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Travers Smith LLP has an unparalleled reputation for its innovative legal advice on many of the ground-breaking developments in the UK’s financial market infrastructure over the past 20 years. Our clients provide the core payment, clearing and settlement framework which is fundamental to the integrity of the financial system.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Hostelworld Group plc, the world’s leading hostel-focused online booking platform, on its £177 million IPO.
Travers Smith LLP has advised SV Life Sciences, a leading international life sciences venture capital firm, in relation to the launch of The Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), an innovative new global investment fund to support discovery and development of novel dementia treatment.
Travers Smith LLP has advised UTV Media on the sale of its television business to ITV in a transaction valued at £100 million.
Travers Smith LLP has advised existing client Estover Energy in connection with the financing of a new biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant in Cramlington, Northumberland, which is due to be completed by Estover by late 2017.
The European Court has issued landmark judgment on substances in products.
Travers Smith Head of Listed Funds Aaron Stocks and associate Stuart MacKenzie have advised Liberum Capital Limited and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, in their capacity as underwriters and joint sponsors to Assura plc, in connection with the leading UK healthcare REIT’s £309 million firm placing, placing and open offer and offer for subscription of new ordinary shares.
Travers Smith LLP has announced today the recruitment of David St Clare Nelson as a consultant in the firm’s Derivatives and Structured Products practice.
Travers Smith LLP has advised management of Guardian Financial Services, the UK life insurance consolidation business owned by private equity fund Cinven, on the sale to Admin Re, Swiss Re's unit active in the closed life book business, in a transaction valued at £1.6 billion.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the selling shareholders, including majority shareholder Equistone Partners, on the sale of the Mill to Technicolor, for a total value of £190 million.
A Travers Smith team led by corporate partner Will Yates has advised Milestone Capital, Hutton Collins and Management on the sale of Interfloor Group Limited, the UK market-leading manufacturer of carpet underlay and related accessories, to Victoria PLC, the UK based manufacturer, supplier and distributor of design-led flooring, for a total enterprise value of £65m.
On 1 October 2015 large parts of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 take effect. It changes the law regarding sales of goods and services to consumers, both in store, by tele-sales and on-line.
Travers Smith Pensions Risk Management partner Peter Hughes and Finance assistant Vanessa Battaglia have advised the Scottish & Newcastle Pension Plan on a longevity transaction with Friends Life Limited, now part of the Aviva Group, to insure the longevity risk in respect of £2.4bn of the Plan's defined benefit pension liabilities. The deal, announced by Heineken today, provides funding security and protection against the financial risk of pensioners living longer than originally expected.
A Travers Smith team led by private equity partner James Renahan has advised all selling shareholders, including longstanding client Equistone Partners Europe, on the sale of Easynet, a European managed services provider, to cloud-computing group Interoute Communications Limited. The transaction, which is subject to limited customary closing conditions, values Easynet at £402 million.
Travers Smith LLP has acted on the acquisition of British insurer Amlin plc by Japanese insurance company Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (MSI). MSI has agreed to acquire Amlin for 670 pence per share in cash, which values the transaction at approximately £3.5 billion.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Pulsant, the cloud computing, managed hosting and colocation expert, on the acquisition of the IT consultancy business of Spinnaker Red.
A Travers Smith team led by private equity partner Adam Orr and head of private equity Paul Dolman has advised certain members of the management of Park Resorts and Parkdean Holidays on the proposed merger of the two companies, a transaction that gives the enlarged business an enterprise value of £960 million.