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Travers Smith LLP has advised professional rugby union club Leicester Football Club plc (aka Leicester Tigers) on a structured financing package including new facilities from HSBC Bank, major shareholders and the Government's Sport Winter Survival Package.
Travers Smith LLP has advised AshbyCapital (Ashby), a real estate investment advisor, on the refinancing of a debt facility provided by Deutsche Hypo, secured over Morfa Shopping Park (Morfa).
Travers Smith LLP has advised HSBC on senior debt facilities made available to finance CBPE Capital's acquisition of Aquaspersions from the founding family shareholders. CBPE is investing alongside the management team led by CEO, Alan Bewsher.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Ingenious Real Estate Finance (Ingenious) on a £25 million senior revolving credit facility, with a £10 million accordion. The facility is provided by Shawbrook Bank (Shawbrook) and will support a strong pipeline of bridge and development finance loans, providing Ingenious with committed capital funding to pursue growth.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Auction Technology Group (ATG) on its Main Market IPO.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client TA Associates on the completion of its investment in Fairstone Group, which incorporates one of the UK's largest chartered financial planning firms, having had all regulatory approvals granted last week. TA Associates invested alongside existing investor Synova Capital, which first invested in Fairstone Group in 2016.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the Royal Bank of Scotland International Luxembourg (RBSI Luxembourg) on a new €300m subscription line made available to NREP Income+ Fund, a fund managed by NREP, the leading real estate investor and innovator in the Nordics.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Paragon Bank plc (Paragon) and Silicon Valley Bank UK Branch (SVB) on the refinancing of a senior debt facility provided to Liberis, a leader in embedded finance solutions. The transaction included bringing SVB into a senior lender group that also includes British Business Investments and marks the first time that our Finance Group has advised long-term client SVB in the speciality finance space.
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 Clearbell Property Partners III LP (Clearbell), a fund managed by long-term client Clearbell Capital LLP on the acquisition of the 120,000 sq ft Orbital retail park in Cannock, Staffordshire.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Apera Asset Management (Apera), a pan-European mid-market private debt investor, on debt facilities made available to support the refinancing and the ongoing buy and build strategy of TC Group, a leading business services firm specialising in a wide range of accountancy and other financial planning services.
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Finance Partners Danny Peel and Katie McMenamin and Senior Counsel Jamie Parish have written a chapter for Global Legal Insights on the fund finance market and liquidity solutions available to alternative asset fund managers.
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 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.
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