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-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has said it is “extremely proud” to have supported The Welcome Party, the recent event that celebrated the contributions and success stories of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in the city’s workforce. Staged by ACH, the Bristol social enterprise focused on integration and...
Vertical Aerospace, the Bristol firm developing an innovative electric-powered ‘flying taxi’, has delayed its into service by two years as it agrees a multi million pound refinancing. The move means the firm can continue the test programme for its revolutionary vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) VX4 aircraft, with a...
Cinema chain Odeon is to open in Bristol city centre’s Cabot Circus retail scheme following the closure of its Showcase’s Cinema De Lux’s venue 12 months ago. Cabot Circus co-owner Hammerson said bringing back a cinema to the centre was the leisure experience most requested in a customer survey...
Bristol Airport has unveiled a new masterplan to increase its capacity from 12m passengers a year to 15m while adding direct flights to the East Coast of America and the Middle East. Airport bosses insist the current restriction on passenger numbers – set just two years ago – is...
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...
Lawyer Heledd Wyn, who specialises in private client services and long-term care, has joined the recently opened Bristol office of Rothley Law as a partner. With extensive experience in future planning, private wealth and Court of Protection matters, Heledd, pictured, provides expert guidance on Wills, Powers of Attorney, long-term...
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has introduced a new regional lead partner (RLP) role in its Bristol office aimed at driving growth in the South West and enhancing collaboration across its teams to help more clients. Family partner Erin Sawyer, pictured, who is serving a fixed three-year term in...
With temperatures falling, it’s easy to stay at home in the warm. But with so much to do this winter close to Bristol, it would be a shame not to brave the great outdoors. Here Bristol Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe shares 10 tempting trips to persuade us...
