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Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been awarded "UK Pro Bono Initiative" at the Legal 500 ESG Awards 2025. 

Travers Smith LLP has advised Riviera Travel (Riviera), backed by Silverfleet Capital (Silverfleet), on the refinancing of its debt facilities. The new five-year, £125 million unitranche facility is provided by H.I.G Capital and Triton Debt Investors. 

Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP announces that it is to open a new office in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, further strengthening its international Competition Practice. 

Travers Smith is currently advising two healthcare REITs - Care REIT plc and Assura plc - on their public takeovers by US bidders, further highlighting the recent theme of consolidation in the London REIT market.

Travers Smith has advised Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG, a global leader in private banking and wealth management, on its acquisition of a 70% stake in Saxo Bank A/S from Geely Financials Denmark A/S (a subsidiary of Geely Holding) and Mandatum Group.

Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the hire of Jeremy Dennison as a partner in the Private Equity & Financial Sponsors (PEFS) group, further strengthening its market leading Private Equity offering.

Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the hire of Funds lawyer John Daghlian as a Senior Consultant, further strengthening the firm's Asset Management sector group.

Travers Smith LLP was thrilled to win Law Firm of the Year at last night's Pensions Age Awards ceremony held in London.

The long-awaited Arbitration Act 2025 was signed into law on Monday 24 February 2025.  The Act makes a number of targeted improvements to the Arbitration Act 1996, which remains the legal framework for arbitration in this jurisdiction. Its main provisions will enter into force on a date yet to be determined, although the government has confirmed that the new Act "will be commenced through regulations as soon as practicable".

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management ("Canaccord") on its credit arrangements to support its acquisition of Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Limited from Brooks Macdonald Group plc.

Three months after the European Commission announced a "simplification revolution", and after six weeks of intense speculation, rumours and leaks, we finally have the official texts of the sustainability "Omnibus" package.  It is now clear that there will be significant changes to EU sustainability regulation.  However, since this package needs approval from the co-legislators, it is unlikely to be the final word. Opponents of the Omnibus have pointed out that what was billed as simplification has turned into significant deregulation – although the European Commission is not labelling it that way.

Welcome to our series of podcasts focusing on international employment law.

Our webinar covering the 'how' and 'why' of transition planning through a UK and European lens, with front line learnings from Netherlands preeminent climate law experts, Houthoff. 

Travers Smith has advised Brooks Macdonald Group plc on the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Limited and its subsidiaries (BMI), to Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Holdings Limited for a total consideration of up to £50.85m.

A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.

A series of dynamic conversations hosted by Simon Witney, sustainable finance specialist, joined by two expert guests.  

In a brand-new podcast, hosted by our competition experts, you can learn about the ways in which the hot topics in competition law impact, and apply to, the gaming industry.

In late 2024, the UK Government announced its intention to "crack down on late payments" and outlined a number of measures intended to support this. We look at what the changes mean and why it's more important than ever to take late payment seriously as an issue.