Travers Smith LLP has advised Fundsmith, the London-based investment manager, on the c.£680m rollover of assets from Smithson Investment Trust into Smithson Equity Fund ("SEF").

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Investec Alternative Investment Management (“IAIM”), a subsidiary of Investec Bank plc (“Investec”), on the fundraising of its flagship fund, Investec Private Debt Fund II ("PDF II"). PDF II raised more than €600m in total commitments exceeding its target.

Travers Smith has advised a consortium of lenders on the refinancing of the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm, a 210 MW offshore wind asset located off the coast of Yorkshire. The facility was successfully refinanced on competitive terms, reflecting current market conditions and significant appetite from the lending market for high-quality renewables assets.

Travers Smith LLP has provided strategic regulatory advice to long-standing client EQT AB (EQT), a differentiated global investment organisation, in relation to its acquisition of Coller Capital, a leading global secondaries firm with nearly USD 50 billion in total assets under management. 

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Mansford LLP, the multi-strategy real estate investment firm, on the refinancing of its Student Cribs platform. 

Travers Smith proudly welcomes the inaugural cohort of companies to its new fintech incubator programme, Fintech Amplifier. This year-long initiative, designed to empower the next wave of financial services innovators, provides participating companies with top-tier access to legal expertise, industry insight and valuable networking opportunities.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Dean Lamble and the senior management team of Pure Cremation on the sale of a minority interest by management and Epiris to Centerbridge Partners.  

Travers Smith is advising 1Spatial plc, the AIM-listed leader in delivering Location Master Data Management (LMDM) software and solutions, on its recommended cash offer by VertiGIS, a portfolio company of Battery Ventures, that values 1Spatial at approximately £87.1m.