Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been awarded the 'Knowledge Management Award', and to have been Highly Commended for the Halsbury Rule of Law category, at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026 . 

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Nest, the largest UK workplace pension scheme by number of members, on its appointment of Crescent Capital Group LP (Crescent) to manage an open-ended mandate investing in secured, first-priority loans to private companies.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Bain Capital Credit on the successful final closing of Bain Capital Credit CLO Management III, LP ("CMV III"), with approximately $1.5 billion in total commitments. CMV III primarily targets majority equity investments in the firm's U.S. and European collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and warehouses, providing vintage and geographic diversification.

Travers Smith has acted as English law counsel to the lenders on an approximately €1 billion financing for Eutelsat, a world leader in satellite communications. The financing is being provided in connection with an order of 340 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites by OneWeb, specialising in high-speed internet services.

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Inflexion on its agreement to acquire Marioff, a global leader in high-pressure water mist fire suppression. The investment is being made by Inflexion’s Buyout Fund VI and is the seventh investment that Inflexion has made in the Nordic region.

Travers Smith has advised Verdane, the European investment firm, on the financing arrangements for its acquisition of a majority stake in Smartbox Group, a UK-headquartered global leader specialist technology designed to support individuals with speech and communication challenges.

The EU is on a well-publicised mission to boost competitiveness. Guided by its 2025 "competitiveness compass", which sets an ambitious course, growth and innovation are at the heart of this mission, and venture capital and start-up businesses are key to its success.

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Travers Smith has advised a consortium of lenders on the financing arrangements supporting Arcus Infrastructure Partners’ acquisition of 100% of WCCTV, a leading provider of rapidly deployed, temporary & mobile CCTV systems in the UK and United States.

Institutions and others wishing to invest in or use (whether for collateral, payments or other commercial purposes) digital assets should take note of a recent decision of the English High Court in Yuen v Li [2026] EWHC 532. The case considered the causes of action (and related remedies) available under English law to someone arguing that their Bitcoin has been stolen.

Earlier this month, the Government published a draft set of regulations laying out the framework for a new register of contractual controls (authorised by section 221 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023) along with some Government guidance.

The UK Government has now confirmed that it will lay secondary legislation before Parliament later this year to implement the anticipated reforms to the UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021 ("NSI Act") regime.

The way in which the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) communicates its supervisory expectations to firms has recently changed. Back in April 2025, the regulator announced that it would stop publishing its traditional portfolio letters for different sectors and instead committed to issuing a smaller number of what it terms "market reports", setting out key priorities and insights from its supervisory work for particular types of firms.

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Travers Smith LLP has advised Investec Bank plc as Sponsor, Global Co-ordinator and Sole Bookrunner to Videndum plc on its £85m oversubscribed equity raise.

Travers Smith has advised Allegro Finance Limited, a specialist lender for the media sector, on the establishment of a first-of-its-kind securitised warehouse facility and the related senior and junior secured financing arrangements. The facility was established through a strategic joint venture and senior funding arrangement with entities advised by Elliott Advisors.

The government has announced a new set of updates which will come into effect on 8 April 2026 and 26 March 2027 respectively.