BLB Solicitors, the regional law firm with an office in Swindon, has promoted the heads of two of its team members to directors. Caroline Entwistle and Sarah Loveless joined the firm in 2019 and 2020 respectively, although both have practised in the area for many years. Caroline, pictured right, who works in BLB’s Bath office as head...
Harbourside, the South West’s newest corporate finance boutique, has completed its first significant deal – helping a specialist UK roof tile firm on its sale to a major Belgian supplier. Harbourside was spun out of regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has offices in Bath and Bristol, last November. Its team was brought in by...
Wiltshire law firm Goughs Solicitors is offering to write not-for-profit and discounted Wills next month as part of its charity-of- the-year partnership with the Youth Adventure Trust. Single and joint Wills will be offered at a 50% discount by Goughs, with all proceeds going to the Youth Adventure Trust, the charity that uses...
Dealmakers from accountancy firm Deloitte’s South West mergers & acquisitions team completed a record number 17 deals last year – four of them in just three weeks during December. The total number, with a collective value of just under £2bn, was almost double that of 2020, when the team completed nine. Eight of the...
Investments by the South West team of growth finance group BGF passed the £100m mark for the first time last year as it continued its strong run of funding ambitious businesses. The team injected £115m of equity into firms in 2021 – a 72% increase on 2020’s total and more than three times that...
More than nine in 10 of mid-market businesses in the South West have adopted hybrid or remote working as a way of overcoming the impact of the pandemic – but many are struggling to make it a success, according to a new survey. Research by accountancy firm Grant Thornton reveals 92% of the region’s...
The South West office of LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity firm, is to increase its support to businesses this year after completing transactions with a combined value of more than £280m in 2021. LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, said it is aiming to invest in at least 100...
Independent regional accountancy firm MHA Monahans is looking ahead to further expansion in 2022 after taking on new clients and growing its headcount in 2021. The firm, which has eight offices, including in Swindon and Chippenham, aims a go its team of 16 partners and 190 staff by a further 10% this year...
More than three-quarters of manufacturing firms across the West of England have been affected by delays or other disruption when importing supplies or goods, according to the latest economic survey by the regions largest business group. Two-thirds of all importers have also been affected, triggering a fear among many firms that their prospects will...
With the ongoing impact of the pandemic, climate change and Brexit, 2022 will be another tough year for many Swindon businesses. Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the organisation behind the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative – looks at the needs and challenges for this year? What do Swindon businesses need from the government as...
