firm Lion Capital in a deal that values the business at £137m. The move paves the way for the group to achieve its ambition of opening one of its Lounge outlets on 500 high streets across the UK. The...
Monday 19 December Interims: Collagen Solutions, Goodwin AGMs: Management Resource Solutions, Proactis, World Careers Network EGM: Alternative Networks Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 20 December AGMs: Applied Graphene Materials, Artilium, dotdigital, Gfinity EGM: Tritax Big Box REIT Economics: CBI retailing reported sales Wednesday 21 December AGMs: Blue Star Capital,...
