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Travers Smith LLP has advised Australian listed travel agency, Flight Centre, on its acquisition of Scott Dunn from Inflexion and other shareholders.

Travers Smith LLP has advised the management team of Acuity Knowledge Partners, a market leading business intelligence and analytics provider, on the sale of a majority stake of Acuity Knowledge Partners to Permira, from Equistone Partners Europe.

Travers Smith LLP has appointed Lucie Cawood as Head of the firm's Private Equity & Financial Sponsors Group. She will be assisted in this role by Will Yates as deputy.

Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce that Private Equity and Financial Sponsors Partner Genna Marten, and Dispute Resolution Partner, Toby Robinson, have been included in The Lawyer magazine's 2023, Hot 100. The Hot 100 is an annual publication which celebrates extraordinary lawyers based in the UK who have completed ground-breaking work in the last year.

Travers Smith LLP has advised the Trustee of the British Steel Pension Scheme on a further £2bn buy-in. The scheme has now insured around 60% of its liabilities.

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Equistone Partners Europe ("Equistone") and management on the sale of Bulgin Limited ("Bulgin"), a leading manufacturer of harsh environment connectivity solutions, to Infinite Electronics Inc, which has a global portfolio of leading in-stock connectivity solutions brands.

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Phoenix Equity Partners ('Phoenix') on the sale of Nexus Vehicle Rental ('Nexus'), a leading B2B vehicle rental aggregator platform, to Equistone Partners Europe ('Equistone').

Travers Smith LLP has advised CGE Partners ("CGE") and Enhesa in relation to a strategic growth investment in Enhesa by Bregal Sagemount ("Sagemount").

Travers Smith LLP has advised Bain Capital Credit on the successful final closing of Bain Capital Credit CLO Management II Ltd (the "Fund").  The Fund raised a total of $650 million to make strategic investments in Bain's US and European-managed CLOs.

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Inflexion on its investment in Proteros Biostructures GmbH, a leading founder-led contract research organisation focused on early-stage drug discovery ("Proteros").

Travers Smith LLP has advised Lifezone Metals, a developer of cleaner metals for EV batteries, on its combination with GoGreen Investments (NYSE: GOGN).

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Safestore Holdings plc and its French business Une Pièce En Plus on a refinancing of its debt facilities.

Travers Smith has advised Crestchic plc ('Crestchic') on its £122m public takeover by Aggreko Limited ('Aggreko'), one of the global market leaders in power and temperature control solutions.

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital Partners) on its acquisition of the four-star Adelphi Portrush Hotel, situated on the north-coast of Northern Ireland.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Questel on its majority investment in Equinox, an IP management software company.

Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client The Access Group on its acquisition of the Construction Industry Solutions group (COINS).

Travers Smith, in partnership with the Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA), is pleased to announce the launch of its ESG timeline for the hospitality industry.

Travers Smith advises Alcazar Energy Partners II SLP on its US$336.6m first close

Travers Smith has advised SARIA on its £540m takeover offer for Devro Plc

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client, SSP Group, on its acquisition of AMT Coffee from its administrators in an accelerated transaction.