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Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce its ranking in Stonewall's list of the Top 100 LGBT inclusive employers.

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client ICG on its acquisition of the NSL Group from AAC Capital Partners. NSL will form part of the Marston Group, the UK's largest judicial services group, which was acquired by ICG in July 2016.

Travers Smith LLP is pleased to announce that Simon Rutman has been appointed as new head of the firm’s Real Estate practice with effect from 1 January 2017.

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Exponent Private Equity ("Exponent") and other selling shareholders on the sale of Immediate Media Co ("Immediate") to Hubert Burda Media ("Burda").

Travers Smith LLP is pleased to announce that Simon Skinner has been appointed as new head of the firm’s tax practice with effect from 1 January 2017.

Travers Smith LLP has advised the trustee of the Guilbert UK Retirement Benefits Plan in relation to the sale by Office Depot, Inc. of its European business to The AURELIUS Group. Office Depot, Inc. is a leading global provider of office supplies and services.

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Lyceum Capital ("Lyceum") and management on the sale of Clearswift, the global digital security software company to RUAG, a Swiss technology company active in defence and security across Europe, USA and Asia.

Travers Smith has advised Duncan Lawrie Private Bank on the sale of its loan book and the sale of its wealth management business, Duncan Lawrie Asset Management, both of which were announced on 19 December 2016. Duncan Lawrie Private Bank is a subsidiary of long-standing Travers Smith client, Camellia plc.

Travers Smith LLP has advised management on the acquisition by Onex of Parkdean Resorts.

Travers Smith LLP has advised GLIL Infrastructure LLP (GLIL) in relation to its further fund-raising round, which has increased its total deployable capital to £1.275 billion.

Travers Smith LLP represents Kaupthing ehf. and Jóhannes Rúnar Jóhannsson (a member of Kaupthing’s former Winding-up Committee) in a claim brought in the Commercial Court in August 2015 by Robert Tchenguiz and a related party against Kaupthing, Mr Jóhannsson, Grant Thornton UK LLP and two partners of Grant Thornton UK LLP, Stephen Akers and Hossein Hamedani.

Travers Smith has advised new client Paymentsense, the leading card processing services provider, on its £110m refinancing and equity capital restructuring with debt finance provided by CVC Credit Partners and EQT Mid-Market Credit Fund. Paymentsense provides card processing services to more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses and has processed in excess of £5bn transactions in the last year.

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Equistone Partners Europe ("Equistone") on its investment in the T.O.M. Vehicle Rental Group ("T.O.M."). Equistone has acquired a majority stake in T.O.M. investing alongside management and the founder owners and the investment is Equistone's seventeenth from its fifth fund, Equistone Partners Europe Fund V.

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Bridgepoint Development Capital ("BDC") and management on the sale of Phlexglobal to Vitruvian Partners ("Vitruvian").

Travers Smith LLP has announced today the promotion of dispute resolution lawyer Sam Cottman to Senior Counsel with effect from 1 January 2017.

Travers Smith LLP has acted for Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited (“Ancala”), which has entered into an agreement with Apache Beryl I Limited (“Apache”) to acquire Apache’s 30.28 per cent interest in the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation system (“SAGE”) and its 60.56 per cent interest in the Beryl pipeline – both of which are located in the North Sea.

Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have won a hat trick of awards in recognition of its CSR-related work in supporting refugees and asylum seekers. The firm won the 'Best Contribution by a Firm with a London Office' award at the 2016 Law Works Awards as well as the 'CSR Initiative of the year' category at the 2016 British Legal Awards for its work supporting Refugees at Home, a charitable organisation that connects those with a spare room in their home with refugees in need of accommodation.

Travers Smith LLP has advised management on the acquisition by Advent International of a majority ownership interest in V.Group Ltd. (“V.Group”), the world’s leading marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, from OMERS Private Equity.

Travers Smith LLP has acted for Investec Bank plc in its capacity as sponsor, financial adviser, bookrunner and broker on the £94 million placing and open offer of new ordinary shares issued by Sanne Group plc.

Travers Smith LLP has advised HSBC Bank plc on facilities provided to support Inflexion Private Equity’s partnership capital investment in Outdoor Plus Limited.