‘Why £70k? That’s where we think we need to be’: Travers Smith boosts NQ salaries by 9% to match Slaughters Legal Business Having enjoyed another respectable financial performance for the 2014/15 year, Travers Smith has boosted its newly qualified (NQ) associate salaries…
Travers Smith posts record results as turnover crosses £100m boundary and PEP reaches £935k Legal Business City outfit Travers Smith has become the latest UK law firm to post strong results for the past financial year,…
Dealwatch: Pinsents, Travers, CC join Debevoise on £500m Motor Fuel Group disposal Legal Business A trio of LB100 firms –Travers Smith, Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons – have lined up alongside Debevoise & Plimpton in…
Dealwatch: Freshfields and Mayer Brown win roles on Blackstone’s Centre Parcs sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Mayer Brown have won key spots on Blackstone’s sale of a majority stake in Centre Parcs…
Partner promotions: Travers Smith adds seven new partners in bumper round Legal Business Following two years of slim promotions, Travers Smith has promoted seven lawyers, over 10% of its existing partnership, to partner…
Travers Smith’s Dolman: The mother of invention – why necessity and high prices will push private equity to new heights Legal Business 2014 was a year that saw the number and value of private equity (PE)-backed exits reach unparalleled highs globally. More…
The mother of invention – why necessity and high prices will push private equity to new heights Legal Business Travers Smith’s Paul Dolman argues a reviving buyout industry will increasingly drive European deal markets 2014 was a year that…
Those who can: Travers Smith’s former head Andrew Lilley resigns to become teacher Legal Business Travers Smith’s former managing partner Andrew Lilley (pictured) has resigned from the firm after nearly 20 years, and is set…
Dealwatch: Travers, HSF and Paul Weiss advise on $2.1bn Pace sale Legal Business Travers Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison have all landed roles on the $2.1bn sale…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in March 2015 Legal Business CC, LINKLATERS AND LATHAM & WATKINS WIN KEY ROLES ON PIRELLI TAKEOVER Advised by Clifford Chance (CC), China National Chemical…
Seeking £3.4bn in damages: Clifford Chance and Travers Smith lead on HP High Court contest with Autonomy founders Legal Business Clifford Chance and Travers Smith have taken lead roles advising on the £3.4bn dispute between Hewlett-Packard (HP), and Autonomy founder…
Dealwatch: Clifford Chance, Travers Smith, Debevoise and BLP advise on £1.2bn BCA sale Sarah Downey A quartet law firms including Clifford Chance (CC), Travers Smith, Debevoise & Plimpton and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have all secured…
Listing in London: WLG and Travers advise as Gabelli Value Plus raises £100m in IPO Kathryn McCann Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has advised new investment trust Gabelli Value Plus on its £100m initial public offering (IPO)…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, HSF and Travers Smith win key roles as Man Group acquisition targets Japan Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) won its first M&A mandate for Man Group, as the hedge fund acquired the investment management…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, A&O and Travers act as Asia’s richest man buys UK rail group for £2.5bn Jaishree Kalia Travers Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won roles advising on the sale of UK’s leading…
Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher leads for KKR as thetrainline.com opts for sale over IPO Legal Business Private equity powerhouse KKR has purchased travel ticket seller thetrainline.com, with its go-to law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advising…
Dealwatch: Kirkland, Travers, and Freshfields advise on Cinven’s £462m purchase of PCL Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis, Travers Smith and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all won roles advising as private equity firm GTCR agrees…
Dealwatch: Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills on board for thetrainline.com £500m IPO Legal Business Constituting the first technology IPO of the year, Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills have both landed key roles advising…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, CC and Travers Smith line-up on insurance broker A-plan sale Legal Business Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Travers Smith have all secured roles as private equity house Equistone Partners Europe sold its majority…
Linklaters, Freshfields and Travers Smith fix RAC deal with Singapore’s GIC Legal Business Carlyle abandons flotation to sell half of its majority stake Since the summer, London’s IPO market has seen postponements, cancellations…
