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Travers Smith LLP has advised an investment vehicle backed by the founders, longstanding client Inflexion and all other shareholders, on the sale of Medivet Group Holdings Limited ("Medivet") to CVC Capital Partners VIII.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Paragon Bank plc (Paragon) on a speciality finance facility provided to LE Capital to partly fund LE Capital's acquisition of the RateSetter car dealer finance loan portfolio from Metro Bank.
Travers Smith LLP is advising longstanding client Exponent and certain other shareholders on the sale of Dennis, the leading international media group and publisher of The Week in the US and the UK, to Future plc (“Future”), the global platform for specialist media, for a purchase price of £300 million.
Travers Smith LLP has advised RSK Group (RSK), the UK’s largest privately-owned multi-disciplinary environmental business, on £1 billion of available debt facilities made available by leading global alternative investment manager, Ares Management Corporation (Ares). Ares is the sole unitranche lender for this transaction which marks the largest private credit-backed sustainability-linked financing to date, with an additional £40 million of day-one revolving debt provided by National Westminster Bank plc (NatWest) to further support RSK's working capital requirements.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Breedon Group plc (Breedon) on the £350 million refinancing of its existing debt facilities.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Impact Healthcare REIT plc (Impact) on a new three-year £26 million revolving credit facility made available by National Westminster Bank plc (NatWest), with an accordion feature which could take the facility up to £50 million alongside the option of two one-year extensions. This new facility will help to ensure that Impact continues to be well capitalised and support its future growth plans.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Shawbrook Bank (Shawbrook) on a bespoke unitranche facility provided to technology implementation and services business, Codestone. This funding will be used to pursue significant acquisitions and to continue investing in strong organic growth.
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client TA Associates and certain other shareholders on the sale of a Flashtalking, a leading independent ad serving, measuring and technology company, to Mediaocean, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners. The transaction is expected to close by Q3 2021.
Travers Smith LLP has announced today the recruitment of Ben Thompson as a partner.
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Safestore Holdings plc and its French business Une Pièce En Plus on a refinancing of its debt facilities.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Auction Technology Group plc (ATG) on a £244 million cashbox placing, new debt financing and the proposed $525 million acquisition of LiveAuctioneers, a leading curated online North American Arts & Antiques Marketplace, from US Private Equity fund Cove Hill Partners.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Wafra Capital Partners (WCP) on its £160 million strategic investment in ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs. WCP has partnered with Quilam Capital on the transaction.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Augusta Ventures on its successful £250 million fund raise for its new litigation funding vehicle. The capital raised will allow Augusta to finance a diversified portfolio of litigation claims.
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client TA Associates (TA) on debt facilities made available in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in InCorp Global (InCorp), a leading corporate services provider in Asia.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Horizon Capital (Horizon) on the £75 million refinancing of its portfolio company, Churches Fire (Churches), a Southampton-based provider of fire safety and security compliance services.
In this feature article Finance partner Donald Lowe and Associate Michael Leadbeater examine the process of establishing an incremental facility using the steps prescribed by the Loan Market Association’s (LMA) template wording and consider whether it represents common practice in the mid-market.
Travers Smith LLP has advised BUUK Infrastructure on the sale of its UK smart meter business, Smart Meter Assets 1 Ltd ("SMA"), to a consortium of Arcus Infrastructure Partners and GLIL Infrastructure.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the Trustee of Clarks group's UK DB pension fund on LionRock Capital's acquisition of a majority equity stake in the Clarks group.
In this short video, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush provides a 3 minute guide to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).