Genna Marten

Genna Marten

Partner

Genna is a partner in the Private Equity & Financial Sponsors Group. She joined Travers Smith in 2011 and became a partner in 2018.

Genna has a broad corporate practice and advises a range of corporates and private equity and financial sponsors on transactional and advisory work. With a focus on international and UK private equity related mergers & acquisitions transactions, she regularly acts for institutional investors and financial sponsors, management teams and portfolio companies. Genna also advises on bolt-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, recapitalisations, minority investments, dispositions and exits.

Genna sits on the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Board. Genna participates in initiatives designed to promote a fully inclusive workplace, and actively encourages discussion on inclusion and diversity, both within Travers Smith and the wider community.

Industry recognition

  • Genna is listed in The Lawyer's 2023 Hot 100.
  • Genna has been recognised as a Private Equity "Rising Star" and one of "Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Lawyers" by Law.com in 2022 and 2018.
  • Genna is recognised as a 'Rising Star' and 'Up and Comer' in private equity by Legal Week 2019. 

 

Selected deals

  • Quilvest Capital Partners and management shareholders on the sale of Phaidon International
  • Epiris on its acquisition of Sepura
  • The Access Group on the acquisition of Servelec from Montagu Private Equity
  • August Equity on its acquisition of Integrity360
  • Equistone Partners Europe on its investment in adm Group
  • Equistone Partners Europe on its sale of Wealth at Work to Aquiline Capital Partners
  • Bridgepoint and other selling shareholders on the acquisition of Estera and the subsequent sale to Inflexion-backed Ocorian
  • Caledonia Investments plc on its acquisition of a minority stake in Stonehage Fleming Family & Partners Limited
  • 3i on the sale of its stake in Anglian Water
  • Bridgepoint Development Capital on its acquisition of HKA Global
  • Equistone Partners Europe on its investment in CH & Co, a leading UK contract catering group
  • Equistone Partners Europe on its investment in Nylacast, a world-class designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered polymer solutions
  • Silverfleet Capital on the acquisition and subsequent disposal of Ipes to trade buyer Apex Fund Services
  • Bridgepoint and management on the sale of Oasis Dental Care to BUPA
  • TA Associates on its strategic reinvestment in The Access Group alongside new investor Hg
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