Joe Knox

Joe Knox

Senior Counsel

Joe is a senior counsel in our Corporate team, specialising in public and private M&A, early-stage fundraisings, corporate joint ventures, equity capital markets transactions and general corporate advice.

Joe qualified in 2016 and joined the firm in 2019, having previously worked for a leading US law firm, and spent eight months on secondment in 2022 as sole legal counsel at an early-stage investor focused on fintech opportunities.

Work highlights

  • RPM International Inc. on the acquisition of Star Brands Group, the parent company of The Pink Stuff
  • Care REIT plc on the £448m recommended takeover by CareTrust Reit, Inc.
  • Indicor on the acquisition of Aquam Water Services and Orbis
  • Indicor on the acquisition of Ovarro
  • Brooks Macdonald Group plc on the sale of Brooks Macdonald International
  • Lok'nStore Group plc on the £378m recommended takeover by Shurgard
  • Numis Corporation plc on the £410m recommended takeover by Deutsche Bank
  • Ancala Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Fjord Base Group
  • Macquarie on the acquisition of Matrix Networks and UK Power Distribution
  • Arjun Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of an interest in Danish biogas firm Bigadan
  • Ideagen plc on its £103.5m cash box placing
  • S4 Capital on numerous international mergers
  • Vanbrugh Trustees, the owners of The Blenheim Estate, on its acquisition of UK house builder Pye Homes Ltd*
  • General American Capital Partners on its acquisition of Bordeaux Football Club*
  • Yioula Glassworks on the sale of its glass manufacturing operation in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania*
  • Liberum Capital as nominated adviser and sole broker to Virgin Wines UK plc on its AIM IPO
  • Mind Gym on its AIM IPO*
  • Various issuers and banks on secondary equity fundraises
  • * Prior to joining Travers Smith
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