Partner Companies
Hand-picked partners undertake due diligence of and provide discounted support services for Accelerator accredited companies in accountancy, law, IP, corporate advisory and strategic PR/marketing.
Eversheds is one of the largest full service law firms in the world with over 4,100 people, 540 partners and almost 2,000 legal advisers. We have 46 offices in major cities across the UK, Europe Middle East and Asia (including Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore). The four main practice areas are company commercial, human resources, litigation and dispute management and real estate.
Our service ethos: excellence in service delivery is our first commitment; a service which is tailored and guaranteed to exceed the expectations of our clients. Advocates of transparency, value based billed billing and closer working relationships – aiming to reflect value of work done; not the cost of providing it.
The Cambridge office of Eversheds was described in the 2010 Legal 500 directory (published in September 2010) as “a breed apart in the local market. A national and international practice often focused on clients outside the region, it also maintains key client relationships around Cambridge”.
Marks & Clerk is the leading and largest firm of patent and trade mark attorneys in the UK and one of the leading firms in Europe. Our patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys and solicitors offer a comprehensive range of services covering patents, trade marks, designs and copyright.
Our attorneys are highly experienced in all technical fields both traditional and cutting edge – from electronics and IT/software to pharma, biotech and cleantech. Our trade mark attorneys work with a wide range of clients with notable experience in the pharma, financial services, fashion, retail, food, FMCG, media and automotive sectors.
We have a network of offices in the UK (11 locations), Canada, China (Beijing & Shanghai), France, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore together with unrivalled long-established relationships with other leading IP firms worldwide to ensure our clients receive the highest quality representation on both a domestic and an international basis.
BDO is the award-winning UK member firm of the BDO international network, the world’s fifth largest accountancy organisation, with more than 1,000 offices in over 100 countries. Our corporate finance team has in-depth experience and expertise to offer timely and strategic advice tailored to match your evolving business needs. They help to maximise the value of businesses by advising on a range and variety of work including acquisitions, fund raising, flotations and disposals.
We advise companies across a range of sectors and specialise in areas including: Retail, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Financial Services, Leisure and Hospitality. Our clients range from National and International medium- to large-sized businesses to private equity houses and are specialists in the AIM market. Our clients also benefit from our cross-service teamwork. If there are auditing, tax, pension or other financial issues associated with your transactions, we ensure the relevant expert concentrates on these matters.
Industry sector: Financial Management & Direction
Location: London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Paris
FD Solutions is the UK’s leading firm of finance directors. Employed full-time by FD Solutions, our experienced team work part-time with a portfolio of clients across a range of industry sectors, undertaking work that their permanent FD would do if they had one, or working alongside their FD to add to and strengthen companies’ financial resources. Prior to joining FD Solutions, all our FDs have enjoyed many years of solving the challenges faced when running and growing a business.
We specialise in assisting small and medium-sized businesses, ranging in size from start-up to many tens of millions of pounds of turnover, helping them to get established and grow successfully, underpinned by strong financial controls, reporting and management. FD Solutions won Small Firm of the Year in the prestigious Accountancy Age Awards in recognition of our unique business model and distinct approach to client service.
The Foundry House conceives, plans and delivers strategic communications projects. We generate creative ideas, shape the framework of projects and co-ordinate integrated marketing communications campaigns. The core team includes specialists in campaign planning, project management, media relations, web communications and social media. Beyond this, we have long standing relationships with talented designers whom we cherry pick to ensure a ‘fit’ with the client’s sector and needs.
As a team, we have worked in a wide variety of sectors from leisure and telecoms to pharmaceuticals and investment. We have been involved in a number of enterprise/investment focused projects and have worked extensively with early stage entrepreneurs. The briefs we work on range from small, short term projects to longer cyclical campaigns. We bring practical solutions to the table, aiming to ensure a ‘fit’ with our clients’ expectations and budgets. Current projects include a life sciences investment forum for UK Trade & Investment.