Hannah Manning

Head of Tax

Hannah is Head of our Tax Department. Hannah specialises in tax advice on M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and management equity incentive arrangements.

Hannah advises on transactions including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, sales, financing transactions, corporate reorganisations, debt and equity restructuring and equity incentive arrangements, acting for many of the firm's private equity clients and their portfolio companies.

She has particular experience in advising management teams at all stages of the investment cycle and advises on matters relating to global mobility in this context.

Hannah is a member of the City of London Law Society's Revenue Law Committee. She is listed as a 'Leading Individual' in the Legal 500 2024 and is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2023.

Hannah is Travers Smith's CSR Partner.

Selected deals

Quilvest Capital Partners and management shareholders on the sale of Phaidon International to a global investor consortium led by private equity firm Further Global.

Livingbridge on its investment in CitNOW Group.

The Access Group, and its management team on the further investment in the Access Group (at an associated enterprise value of £9.2bn) by its existing shareholders, TA Associates and Hg, and new minority shareholder GIC, a global institutional investor.

Northleaf Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority interest in Uber Boat by Thames Clippers

Phoenix Equity Partners, LDC and senior management shareholders on the sale of Forest Holidays to Sykes Holiday Cottages.

Inflexion on its investment in GlobalData Plc's ("GlobalData") Healthcare division.

Civica, a global provider of cloud software solutions for the public sector, on the sale of Civica by Partners Group to Blackstone.

The management team of RAC on its partnership with Silver Lake.

The management team of International Schools Partnership (ISP) in relation to the acquisition of a minority stake in the group by OMERS Private Equity (alongside the incumbent investor, Partners Group).

ICG on its investment in Broadstone.

TA Associates on its investment in Fairstone Group.

Looping Group on the acquisition of Drayton Manor Park.

The management team of Independent Clinical Services on the acquisition of the group by Onex Corporation.

ICG on an agreement to sell digital transformation consultancy, 6point6, to Accenture.

The management team of Acuity Knowledge Partners, a market leading business intelligence and analytics provider, on the sale of a majority stake of Acuity Knowledge Partners to Permira, from Equistone Partners Europe.

Hannah Manning is a go-to adviser for management teams on refinancing and exit events and always provides an excellent service for her clients.