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Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. (Canaccord Genuity) on the investment by HPS Investment Partners, LLC (HPS), on behalf of investment accounts and funds managed by it, into Canaccord Genuity's UK wealth management division.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of the property known as 127-133 Charing Cross Road from RDI REIT PLC.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Ascential plc, the specialist information, data and analytics company, on the sale of Groundsure, to ATI Global Limited, the global legal technology, software and information services group.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client TA Associates and management shareholders on the sale of a majority stake in ITRS Group (ITRS), a leading global provider of real-time monitoring and analytics software, to Montagu Private Equity LLP. TA Associates will retain a minority stake in ITRS going forward.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Bridgepoint Development Capital on its partnership with Prescient Healthcare Group (Prescient), a global product strategy advisory firm serving the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Shawbrook Bank Limited (Shawbrook) on a new £25 million facility made available to KHK Capital (KHK), a bridging and development lender to property investors, developers and professionals. This new financing line enables KHK Capital to meet rapidly growing demand from new and repeat customers for lending solutions on a diverse range of residential and commercial property.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Riverside Partners and its portfolio company, Loftware, the global leader in Enterprise Labelling and Artwork Management, on its strategic combination with NiceLabel, a leading developer of label management systems.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on its partnership with Broadstone, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of specialist pensions, trustee and employee benefits solutions.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Shawbrook Bank Limited (Shawbrook) on the refinancing of a senior debt facility provided to specialist real estate lender, Pivot Finance (Pivot). The funding will be used to underwrite unregulated bridging loans and build out Pivot's bridging and development finance offering. The specialist lender also agreed a new £15 million investment from Quilam Capital.
Travers Smith LLP has advised S4 Capital plc on the merger of MediaMonks, S4 Capital's Content practice, with TOMORROW, an award-winning Shanghai-based creative agency.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Inflexion on its significant minority investment in Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS), an independent IT, communications and cloud wholesale platform, which is currently part of the Daisy Group.
Travers Smith LLP has advised leading independent district energy and multi-utility infrastructure provider Metropolitan, in relation to its 25-year contract with Quintain to adopt and operate the large-scale district heating network for the transformational Quintain development at Wembley Park.
Travers Smith LLP has advised S4 Capital plc on the merger of its Data and Digital Media practice, built around data and digital media consultancy MightyHive, with Metric Theory, an integrated performance marketing agency providing services across search, social media and commerce media.
Travers Smith LLP has advised S4 Capital plc on the merger of its Content practice, built around creative digital content production company MediaMonks, with Decoded Advertising, an integrated creative, technology and media agency.
Travers Smith LLP has advised S.A. Brain & Company, Limited (Brains) on a deal with Marston's plc (Marstons) which will see Marstons take on the operation of 156 Brains' pubs in Wales.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client The Access Group on the acquisition of The Sage Group's businesses in Australia and Asia.
Travers Smith LLP has acted for Conduit Holdings Limited (LSE: CRE) on its successful initial public offering and listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Conduit raised approximately £826 million (approximately $1.1 billion) in the IPO.
Travers Smith LLP has acted for Bytes Technology Group plc (LSE: BYIT) on the demerger of the Bytes Group from Altron, a South African listed technology company, and its oversubscribed initial public offering and listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, with a secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The Bytes Group raised gross proceeds of approximately £352.4 million in the IPO.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Inflexion on the recommended voluntary cash offer for Infront ASA.
With the end of the Brexit transition period fast approaching and COVID-related delays leading to congestion at ports, Travers Smith spoke to Stephen Carr, Group Commercial Director of long-standing client Peel Ports. Our briefing looks at how Brexit and COVID-19 could reshape the "distribution map" of the UK and increase UK manufacturing activity.