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A Manchester-based accountancy practice has called on the industry to ditch its reliance on spreadsheets and embrace modern tech after implementing new systems which have transformed its operations.

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has advised on the sale of Bond Chemicals, completing a trio of international deals in as many months.

Independent accounting and business advisory firm HURST has bolstered its team with three new arrivals.

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has advised on the letting of a new Skechers footwear store in Truro, in time for the busy Christmas shopping season.

New research from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP finds that business leaders plan to increase both the number of days employees are required to be in the office, and their monitoring of this, in the next 12-24 months.

The British Business Bank's South West Investment Fund has marked its 100th deal in the region, having driven over £40m of investment into new and growing businesses across the South West since its launch last year.

A fast-growing law firm which has just secured a £30million investment has opened a new office on the edge of Birmingham.

As the season for annual office Christmas parties kicks-off, employers are being warned to remember new responsibilities on them brought in by the recent additions to the Equality Act.

Prominent legal funder, Nera Capital, is spreading festive cheer this holiday season with the opening of its £250,000 Access to Justice Fund for those in need of support.

DJH's specialist corporate finance advisory team in Manchester has announced the promotion of Jon Else from Director to Partner, further strengthening its senior leadership team.

Conveyancing firm ONP Solicitors, part of leading home moving group Movera, is set to open its first office in Cardiff to serve both Wales and the South West of England.

BK Plus is thrilled to announce the promotion of Amy Cotterill to Audit Partner at the Aldridge office, becoming the youngest partner in the firm’s history at 27.

Tristone Capital – the buy-and-build-and-hold investment group – has launched a charitable foundation, with a percentage of future deal value being invested into its Tristone Community Fund.

Law firm Darwin Gray has unveiled its new branding as the firm continues to achieve against its ambitious growth plans for both its Cardiff and Bangor offices.

Coodes Solicitors, one of the South West’s longest established law firms, has won the Clinical Negligence Team of the Year award at this year’s national Personal Injury Awards.

A Manchester-based business finance brokerage is taking bold steps into the accountancy world by launching a new programme aimed at helping accountancy firms provide independent, whole of market advice to its clients.