We are one of the few City law firms highly regarded for the strength and depth of its public M&A practice. Our team regularly advises bidders, targets and financial intermediaries on public takeovers: it is no accident that two of the Takeover Panel's permanent staff are Travers Smith alumni. We are widely recognised as one of the UK market leaders for corporate transactional work and are consistently ranked as such by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. This track record, coupled with the strength of our financial sponsors' practice, gives us a unique view of the market, allowing us to fully understand and manage the opportunities and challenges that are characteristic in a public takeover – whether by a strategic buyer or sponsor-led. We are committed to providing exceptional quality legal advice with a focus on achieving our clients’ commercial objectives.
By using a partner-led team with the required transactional experience and people skills, we deliver insightful advice to achieve the desired outcome in the most efficient way. Our cross-practice teams have great familiarity with advising and working together on takeover work, creating a joined-up and unified approach to the deal delivery. Whether it is merger control/NSI, debt finance, tax structuring, employment and incentives planning, all our specialist teams are fully integrated and well experienced to provide the advice you may need at any given time. For take-private buy-outs, a combination with the pre-eminent strength of our financial sponsors team delivers a uniquely compelling solution.
