Financial & Legal

With April marking the financial year end for many firms, business owners have been looking forward and using the start of the new fiscal calendar as an opportunity to take stock and reset their focus.

The Peninsula Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jordan Foster to the position of Group Chief Financial Officer.

Andrew Wellens, Director at Avison Young says the deadline for applying in Bristol is 31^st May

Pannone Corporate and Carbon Corporate Finance have advised on the cross-border sale of leading producer and supplier of premium organic superfood products, Go Superfoods Limited.

Midlands law firm mfg Solicitors has announced ten promotions which includes five new partners and two senior associates.

Half of North West businesses report that they have declined to work with clients because of their ESG performance, above the national average of 43%

The Space and Satellite team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has collaborated with Spaceport Cornwall's professional advisors

HLF Berry Solicitors, a local law firm with offices in Chorlton, Manchester City Centre and Failsworth, has announced that its trainee solicitor Jamie Cahill

Accounting and business advisory firm HURST has signed up as a sponsor of this summer’s Stockport Pride festival, which is taking place in-person for the first time since 2019.

Quality management tool helps OEMs and suppliers proactively identify supply chain quality issues

Well-known Gloucestershire law firm Davey Law has recently appointed Faye Reynolds to head up its employment department.

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has announced its 2022 promotions list which includes several Manchester-based lawyers.

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has announced its 2022 promotions list which includes several Bristol-based lawyers.

Leading commercial law firm Acuity Law has launched a Bristol office, prompted by a record number of consultancy hires in the region, and the ambition to increase growth by a further 50% in 2022.

Described by legal industry bible Chambers as a ‘dominant force’ in the marketplace, Stephens Scown LLP has recognised the experience and expertise of

Steelworkers unsure about whether they are eligible to claim compensation following the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) scandal are being encouraged

EY’s North Strategy and Transactions teams acted on seven completed deals worth almost half a billion pounds in Q1 of 2022.

Specialist Law Firm JB Leitch celebrates its 25^th Anniversary.

New figures published by the Insolvency Service reveal an increase of over 110% in corporate insolvencies compared to this time last year.

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Law firm gunnercooke has appointed a Chief Technology Officer, Miklos Orban, to head up a new legal technology arm in Europe.

Specialist tax consultancy Research & Development Specialists LTD (RDS) (www.randdspecialists.co.uk) has announced a £5 million investment from the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor, BGF.

Anglo Scottish Asset Finance, which has offices in Birmingham, has announced the appointment of Charlotte Enright as business development manager and sustainability lead.

Bristol-based tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has hired Mobility sector expert, Sumeet Pillai.

Manchester-based legal firm, Primas Law, announces the appointment of two industry-leading employment Partners as the firm continues to deliver its significant growth plans for the year

Goughs Solicitors is delighted to have welcomed Senior Associate, Jonathan Carter-Lewis to its Corporate Team

Property lawyers and conveyancers are to be given a helping hand with their Law Society CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme)

One of the West Midlands fastest growing law firms has announced the next stage of a recruitment push that is creating more than 100 new jobs across its offices in Birmingham, the Black Country and Worcestershire.

More than three quarters of UK businesses are confident at the prospect of achieving growth during 2022

..after reaping rewards of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital law

Accountants at a leading Midlands practice have urged caution about the volatile nature and unpredictability around the growing phenomenon of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Manchester-based law firm, Primas Law, has appointed Dylan Quail to its Corporate Recoveries and Insolvency team as a consultant

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP and the UK’s retail industry charity, the Retail Trust have launched a new certification aimed at protecting and reassuring

BGF – the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor – has strengthened its Midlands team, with the appointment of Adam Huckerby as Investor.

Bristol-based Clarke Willmott LLP has renewed its partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club (SCCC).

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Social Money Ltd, owner of millennial buy now, pay later finance - Payl8r and bridge lending business - SoMo,

A North West law firm is backing their female staff by offering to pay any HRT prescription costs in order to help their female employees through this time in their lives.

iPipeline® – a leading provider of low code / no code content-enabled digital solutions and services to the life insurance and financial services industry

Anthony Collins Solicitors wins Paralegal of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Awards

Spirant Group will use funding from the independent asset manager BOOST&Co to support its international growth plans

PKF Smith Cooper is delighted to welcome Audit Director Barbara Sims to the team.

Recognising the achievements of Birmingham’s legal talent, the winners of Birmingham Law Society’s Legal Awards were announced on Thursday night.

April 2022 marks an important moment in family law following the 12 week public consultation which showed widespread support for the implementation of no-fault divorce.

Harper James, the national law firm built to support growing entrepreneurial businesses, has announced ambitious expansion plans.

Tilney Smith & Williamson, the leading wealth management and professional services group which is set to re-brand to Evelyn Partners in the summer, has continued to invest in its Bristol office with a significant new appointment and a raft of promotions in its Restructuring & Recovery and Advisory Consulting teams.

Nearly 1000 businesses have made significant savings.

Business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected has announced the appointment of a new managing director to lead the company’s newly-formed credit services business.

Faced with the triple challenge of post-pandemic recovery, spiralling energy costs and the Ukraine conflict bringing massive uncertainty,

Leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton UK LLP has strengthened its Corporate Finance Advisory team with the promotion of Nick Jones to Director.

With businesses across the UK facing spiking inflation, many hoped the Chancellor would deliver measures to reduce bills,

Whether it be the impact of Brexit or the pandemic, there’s no doubt that the past two years have been challenging for business owners,

Manchester online millennial finance firm, Payl8r, has become the exclusive buy now pay later partner for Faces Consent,

Leading Liverpool-based health insurer Medicash has announced that it sold over 122,000 new policies during its 150^th Anniversary year

Josh, 26, says green energy funds promise the best future returns as Western governments looks to avoid future energy shocks

Appointment comes as Pulse Outsource seeks to reinvigorate its strategy

Twenty seven forests from across England, Scotland and Wales have been sold by the Foresight Inheritance Tax Fund to Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company Plc (FSFC)

Warwickshire County Cricket Club has secured a two-year commercial partnership with Talbots Law to be its new Official Legal Partner

Figures published by the Insolvency Service reveal an increase of 121.2% in corporate insolvencies compared to this time last year.

Alternative finance company, Reward Finance Group, has strengthened its Manchester team with the appointment of two new relationship managers.