Travers Smith advised BDC on the carve-out of HKA from Hill International in 2017 and HKA has seen significant growth under BDC's ownership.
HKA is now a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation and dispute resolution, providing a comprehensive set of specialist offerings including expert, claims, and advisory services for the capital projects and infrastructure sector. HKA has over 130 partners and more than 1,000 experts, consultants and advisors across 40+ offices in 18 countries.
The Travers Smith team was led by Head of Private Equity & Financial Sponsors Ian Shawyer, supported by Senior Associate Max Conway, Associate Eilidh Morrison, and Trainee Solicitor Will Legood. Specialist tax advice was provided by Tax Partner Simon Skinner who was supported by Associate Kaleem Khan. Specialist finance advice was provided by Finance Partner Donald Lowe.