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Travers Smith LLP has advised EMK Capital (EMK) on the financing of its investment in engineering firm MARCH, as part of the sale from Aliter Capital.

Travers Smith has advised Safestore Holdings plc, a long-standing client and one of Europe's largest owners and operators of self-storage with properties in the UK, France, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium, on its 50/50 joint venture with Nuveen, a leading global asset manager, to acquire Easybox, Italy's second largest self-storage operator by number of stores, for €175m.

Travers Smith is pleased to have advised DBAY Advisors, an international asset management firm which manages a range of funds and investment vehicles for endowments, foundations and other institutional investors, and Aegros Bidco Limited, on the recommended cash offer for Alliance Pharma plc, valued at approximately £350 million.

Travers Smith pensions de-risking team has acted for the Trustee of the C&J Clark Pension Fund (Clarks Scheme) on a £540m buy-in with specialist insurer Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).  This follows an earlier £280m transaction on which the team also advised, meaning that the Clarks Scheme is now fully bought in with PIC. This is a momentous milestone in the journey of the Clarks Scheme and represents a highly valuable outcome for members. 

Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP is excited to announce it has become a member of Taxand Global in the UK, effective 1st January 2025. 

Travers Smith LLP announces the promotion of one lawyer to Director, and three lawyers to Senior Counsel. All promotions are effective from 1 January 2025.

Travers Smith LLP has advised leading investment, asset and development manager Delancey Real Estate ("Delancey") on its partnership with long-income specialists to create Evermill Capital, a new investment manager specialising in asset-backed financing solutions.

Travers Smith has advised Duni AB (Duni Group), Sweden-headquartered market-leading company in providing sustainable and circular solutions for restaurants, catering, and the food industry, on the acquisition of the UK-based tableware company Poppies Europe Ltd (Poppies). The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in the UK and customary closing conditions, and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.

Travers Smith LLP has advised the senior management team of Essential Pharma, a global specialty pharmaceutical business focused on ensuring that patients have access to clinically differentiated, niche, branded pharmaceutical products, on the completion of a €900 million recapitalisation through a Gyrus Capital single-asset Continuation Vehicle led by AlpInvest, and a new strategic financing facility with Sixth Street.

Travers Smith has advised Indicor, LLC, a leading diversified industrial solutions company specialising in mission-critical technologies, on the acquisition of Aquam Water Services and Orbis Intelligent Systems.

Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP is pleased to announce that Edmund Reed has been elected Managing Partner for a second term with effect from 1 July 2025. Edmund's second term will last three years. 

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Inflexion on the financing of its acquisition of Finanzen.net, a digital broker and financial information portal in the DACH region, alongside the founders. The business will be acquired from transatlantic media company Axel Springer. 

Travers Smith LLP has advised the senior management team of Lomond, a market-leading lettings and estate agent platform, on the investment into Lomond by funds managed by ICG. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

Travers Smith is delighted to share that Will Normand was awarded the Editor's Choice Award at the annual British Legal Awards 2024.

Travers Smith LLP has announced the appointment of Louisa Chambers as Head of Technology & Commercial Transactions, with effect from 1 January 2025. 

Leading law firm Travers Smith LLP and McCarthy Stone, the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities have authored a report looking at commonhold and the retirement housing sector.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Shawbrook Bank (Shawbrook) and Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) on a facility upsize to Newble Commerce. 

Daniel Gerring, partner at Travers Smith, has been included in Cambridge University Alumni's inaugural The Q100. He, along with other esteemed alumni from across a range of industries, have been honoured and recognised as "LGBT+ firsts" in many of these industries, in marriages and as parents.  "They have excelled beyond the LGBT+ community", said the University.

Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP has announced the appointment of Will Yates as Head of Private Equity and Financial Sponsors, with effect from September 2024.   

Travers Smith LLP has advised network solutions provider, Optinet, on its new agreement with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to install their full fibre network in both the Westfield London & Westfield Stratford shopping centres. The installation of the Optinet full fibre network will bring a futureproof connectivity solution to the 950+ retail, dining and entertainment units at both Westfield sites in London.