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Travers Smith LLP is pleased to have partnered with the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) on its new Diversity and Inclusion Made Simple Guide, the first guide of its kind for the pensions industry, which has been published today.
Travers Smith LLP has advised TA Associates and Hg-backed mid-market software group The Access Group on its largest acquisition to date: the acquisition of CoreHR from US private equity firm JMI Equity.
Travers Smith LLP has acted for Shore Capital and Corporate Limited and Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited as bookrunner and financial adviser on the launch of Nippon Active Value Fund plc (the "Fund") – the first listed fund IPO of 2020.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Silverfleet Capital Partners in relation to the acquisition of Collectia A/S, a Danish-based credit management service provider.
Travers Smith LLP has appointed Emily Clark as Head of the firm's Tax Practice.
Travers Smith LLP has advised TA Associates on the proposed sale of Merian Global Investors Limited (Merian) to Jupiter Fund Management PLC (Jupiter). The consideration is £370 million, to be paid through the issue of 95,360,825 new Jupiter Shares to current Merian shareholders.
Travers Smith LLP has advised TA Associates on its acquisition of Auction Technology Group (ATG) a leading online platform for auctions across Europe and the United States, from ECI Partners (ECI) and Proxibid, an online marketplace for connecting buyers and sellers across North America, from Primus Capital (Primus).
Travers Smith LLP has advised Peel Hunt LLP as nominated adviser, broker and sole bookrunner to Inspecs Group plc on its AIM IPO.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the structured lending team at Paragon Bank plc (Paragon) on the provision of a £25 million senior revolving credit facility to Nucleus Commercial Finance (Nucleus). The funding will be used by Nucleus to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through secured loans and property finance.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Aggregated Micro Power Holdings on the £63.1 million recommended cash offer by Fossa Holdco Limited, a company owned by Asterion Industrial Infra Fund I, FCR Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc (AMP) was (prior to completion of the recommended cash offer) listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and is a distributed energy company which supplies biomass wood fuel, develops low carbon heat and power assets and invests in companies which support decarbonisation.
Travers Smith LLP has Mears Group plc (LSE: MER) on the disposal of its England and Wales domiciliary care business to Cera Care Operations Holdings Limited.
Travers Smith LLP has advised an investment vehicle backed by long-standing client 3i Group on its acquisition of bioprocessing solutions company Cellon.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Livingbridge on its reinvestment as a minority shareholder in Sykes Holiday Cottages (Sykes), the UK's leading independent holiday home provider with over 25 years' experience in the market.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client TA Associates on its investment in Netrisk, Hungary's leading online independent insurance marketplace. TA Associates invested alongside existing investor the MCI Group, which first invested in Netrisk in December 2017.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Investec Bank plc on a £32 million term loan facility and £3 million revolving credit facility to be made available to a vehicle owned by The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) in connection with Carlyle's £91 million proposed acquisition of AIM-listed Harwood Wealth Management.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client 3i Group on the sale of its investment in Aspen Pumps Group to Inflexion Private Equity, generating proceeds of C. £208 million and a 4.1x return on invested capital.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Phoenix Equity Partners on its agreement to invest in Redington, the independent institutional investment consultant. The transaction is subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.
Travers Smith LLP has advised BLME Holdings plc on the $212 million recommended cash offer by Boubyan Bank.
Travers Smith LLP has advised established client Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) on the acquisition from a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) of its fifty percent interest in their Bully I and Bully II joint ventures, and the buyout of the remaining term of its drilling contract for the drillship Noble Bully II.
Travers Smith has appointed Sam Cottman, a senior counsel in its Dispute Resolution team, as the firm's first full-time dedicated Director of Pro Bono.