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Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million - UK-wide

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

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.

Work Highlights

  • Travers Smith advised Ascential on the sale of its product design business, WGSN, to funds advised by Apax.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Edmund Reed
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Eminent Practitioners

Edmund Reed is highly capable on 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.

His bedside manner with clients, colleagues and others is nothing short of gentlemanly, but that doesn't stop him from being a tough negotiator and an astute observer of motivations and needs.

Edmund's deep understanding of clients' businesses and extensive deal experience make him one of the best practitioners I know.

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Tom Hartwright
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Band 4

Tom Hartwright is an established private equity partner who impresses through his assistance on large-scale transactions for high-profile clients. He is also proficient in tech M&A.

Tom is all-round fantastic.

Tom puts clients and adverse parties at ease so everyone can focus on getting transactions completed and achieving their mutual objectives.

Tom is very much a key trusted adviser. He is always on hand to support and guide when needed, and his advice is highly commercial.

Tom is quick-witted and charming, but don't let that distract you from his keen understanding of deal negotiations and the finer points of M&A.

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Will Yates
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Band 4

Will Yates sits as head of the firm's private equity and financial sponsors group. He displays strength advising on complex private equity and M&A transactions. He is able to assist on a range of matters, including buyouts, consortium deals and carve-outs.

Will is an excellent client-oriented lawyer and leads the team well.

Will is very commercial and pragmatic.

Will Yates is a superb and highly commercial operator.

Ranked Lawyers at
Travers Smith LLP

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UK-wide

Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million

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Edmund Reed
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Eminent Practitioners
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Tom Hartwright
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Band 4
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Will Yates
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Band 4

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