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Travers Smith LLP has advised National Westminster Bank plc (NatWest) and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (ABN AMRO) in relation to the acquisition by pension consolidator Chesnara plc (Chesnara) of HSBC's UK life insurance business, HSBC Life.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Marshall Group on the sale of Slingsby Advanced Composites to Mangohojden AB, a privately held Swedish company seeking to develop a group of specialist aerospace and defence businesses.
Travers Smith LLP has worked with German law firm Gleiss Lutz in advising NeXtWind, a renewable energy provider, on the English law aspects of its €1.4 billion syndicated financing.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the promotion of four lawyers to Senior Counsel, effective from 1 July.
Travers Smith LLP has advised the Wirtz family on Florian Wirtz's record-breaking transfer to Liverpool Football Club. The move from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool is a club record transfer fee paid by Liverpool.
Travers Smith LLP has announced the appointment of Will Normand as Head of Asset Management, effective 16 June.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd ("MEC") on its acquisition, through the Mitsubishi Estate Global Partners investment management business ("MECGP"), of a majority interest in Patron Capital Advisers LLP ("Patron"). MECGP has further agreed to provide commitments to Patron's funds and financing for new subsector strategies including real estate credit. The transaction is subject to relevant regulatory consents.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Pears Partnership Capital on its investment in Energy Drive.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been awarded the 'Tax Adviser' Award at The Drawdown Awards 2025.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been awarded the BIALL Lexis Nexis Award for Excellence.
Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.) ("QNB") has secured a decisive victory in proceedings brought against it in the Kings Bench Division of the English High Court concerning allegations – denied by QNB - that it was connected to certain unlawful acts in Syria (KB-2023-001144 Basel Hashwah and Others v Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.) and Others).
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Livingbridge, as well as management and all other shareholders of TitanHQ on its merger with Bregal Milestone portfolio company Redstor. The combined business, CyberSentriq, will be an integrated cybersecurity and data protection platform purpose-built for Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
Travers Smith LLP has advised Investec Direct Lending on the financing of Triple Private Equity's (Triple) acquisition of Legal Benchmarking Group (Legal Benchmarking), a leading provider of data and insights for law firms globally.
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Nest Corporation ("Nest"), the trustee of the National Employment Savings Trust, on its €530 million (approximately £450 million) commitment to seed a new infrastructure debt fund — its first investment since becoming an owner of global investment manager IFM Investors ("IFM").
Travers Smith LLP has announced today the promotion of nine lawyers to its partnership, with effect from 1 July 2025.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the winners of its 2024/25 CSR Art Awards. Set up in 2015, the firm's CSR Art Programme works with graduate artists from the University of Westminster and the Royal College of Art (RCA).
Travers Smith LLP has advised leading property finance specialist MSP Capital on £350 million of financing, comprising a £200 million securitisation facility from J.P. Morgan and £150 million of funding from existing funder Pollen Street Capital.
Travers Smith has advised NYSE-listed RPM International Inc., which owns subsidiaries that are world leaders in specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related services, on the acquisition of the Star Brands Group, the UK-based parent company of The Pink Stuff, for RPM's subsidiary, Rust-Oleum.
Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP has announced the hire of Robert Payne as Head of Property Disputes.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce that Natalie Lewis, a partner in the firm's award-winning Financial Services & Markets department, has been named as a Rising Star of European Finance 2025 by Financial News. The list recognises the most talented individuals under the age of 40 working in financial and professional services.