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What's happening in Pensions - Issue 101
Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: EU foreign subsidy rules and private equity deals
In this week's issue of Alternative Insights, we are looking at the impact of the EU's new foreign subsidies regulation on private equity deals.
Travers Smith advises Shawbrook on a unitranche facility provided to Queens Park Equity
Travers Smith LLP has advised Shawbrook Bank (Shawbrook) on the provision of a unitranche facility provided to Queen's Park Equity (QPE) in relation to its acquisition of YayYay Limited (YayYay).
Travers Smith advises Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions on the launch of Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund
Travers Smith LLP has advised Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions, as distributor of the Brookfield fund, on the successful launch of Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund ("BII") in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Travers Smith advises Ancala Partners on Fjord Base acquisition
Travers Smith LLP has advised its long-standing client and experienced infrastructure investor Ancala Partners LLP ('Ancala'), on the acquisition of a significant majority stake (75%) in the Fjord Base Group (‘Fjord Base’).
Travers Smith advises finnCap on its all-share merger with Cenkos Securities
Travers Smith has advised financial advisory firm finnCap on its all-share merger with Cenkos Securities that will create a leading provider in fundraising and advisory services for quoted growth and investment companies.
In the Pipeline - March 2023
Travers Smith advises Ancala Partners on completed €136.2 million acquisition of aerial emergency services businesses from Babcock International
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Ancala Partners LLP (Ancala), the critical mid-market infrastructure investor, on the €136.2 million acquisition of aerial emergency services businesses from Babcock International Group plc (Babcock) in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
The future for UK environmental initiatives: CMA's green light to be part of the solution?
In line with its public commitment to promote environmental sustainability and help accelerate the transition to a net zero economy, the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has recently published its draft guidance on the application of the Chapter 1 prohibition to environmental sustainability agreements ("Guidance"). If implemented, the Guidance will provide business with greater comfort in assessing the legality and risk profile of their environmentally focussed agreements – at least in the UK.
Data Protection and Digital Information (no. 2) Bill
UK data protection reform, take 2.
The UK's new competition regime for digital markets: to remedy a gap in the CMA's toolkit
The Government has promised to introduce a new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill in this session of Parliament, which is expected to have a significant impact on how competition law is enforced in the digital space. In this briefing, we therefore take a look at what recent CMA activity tells us about the rationale for the new legislation once it is in force, and how it has highlighted a desire for key reforms to the UK competition law regime.
Qualifying Asset Holding Company Regime
This briefing was originally published on 18 November 2021 and was last updated on 15 March 2022.
Transparency in the real estate sector: is it worth it?
The last few years have seen the development of several new initiatives designed to increase transparency in the real estate sector.
London calling - reform of UK capital markets
As the Chancellor announces that the Autumn budget will include plans to make London a more attractive place to list, we take stock of the Government's proposals to overhaul the listing, prospectus and secondary fundraising regimes, looking at the changes that have already been actioned, those currently in progress and others that are yet to come.
Spring Budget 2023 - Tax budget
Find the latest news, views and our analysis of all the key announcements.