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Lawyers from Bristol-headquartered legal practice Burges Salmon have advised on three deals totalling around $46m (£37.6m) to support agriculture, forestry, fishery and tourism in West Africa. They worked with Eco-Business Fund (EBF) and the SANAD Fund for MSME (SANAD), impact funds advised by Finance in Motion, a world-leading impact...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has expanded its team in the capital with the addition of two high-profile City partners. Commercial and IP/technology lawyer Ben Chivers joins from Travers Smith, with corporate lawyer Nick Cheshire arriving from Ashurst. Ben, pictured right, has wide experience across multiple sectors...
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has further bolstered its Bristol-based dental team with the appointment of Luke Chidgey as a business agent. Luke will focus on managing dental practice transactions across the South West and South Wales as demand in the market remains buoyant, particularly among independent practices. ...
The housebuilding and development team in law firm Ashfords’ Bristol office has been strengthened with the arrival of two new legal directors. The addition of Rebecca Dixon and Tanya Edmonds to the team boosts the team’s expertise across all areas of housing development from acquisition and disposal of housing...
Bristol can play a led role in ensuring the UK is a world leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) through harnessing its innovation, talent and the spirit of Brunel, according to the West of England’s metro mayor. By making the city and the wider region an official UK AI Growth...
Waste management and recycling specialist Grundon has ramped up its support for businesses in Bristol ahead of new rules around the separation of waste start taking effect. From 31 March, businesses employing 10 or more staff will need to separate dry recyclables and food waste from their general waste,...
Monday January 13 Final: Hercules Site Services Economic announcement: PageGroup Tuesday January 14 Final: Ramsdens Holdings Interim: Games Workshop Group Trading announcements: Robert Walters, Grafton Group, Ocado Group, Knights Group Holdings Wednesday January 15 Final: Victorian Plumbing Group Interim: Frontier Developments Trading announcements: Hays, Fuller, Smith & Turner, Currys,...
Bristol has been named as the UK’s second most attractive city to launch a new business in 2025, according to new research. Finance broker Approved Finance Group analysed the country’s 60 largest cities to find out how they fared when it came to providing the bedrock for a successful...
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is to significantly grow its revenue streams and strengthen its community impact programmes in Bristol following a £400,000 investment from city-based impact investor BBRC. The funding will enable the club to develop three new programmes, including expanding its existing work with refugees in the city,...
