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How a Kenyan startup’s business model connected Kibera slum residents…

In this always-on era, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population, or 4.9 billion people, are still not connected to the Internet. poa! Internet is a company that is working to solve this problem by making Internet accessible in Kenya’s poorer and least connected areas. Aiming to bring millions of East…
James Vickerman
03/01/2017

Temple Bright advises on £14m loan for residential care provider…

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised on a loan facility that makes £14m available to residential care provider Bradbury House as it continues its expansion across the South West. Bradbury House Organisation has become an established, high quality care provider for adults with learning disabilities following its…
Stuart Hutson
16/12/2016

The Memo proves investors still like media startups, landing six-digit…

London-based media startup The Memo has landed a new round of funding for international expansion, proving investor appetite for media despite the well-documented struggles of established print media. The more than quarter of a million pounds in cash comes as the 18-month-old online tech publication turned a profit for the…
12/12/2016

Temple Bright team handles linen firm acquisition for Nisbets

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has completed another high profile corporate deal – an acquisition for leading catering equipment supplier Nisbets – as the firm continues to expand in both locations. The firm advised Avonmouth-headquartered Nisbets on its takeover of Mitre Linen, a manufacturer of linens and soft…
Jonathan Poole
21/10/2016

Temple Bright advises on sale of longstanding family business Turfsoil…

Law firm Temple Bright has advised the shareholders of Sofnol Ltd, the parent company of grounds maintenance contractor Turfsoil Ltd, on the sale of Sofnol’s entire issued share capital to Gavin Jones Ltd. First established in 1945 as a Ministry of Defence contractor, Turfsoil subsequently expanded its business to include…
James Vickerman
13/10/2016

Temple Bright advises on sale of parcel tech business Pelipod…

Tech City law firm Temple Bright has advised the owners of Pelipod, a young secure parcel box business, on their sale of the company to British Telecommunications PLC. Launched in 2013, Pelipod has in just three years become a competitor in the market for low cost unattended parcel boxes for…
Stuart Hutson
06/10/2016

Law firm Temple Bright passes 50 partner milestone

Innovative law firm Temple Bright, first launched in 2010, has this week added three new partners in Real Estate, Pensions and Financial Services. This brings the total number of partners to 51, with the firm passing the half-century milestone for the first time. The lawyers are spread evenly across Temple…
23/09/2016

Innovative brewery brings new flavour to Bristol’s Wapping Wharf food…

Somerset brewery Wild Beer Co has become the latest business to open at Bristol’s cutting-edge Wapping Wharf food and drink hub. The firm’s new restaurant offers craft beers and "new school" fish and chips in a light and spacious modern setting on the Harbourside alongside some of the city’s best…
02/09/2016