Travers Smith has advised long-standing client Marshall Group on the sale of Marshall Aerospace to global private equity investor Aurelius.

Travers Smith has advised ICG on the launch of Amundi ICG Global Private Equity Secondaries (the Fund), the first product to be developed as part of ICG's collaboration with Amundi, one of Europe's leading asset managers.

Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been recognised with the "Innovation in Responsible Business" Award at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2026.

Travers Smith has advised Deepki, a global leader in SaaS solutions driving real estate sustainability and performance, on its strategic acquisition of Evora Global - one of the world’s leading sustainability consultancies. 

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Phoenix Equity Partners, the business founders and other shareholders on the sale of Logiq Consulting, an NCSC-assured UK cyber security consultancy with deep expertise in highly regulated environments including the UK Defence Industry, UK Critical National Infrastructure and the wider Public Sector, to IBM. 

The first article in this series examined the rules of several leading arbitral institutions – the LCIA, the ICC, the SIAC and UNCITRAL – noting that none currently contains express provisions on AI. It also considered how existing procedural rules may nevertheless accommodate the use of AI, identifying best practices for parties who wish to adopt AI tools in their proceedings.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Inflexion and management on the acquisition financing for Partnership Capital III's minority investment in Marktlink Capital, a leading Benelux private markets investment platform.

The Building Safety Levy comes on stream on 1 October 2026 and imposes a potentially significant new cost on residential developments. This article answers 3 key questions that landowners and developers may be asking themselves about the new tax.

Travers Smith LLP has advised Inflexion, on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Primed Group, a specialist German provider of high-quality medical consumables and sterilisation services. 

Four "nationally significant" cyber attacks a week on average in the UK: that was the NCSC's count for the year to September 2025. Yet data centres, the backbone of the UK's digital economy, have until now remained outside the scope of cyber regulation.

Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the hire of Daniel Vowden as a partner in its Competition practice.  

Welcome to Frontline by Travers Smith – our series addressing the key issues affecting the defence sector. 

Since November 2025, when the European Commission first published its proposal to update the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR 2.0), there has been widespread interest in how far the final SFDR 2.0 legislation could modify or dilute sustainability-related obligations for funds distributed in the EU. The asset management industry has been hoping for a legislative solution to some of the complexities and limitations of the existing SFDR 1.0 rules.

The UK tax authority (HMRC) has recently announced that it will expand the exclusions from its new mandatory tax adviser registration requirement. Under this expansion, an exclusion will apply to a wider range of circumstances where advice is provided outside of a traditional tax adviser - third party commercial relationship.

Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the hire of Laura Houët as a partner in the Funds practice.

A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry 

This week the Government launched a wide-ranging consultation proposing a significant overhaul of the UK's corporate reporting framework, as well as the long-awaited clarification to the law around virtual AGMs. The stated aims are to reduce administrative burdens, refocus reporting on investors and creditors, and make the reporting framework proportionate and effective.

Mandatory vulnerability and incident reporting requirements under the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) apply from 11 September 2026. Manufacturers placing products with digital elements on the EU market, ranging from smartphones to industrial IoT, must now comply with these obligations, including in respect of products already on the market. 

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating across disputes and arbitration is no exception. However, those working in the arbitration sphere cannot afford to overlook how the use of AI interacts with institutional rules.

Travers Smith (alongside Marlborough Partners) has advised ECI Partners on the debt financing aspects of its acquisition of Shaw Gibbs from Apiary Capital.