Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million
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Chambers Review
Travers Smith is renowned for its capabilities in the mid-market, often undertaking work for well-known funds on complex and international deals. It also has a strong reputation on the management side. It offers a wide range of complementary strengths, most notably calling upon specialist sub-practice groups dedicated to portfolio companies and MBOs.
Strengths
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"Travers Smith have done a fantastic job at handling complex deals in very compressed timelines. The firm have experts in every field that we require."
"The Travers Smith team were incredibly responsive throughout and exceeded my expectations consistently."
"The team is incredibly reliable, not only in terms of moving things forward, but doing so with a real strategic intent as to how to get a transaction done."
"Travers Smith have done a fantastic job at handling complex deals in very compressed timelines. The firm have experts in every field that we require."
"The Travers Smith team were incredibly responsive throughout and exceeded my expectations consistently."
"The team is incredibly reliable, not only in terms of moving things forward, but doing so with a real strategic intent as to how to get a transaction done."
Notable Practitioners
Edmund Reed displays capabilities in M&A on behalf of a client base of private equity funds and serves as the firm's managing partner. He is active on buyouts and exit transactions across a broad range of sectors.
"Edmund is a very experienced and commercial lawyer."
Lucie Cawood represents prominent private equity houses in her list of clients. She also has experience in M&A and is often involved in cross-border transactions. She serves as the head of the firm's private equity & financial sponsors practice.
"She is excellent and industrious."
"Lucie is a pleasure to work with."
"Lucie is an outstanding lawyer. She works tirelessly, is very sophisticated and is always able to find pragmatic solutions."
Tom Hartwright is a promising up-and-coming private equity partner. He impresses through his assistance on several large-scale transactions for high-profile clients. He is also proficient in tech M&A.
"Tom is always available when we require his support on both urgent and more 'business as usual' matters. He provides us with very clear advice, and with very strong commercial and financial awareness."
"Tom is truly exceptional. He is incredibly smart, hard-working and solution-oriented. He has loads of energy and an ability to make things happen in very compressed timelines."
"Tom is a high-quality lawyer and a trusted adviser."