Travers makes pension play with Sackers hire as KFC GC Nelson-Smith decamps to WeWork Thomas Alan Travers Smith has made a rare lateral play with the hire of Sebastian Reger to its pensions sector group as…
LB100 case study: Travers Smith Legal Business You can always rely on Travers Smith for revenue growth; the City independent has posted its ninth consecutive year of…
City’s mid-weight elite set blistering pace as Travers and Macfarlanes surge in 2017/18 Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the results amid another strong year for the City’s mid-tier The latest financial results by UK law…
Another big-dollar mandate for Travers as Micro Focus sells software business to EQT Marco Cillario Extending beyond its reputation for outstanding mid-market deal work, Travers Smith has once again put its name to a multibillion-dollar…
Travers Smith unveils double-digit revenue growth as profitability soars 24% Tom Baker In its ninth consecutive year of revenue growth, Travers Smith has recorded an 18% uptick in turnover to £146.9m, while profit…
Deal Watch: Rich pickings for Travers and Ashurst as US giants get busy on the continent Marco Cillario It was a busy week for UK and US deal counsel as Travers Smith and Ashurst acted on multibillion-pound deals north of…
Rich pickings for Travers Smith and Freshfields as Bridgepoint cashes in on Pret Marco Cillario Ten years after acquiring Pret A Manger in a deal worth £350m, private equity house Bridgepoint is selling it for…
More reshuffling as Hogan Lovells appoints new chair while Travers Smith confirms Patient managing partner Marco Cillario As the January senior appointments merry-go-round at City and global law firms continues, Hogan Lovells has announced a new chair…
Latham, Ropes and Travers get physical as US buyout house takes control of PureGym in the UK Marco Cillario Leonard Green acquires gym chain for £600m 2017 has continued to provide rich pickings for firms with marquee private equity…
Travers’ grip on Bridgepoint challenged as it wins Burger King franchise buyout Nathalie Tidman Travers Smith, one of Bridgepoint’s go-to firms, has sealed another mandate in the form of the private equity (PE) house’s…
‘Unprecedented in scale’: City bluebloods advise as Tata separates UK pension scheme Tom Baker Travers Smith, Slaughter and May and Hogan Lovells all advised as Tata Steel last month signed a long-awaited agreement to…
‘Unprecedented in scale’: Travers, Slaughters and Hogan Lovells advise as Tata Steel separates UK pension scheme Tom Baker Travers Smith, Slaughter and May and Hogan Lovells have all advised as Tata Steel today signed a long-awaited agreement to…
Weil, CC and Travers line up on £1bn Canadian private equity pensions deal Tom Baker Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Clifford Chance (CC) and Travers Smith have advised on the £1bn sale of Civica by the private equity arm of Canadian pensions company OMERS…
‘Top end of expectations’: Travers PEP drops below £1m as turnover edges up Legal Business Travers Smith has recorded a 4% rise in revenue to £125m, marking eight consecutive years of growth, while the firm’s profits…
SRA opens tender for ‘super-exam’ provider with 1 September deadline Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) this week opened to tender its search for an assessment provider to deliver the new…
Travers Smith announces first ever all-female partner promotion round Legal Business Travers Smith has unveiled its partner promotions for 2017, with four female associates making the cut. The number is slightly…
LLP latest: Travers’ top paid takes home £1.5m as Mishcon ‘shares the love’ Legal Business LLP accounts show City elite firms Travers Smith and Mishcon de Reya both saw double digit turnover growth in 2016.…
‘Hands on’: Professionalising support services key for Travers as Hale begins final term as senior partner Legal Business An ambition to improve business services at Travers Smith has seen senior partner Chris Hale re-elected, after completing his first…
‘An aggressive timetable’: Macfarlanes, Reed Smith and Travers line-up on largest main market IPO of 2017 so far Legal Business Macfarlanes, Reed Smith and Travers Smith have all advised on Xafinity’s £190.3m flotation, in what is the largest premium main…
9,000 clients vote: BLP, Travers and DLA Piper win plaudits for innovation but City giants miss the mark Legal Business In a margin-conscious environment it is tough for advisers to catch a client’s eye, but according to flagship research into…
