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Travers Smith partner Andrew Gillen and senior corporate associate Andrew Gofton-Salmond advised existing client Safestore Holdings Plc on its entry into a put and call option to acquire self-storage business Space Maker Stores for initial consideration of £43m. Test for preview2
Private equity partner Helen Croke has advised Bridgepoint Development Capital and the selling shareholders on the sale of Evander Locks & Glazing to VPS, the vacant property, site security and property services specialists.
Private equity partner Helen Croke has advised new client Stirling Square Capital Partners, a leading pan-European private equity firm, on the acquisition of Mettis Aerospace Ltd.
Brexit is the subject of the moment and as we gear up for the referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union the debate is coming to our London offices on Wednesday, 16 March.
We refer throughout this note to "listed companies". Readers should note that the relevant rules will affect issuers of securities traded on a range of venues, including the main market and AIM.
Travers Smith LLP announced today the recruitment of Edward Smith to its partnership. Edward joins the firm as a partner in its Restructuring & Insolvency practice.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the founders of client Plumbee on its sale to GSN Games (a leading provider of social casino games and cash tournaments) for an undisclosed sum.
Travers Smith corporate finance partner Richard Spedding and corporate finance senior associate Mark Anderson have advised Liberum Capital Limited (as nominated adviser and sole bookrunner) to Shield Therapeutics plc (“Shield Therapeutics”), on its £162 million IPO.
Travers Smith Corporate partner Richard Spedding and senior counsel Dan McNamee have advised Canaccord Genuity and Investec, as joint bookrunners, on the block trade by Julian Dunkerton of shares held in SuperGroup Plc.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Medicxi Ventures, formerly Index Ventures Life Sciences, on its formation as an independent life science firm.
Travers Smith LLP is advising Wiggle on its merger with Chain Reaction Cycles. The transaction is subject to a number of regulatory approvals, including merger control clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the "ODR Regulations") introduced the European Commission's online dispute resolution platform (the "ODR Platform"), with effect from 15 February 2016.
Travers Smith partner Andrew Gillen and senior corporate associate Andrew Gofton-Salmond advised Canaccord Genuity and Shore Capital in their capacity as joint financial advisers to Market Tech Holdings Limited ("Market Tech") in connection with the cancellation of trading of Market Tech’s shares on AIM and admission of its shares to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Kester Capital LLP ("Kester") and other selling shareholders on the sale of Garrets International ("Garrets") to Wrist Ship Supply, the world's leading ship and offshore supplier.
A Travers Smith team led by private equity partner, Helen Croke, has advised the founders of CoreHR, a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management (“HCM”) and payroll software, on a strategic growth investment from JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software and services companies, and JMI Services LLC, which is the family investment company of John J. Moores.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the management of Smyk, the Eastern European leading children’s products retailer, on its sale to private equity firm Bridgepoint. Bridgepoint has acquired Smyk in a €247m deal from former owner Empik Media & Fashion.
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Intermediate Capital Group, the founder Zeev Godik and other selling shareholders on the sale of the Gaucho restaurant group to Equistone Partners Europe.
Travers Smith's corporate partner and head of Paris Office William Howard has acted as UK counsel for existing client LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and Groupe Arnault (alongside lead counsel Chicago-based Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP), on their combination with US private equity firm Catterton Holdings L.L.C.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the PHS Group on the sale of its Waterlogic and Watercompany businesses in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands to Angel Springs, for an undisclosed amount.