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Cyber security firm secures investment
Accountant and business advisor Smith Cooper has helped a Lincolnshire-based cyber security firm secure a £500,000 investment from private equity investor Foresight Group. The cyber security firm is
KryptoKloud, and investment will allow the firm’s co-founders, Allison and Paul Burrows, to launch a new security operations centre in Lincoln, thus creating new jobs. KryptoKloud was established
four years ago, and has experienced significant growth, particularly throughout the Covid crisis, as businesses have looked at boosting their digital security. Allison Burrows, who is the managing director of KryptoKloud, said: “Our business has grown considerably since its inception four years ago, and we reached a stage whereby we sought investment to take KryptoKloud to the next level. The support that Foresight Group have granted us with will pave the way for a multitude of new opportunities in the years ahead.” Foresight Group is an independent infrastructure and private equity investment company, which has been managing investment funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for more than 35 years. The firm’s investment manager,
Jordan Lavender, said: “KryptoKloud has ambitious growth plans, and given the businesses resilience throughout the Covid-19 crisis, we are confident they will continue to achieve healthy growth and defy turbulent economic conditions.” Foresight was advised by Smith
Cooper, both on the transaction and also on due diligence. James Bagley, managing partner
at Smith Cooper and key advisor on the transaction said: “It was a pleasure to work alongside the Foresight Group to enable the delivery of a significant investment boost for KryptoKloud. “This is a significant deal for
Foresight and continues to demonstrate the groups commitment in supporting high growth companies.”
28CHAMBERLINK November 2020
AFL Architects, which has an office in Birmingham, is celebrating the completion of its latest project, Britain’s newest football stadium. The stadium is Brentford FC’s
new 17,250 capacity Brentford Community Stadium, which is also home to rugby team London Irish. The new stadium is located less
than a mile from the club’s previous home, the rather cramped Griffin Park (which was unique in the football league, having a pub at each corner of where it was located). AFL says the new stadium
retains the ‘intimacy and familiarity of the older venue, while futureproofing the club for its potential promotion to the Premier League’. John Roberts, sports and
leisure director at AFL Architects, said: “This achievement has been a long time in the works. After coming so close to promotion, the new stadium cements the Bees’ ambitions. This is a venue ready for the Premier League. We are also very happy that London Irish have chosen the stadium as their base and have finally returned to their home turf.”
Law firm celebrates Legal 500 listing
Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Birmingham, has been recognised as a ‘Top Tier’ firm in the latest issue of Legal 500, the industry ‘bible’ which ranks the UK’s top lawyers and organisations. Clarke Willmott received
prestigious ‘Top Tier’ rankings for nine of its specialist practice areas, up one from last year’s results. The Birmingham office has been
recommended in seven of its specialist practice areas, up one from six last year. These are: corporate and commercial, insolvency and corporate recovery, personal injury, family, personal tax, trusts and probate and commercial property were all ranked, as well as commercial litigation, for the first time. Additionally,
Birmingham lawyer
Stephanie Slinn who is a partner in the firm’s insolvency and corporate recovery team has been individually named in the guide’s elite ‘Leading Lawyers’ list A further 12 ‘recommendations’ were made for Clarke Willmott’s Birmingham
lawyers. Rayner Grice, head of Clarke Willmott’s
Birmingham office, said: “We are delighted with our numerous rankings in the Legal 500 again this year both for our specialist practice
areas and for individual lawyers. “The Legal 500 is among the most
prestigious industry guides and rankings are partly based on client feedback which is a great indication of the quality of our work and the services we provide. “The recognition reflects the time we invest in developing relationships with our clients, our high level of
Rayner Grice: straightforward approach
service and our straightforward approach.”
The site is triangular in nature,
and triangles feature throughout the design. Externally, a semi-opaque
polycarbonate material has been used on the higher parts, and this has been designed for night-time matches. The material allows a controlled amount of light to break out of the stadium bowl. AFL says that the effect is a ‘diffused glow shining like a jewel in the evening’. The design is rooted in Brentford
FC’s values of community, fan experience, inclusivity and sustainable growth. One of the stands holds a sensory room for people who are sensitive to external stimuli and would be
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AFL completes stadium
otherwise unable to attend a football match. There is also a dedicated family
concourse, as well as generous wheelchair and easy access seats provision. Rita Ochoa, senior associate at
AFL Architects, said: “It’s not just a name: Brentford Community Stadium has really been designed for everyone. Accessibility and inclusivity has been a major focus all the way through the process. “Although the response so far
has been incredibly positive, we’re really looking forward to when all fans can see and experience their new grounds for themselves.”
Ready for action: the new Brentford Community Stadium
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