Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week R&D tax consultancy Grantica managing director Shaun Bartle answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST Film you watched? The Founder. A great film about the origins of the...
Two of the biggest shareholders in Bristol-based café/bar chain Loungers have said they will vote against the £338m bid for the group announced this week by a US private equity company. Fortress Investment Group’s all-cash offer has been accepted by Loungers’ board and a number of major investors in...
Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co has advised the shareholders of leading UK life science research supplier AMSBIO on its sale to Dutch group Europa Biosite. Headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, AMSBIO is a premier provider of life science products and services with expertise in biospecimens, stem cells...
ARAG, the specialist legal insurer with its UK head office in Bristol, has appointed Brynley Case to the new position of chief customer officer. Brynley, pictured, has joined from DAS UK, the Bristol-headquartered insurance group bought by ARAG in January. He joined DAS in 2016 and served as the...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton UK has increased the trainee intake to its Bristol office by 25% this year as it looks to develop more multifaceted and inclusive teams. This year’s 27-strong cohort, pictured, includes two school leavers who have joined straight after taking their A levels. Their arrival at...
A £50m fund to help the growth of small and medium-sized firms across the South West has been launched by investment group Foresight – with an office in Bristol due to open to support it. FTSE 250 listed Foresight already manages a number of regionally focused private equity and...
A Bristol tech firm at the cutting edge of the integrated photonics industry has raised £600,000 to launch a ‘game-changing’ platform aimed at accelerating product development in the fast-growing sector. Light Trace Photonics will use the capital injection from QantX Ventures, the regional investment firm that backs high impact...
Pioneering ways of meeting the West of England’s economic challenges while building on its strengths are to be explored by a new data and research project. The Brunel Centre, which will officially launch next year, will bring together businesses and universities with policymakers to support regional growth and industrial strategy. It...
Regional audit, accountancy, tax and advisory firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its eight offices in Bristol, believes winning a prestigious sector award for its client service shows how it is now engrained in the fabric of the business. The group, which has an ambition ‘to be the...
Corporate finance experts in the Bristol office of professional services group Evelyn Partners have worked on a key deal in the fast-developing UK edtech market. The team acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of the takeover or Scholarcy, a streamlined and user-friendly study tool that helps students and...
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta has cut its deficit after taking urgent steps this year to strengthen its financial stability. Since the pandemic the iconic free-to-attend event, now in its 46th year, has been operating at a loss, with 2023’s event losing £100,000. However, thanks to the support from local...
Bristol serial entrepreneur Rob Law, best known for his Trunki ride-on kids’ suitcase, has launched his latest venture – a sleep training clock. Called Zeepy, it is aimed at children aged between two and six and uses melatonin-friendly lighting to help foster a more restful sleep. To complement the...
Neighbourly, the pioneering Bristol-based community engagement platform, has secured funding to support its growth and accelerate its embedded AI capabilities. Launched in in 2014, Neighbourly helps businesses deliver employee volunteering programmes, provide financial support and donate surplus products to thousands of vetted local charities and good causes across the UK...
