The Private Equity team at Foot Anstey LLP reported a record level of activity for 2021, completing 30 private equity backed deals in the calendar year, despite continued turbulence and uncertainty. Highlights during this exceptionally busy period saw the team strengthen existing relationships with private equity firms August Equity and Livingbridge, and their portfolios, and support the Access Group on multiple acquisitions.
Private equity-backed buyouts and portfolio bolt-on acquisitions are a deep specialism for Foot Anstey's nationally focused private equity team and these...
One of the common responses to a holiday abroad is ‘wouldn’t it be lovely to live here’. For most of us, upping sticks and moving to our dream location is not an option, we have careers, children in school and social networks to consider, but buying a holiday home is a great half-way choice. A holiday home gives you a permanent base and the option of long or short stays whenever you are able. You can take advantage of cheap flights, without the worry of not being able to find accommodation, and you can stay in peak season without paying peak season prices. A holiday home is somewhere that...
Are you planning on buying your very first home but aren’t too sure what you are doing or how to find the home of your dreams? Do you want to know what you should be keeping in mind when buying your very first home?
For most people, buying a house is an experience they have been looking forward to for years. It is the culmination of all the hard work and saving that you have done over your lifetime. It's exciting because it's proof that you are moving up in the world and becoming more successful financially.
When you think about it, owning a home means security for your...
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor, has led a £2.5 million investment round into sustainable female underwear brand, Stripe & Stare, alongside a consortium of high-profile investors. BGF provided £1.5 million of growth capital with the remaining amount coming from private backers, including Richard Longhurst, co-founder of Lovehoney and Sam Galsworthy of Sipsmith Gin.
Headquartered in Devon, Stripe & Stare was founded in 2017 by friends and business colleagues Katie Lopes and Nicola Piercy, with the aim of creating the most comfortable and eco-...
Imagine a world in which the potential for creativity is endless, which can be changed and improved. A world where walls do not put pressure on people, but attract them. Whether it is your home or office, you spend your life there. You can revitalize this space in which you become the author of a new story. All you need is your vivid imagination, and you can Print On Your Wall .
How the image is applied
Using a UV printer, the image is applied directly to the wall. The picture chosen by the customer is "transferred" without any errors onto the vertical surface. Any wall can be...
It is no word of a lie that within society nowadays, we are heavily dependent on our TV and the functions that come along with it. Whether it be a smart TV or simply a standard TV, we like to ensure that we can depend on it to provide quality entertainment whenever we like. However, what happens if your TV aerial or satellite is struck by bad weather and your signal disappears due to misalignment, then what would you do? Well if this is the case, we would simply advise disappearing from the TV for a while and then returning to it when the weather has cleared up slightly, as this issue is...
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.
Over a million people took part in 2021, counting 17 million birds – making it the biggest Birdwatch ever! In Devon, nearly 29,000 people joined in.
Over the past year, we’ve seen how important the natural world is to our mental health and wellbeing. There has been a surge in interest in the nature on our doorsteps and many people have come to rely on garden birds to...
No matter the size of your organisation, cyber criminals are out there trying to break into your systems, day in and day out.
Even the smallest of companies can hold large amounts of sensitive and personal data. If this data ends up in the wrong hands, the damage can be catastrophic, both financially and on your reputation.
The good news is, there’s lots you can do as a business owner or manager to combat this risk.
We’ve outlined our top recommended strategies for taking your cyber security to the next level:
The 2022 ‘Outrun an Ambulance’ virtual event has been launched by the South Western Ambulance Charity.
People in the South West of England are being asked to rise to the challenge and support the region’s ambulance workers, by conquering the mileage an ambulance covers on an average shift while responding to people in urgent need.
The South Western Ambulance Charity, the charitable arm of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), first launched the ‘Outrun an Ambulance’ fundraiser in 2021 and generated nearly £12,000 of vital donations.
Beer is the most popular variety of alcoholic beverage in the UK, with around a third of consumers preferring it to wine, spirits and cider, according to Drinkaware . Despite its position at the top of the pile, there are still plenty of drinkers who’ve yet to be persuaded. But that might simply be because they’ve sampled the wrong kind of beer.
There are many, many different types of beer available. Some of them have been around for centuries, others have come about very recently in order to cater to drinkers with particular dietary requirements. Vegan and gluten-free beers have...
