Former Lloyds Banking Group head of equity investments Fiona Gibson has joined BGF (Business Growth Fund) as a portfolio specialist to support its growing portfolio across the South West. At Lloyds, Fiona, pictured, was responsible for the bank’s portfolio of more than 250 legacy equity assets. She delivered a number of significant exits including the...
Specialist software group SCISYS has landed a multi-million pound contract to support a pioneering European mission to search for life on Mars. The Chippenham-based group, which has its roots in the European Space Agency, has signed the €3.7m (£3.17m) deal with Italian group Thales Alenia Space to help design, code and verify software for...
Apex City of Bath Hotel, which will be the city’s largest when it opens this summer, has appointed Amanda Jones as director of sales. Amanda, pictured, was previously sales manager at Searcys – a role in which she promoted Bath historic venues such as the Roman Baths, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms to the...
Accountancy group KPMG has appointed Maria Samra as a managing director to head up its consultancy practice across the South. Maria, pictured, will manage a growing team of management and risk consultants with expertise in technology-enabled business transformation, financial services, forensics and cybersecurity, programme management and assurance. She has held roles at board and senior...
Monday 6 February Final: Randgold Resources Trading statement: easyJet Economics: New car registrations Tuesday 7 February Interim: Mattioli Woods Finals: BP, Plus500, St Modwen Properties Trading statements: Bellway, FirstGroup, Michael Kors, Quotient, UDG Healthcare AGMs: Conygar, Dewhurst, Numis, UDG Healthcare Economics: BRC like-for-like sales, Halifax house prices Wednesday 8 February Interims: Dunelm, Hargreaves Lansdown,...
A diverse series of events, with speakers ranging from Sir Salman Rushdie and Mary Berry to Ed Balls, has been announced for The Bath Festival 2017. Bath’s new flagship festival of music and literature, which builds on the heritage of the Bath Literature and Bath International Music Festivals, will boast more than 130 events...
The West of England’s world-leading aerospace and tech sectors have helped strengthen business ties between the area and the Spanish city of Malaga. A delegation from the aerospace systems cluster of the Technology Park of Andalucía has been on a two-day visit to the area this week to explore business collaboration opportunities. The visit,...
None of us exists in a vacuum. Throughout our daily lives we interact with other people – with varying levels of intensity. But always, we are working and living alongside people who influence us in a million different ways. Making the most of these interactions is how we can improve our success and even...
Lawyers from Royds Withy King’s commercial and private client teams in Bath have compiled this latest briefing to make directors aware of new issues which may have a bearing on their business or personal plans. Poor energy efficiency could seriously hinder property lettings From April 1, 2018, commercial property landlords will be prohibited from...
Professional services firm PwC has launched its annual West of England Business of the Year Awards – widely regarded as the region’s most prestigious. Now in their 29th year, the eagerly-contested awards attract the cream of the region’s firms with a winners’ roll-call reading like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected companies. The...
