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Travers Smith LLP advised Smithson Investment Trust ("Smithson"), which will be managed by Fundsmith LLP and invest in small and mid-cap global equities, on its initial public offering and listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Powerleague Fives Limited, a leading provider of 5-a-side football facilities, on its company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The CVA was approved by Powerleague's creditors on 16 May 2018.
The Court has today stated that the allegations against all the Defendants, including Mr Jóhannsson, have completely failed and that Mr Jóhannsson leaves with his reputation completely intact.
Mr Jóhannsson welcomes the abandonment by Robert Tchenguiz of what was left of his ill-conceived and baseless London Commercial Court case against him. The claims made against Mr Jóhannsson had absolutely no basis in fact, and were pursued despite the absence of any supporting evidence whatsoever.
Travers Smith LLP has advised The Access Group, one of the UK's leading providers of software to mid-market customers, on its acquisition of Microdec.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Beazley Management Limited on the pre-let of its proposed new office space on levels 12 and 13 of Twentytwo Bishopsgate.
Travers Smith has unveiled its latest CSR art collection, which features artworks from final-year undergraduates from the University of Westminster and postgraduate students from the Royal College of Art.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Nortel Networks UK Pensions Trust Ltd (“the Trustee”) on a £2.4 billion buy-out for the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan ("The Plan") with Legal & General (L&G").
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce that it was awarded the Law Firm of the Year: Fund Structuring Award for the second year in a row at the 2018 Unquote British Private Equity Awards.
Travers Smith LLP has announced today the recruitment of Ryan Fordham as the Head of Construction and Engineering, which is part of the firm's Real Estate Department. Ryan joins Travers Smith from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, and brings to the role a wealth of experience across the core real estate asset classes.
Travers Smith LLP has assisted its long-standing client, Euroclear UK and Ireland (EUI), on the successful launch of a new service for US dollar securities transactions under a central bank payment model (the US Dollar Service).
Earlier this week, against the background of the renewed focus on corporate governance and reporting, the GC100 Group published practical guidance1 for boards on compliance with section 172 of the Companies Act 2006. Please see our recent briefings for further information on changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code and the Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018.
In recent years, mid-market borrowers/sponsors have been striving to incorporate terms more commonly seen in large-cap financings and high yield issuances into mid-market leveraged finance transactions (up to €300m). This briefing provides an overview of the key current documentary battlegrounds between borrowers/sponsors and their lenders and examines how what is seen in today's large-cap finance documents frequently makes its way into tomorrow's mid-market term sheets.
Travers Smith LLP has announced today the recruitment of Sebastian Reger, who joins the firm as a partner on 1 October.
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers
In the latest of a series of procedural breaches that have been punished by the UK and EU merger control authorities, over the summer the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined Electro Rent £100,000 for failure to comply with the requirements of an interim enforcement order (IEO). The case serves as an important reminder of the need for transaction parties to ensure tight compliance with procedural requirements during merger control investigations. It is also a useful reminder of the complexities of closing a transaction without obtaining merger control clearance from the CMA.
Travers Smith LLP has advised existing client Agrial Group on the acquisition by its Beverage Division of Aston Manor, the UK's largest independent cider producer.
Travers Smith LLP is advising Smithson Investment Trust ("Smithson"), a newly incorporated plc, on its £250 million initial public offering and listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Travers Smith LLP has advised existing client Auto Trader Group plc, the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace, on a joint venture with Cox Automotive UK Limited to provide a leading digital marketplace for wholesale vehicles in the UK.