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Corporate Members 2021

3PB Albion Chambers Ashfords Barcan + Kirby Battens Beale & Co BLM Burges Salmon Clarke Willmott CMS CMNO Cooke Painter Ltd Clyde & Co DAC Beachcroft The Family Law Practice Foot Anstey (including Enable Law) Fussell Wright GL Law Guildhall Chambers Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Lyons Davidson Marc White & Co Meade King Osborne Clarke Paragon Costs Solutions Queen Square Chambers … more

BLS features in Bristol Post oldest thriving companies in Bristol

Excerpt from the article: How Bristol’s oldest companies are still thriving after more than 100 years in business They include the city’s last-surviving chocolate maker a wine merchant and a tannery. Why do some companies struggle to survive beyond a year while others flourish for hundreds? Although more than 90 per cent of small companies in Britain will survive one … more

No 12, The Meeting Rooms – Conference, Meeting and Mediation Rooms for Hire

Please note that the BLS office is shut to members at present as we continue to work from home during the pandemic. We can be contacted on info@bristollawsociety.com. In the meantime, our office is now operating as the Bristol Nightingale Court and accordingly, we are unable to hire out our facilities until further notice. (Oct 2020) Bristol Law Society’s suite … more

CLARKE WILLMOTT FORTIFIES RELATIONSHIP WITH HSBC THROUGH £8.5 MILLION FUNDING DEAL

The Bristol-based corporate team at law firm Clarke Willmott have advised HSBC Bank plc on its funding of an £8.5 million management buy-out of Aero Stanrew Limited, a leading supplier of electromagnetic components to the aerospace sector.

With 170 staff in Barnstaple and Tunisia, Aero Stanrew counts Rolls-Royce, AgustaWestland, Goodrich, Thales and GE Aviation among its clients.

Jane Oakland, partner at Clarke Willmott, said: “This deal is a great example how our specialist teams can work together to the benefit of our clients. My team advised the bank on the corporate aspects of the deal, along with colleagues who advised on facility agreements and security. It further strengthens our relationship with HSBC.”

Bob Nicholls, senior commercial manager at HSBC Bank plc, said: “Clarke Willmott provided a prompt, responsive and comprehensive service and they were key to the smooth running of the transaction.”