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Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client TA Associates and management on their strategic reinvestment in The Access Group alongside existing co-investor Hg. TA Associates and Hg will retain joint control of The Access Group, alongside management.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the partners of Benson Elliot Capital Management LLP (Benson Elliot), a leading UK-based private equity real estate fund manager and longstanding client of the firm, on the sale of Benson Elliot to PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited (PineBridge), a private global asset manager. Completion of the transaction is subject to various customary regulatory approvals.
Travers Smith LLP has advised social enterprise Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) on its acquisition of Leapfrog Bridge Finance (LBF) from low carbon innovator, Pure Leapfrog, and on amendments to its banking facilities.
Travers Smith LLP has advised digital mortgage lender Molo on a forward flow arrangement as part of its £266 million debt and equity fundraising. The investment was led by Macquarie Group and Patron Capital, a pan-European institutional investor focused on property-backed investments, while the equity round was led by Yabeo, an international venture capital firm.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital) on its acquisition of The Marine Hotel in Troon, Scotland from the previous owners, Cannock Group and Stellar Asset Management. The iconic hotel positioned along the Ayrshire Coast will be the third Scottish golf property acquired by AJ Capital.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Elysian Capital LLP on the fundraising of its third vintage fund Elysian Capital III LP.
Travers Smith LLP has acted for Numis and Goodbody (in their capacities as joint corporate brokers, joint global co-ordinators and joint bookrunners) and Berenberg (in its capacity as joint bookrunner) on the English law aspects of a £110 million placing by Draper Esprit plc by way of an accelerated bookbuild.
Travers Smith LLP has acted for RBC Capital Markets and Jefferies International Limited in their capacity as joint bookrunners in a placing of £400 million of Ordinary Shares in Greencoat UK Wind PLC (the "Fund").
Travers Smith LLP has advised the management team of A-Plan Group Ltd (A-Plan Group) in relation to the acquisition of A-Plan Group by Howden (an international insurance broking group), a subsidiary of Hyperion Insurance Group (Hyperion), with Carl Shuker continuing to lead A-Plan Group as CEO. Travers Smith has a long-standing relationship with A-Plan Group, having acted for management when Hg Capital acquired the business in 2015.
Travers Smith LLP has advised FirstPort, the UK’s largest residential property manager, on its acquisition of the Mainstay Group, a leading property and asset manager.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Medicxi, the leading European life sciences investment firm, on a ground-breaking €200 million structured secondary transaction, which is unprecedented in the biotechnology industry.
Travers Smith has acted for Panmure Gordon in its capacity as financial adviser, sole bookrunner and sponsor on the £66.17 million placing of new ordinary shares by Liontrust Asset Management plc to part fund the acquisition of Architas Multi-Manager Limited and Architas Advisory Services Limited. The acquisition is conditional on, inter alia, shareholder approval at a general meeting of Liontrust Asset Management.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Sir Roger De Haan on his £100m strategic investment into Saga plc, which underpins Saga's £150m capital raise carried out by way of a firm placing and a placing and open offer.
Travers Smith LLP has advised S4Capital plc on entering into exclusivity in relation to a merger of Dare.Win, an award-winning Paris-based digital creative agency, with MediaMonks, S4Capital's Content practice.
Travers Smith has acted for Numis and Liberum in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint brokers on the £20.2 million cashbox placing of new ordinary shares by RPS Group plc.
Travers Smith LLP has acted for long-term client Hydrogen Group plc (AIM:HYDG) on a novel tender offer structure through which the Company is proposing to de-list on AIM and to provide a cash exit to shareholders by buying back up to 56% of its issued share capital.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the sellers on the sale of a UK solar business and assets to Bluefield Solar Income Fund, a UK-focused income fund that invests primarily in solar assets, for c.£100 million.
Travers Smith LLP has advised IK Investment Partners on the acquisition by its IK Small Cap II Fund of a majority stake in Forthglade Foods, the first investment by IK’s newly established UK team.
Travers Smith LLP has advised private equity firm BlueGem Capital Partners (BlueGem) on a revolving subscription credit facility, provided by OakNorth Bank (OakNorth).
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Pensions Infrastructure Platform Limited on the sale of its business to Foresight Group LLP (Foresight). The transaction completed on 18 August 2020.