Banking & Finance: Sponsors - UK
What the team is known for
Travers Smith has a deep pool of specialist finance advisers who work with sponsors, lenders and corporate borrowers on mid-market matters. The team has specialist knowledge in the area of fund finance, corporate loans and leveraged acquisition finance. It demonstrates broad sector expertise, continuing to advise on deals in the media, leisure and technology industries, in addition to the retail and infrastructure sectors, among others. The firm handles matters for an impressive client list that includes several high-profile private equity houses and international financial institutions.
Strengths
"The team has excellent, deep sector knowledge and is always highly responsive."
"Travers Smith has an incredibly talented finance team. Its lawyers provide superb attentiveness and there is nothing they can't assist with."
"Travers Smith offers strength in depth right across the team and is able to grasp and navigate complex transaction structures incredibly quickly."
"The Travers team has deep experience to pragmatically handle complex matters that require a nuanced approach or a clear idea of implementation."
Work highlights
Travers Smith advised Inflexion on the financing of its investment in SteriPack.
Notable practitioners
Matthew Ayre is a key contact.