Referral relationships: how Travers’ best friends strategy is paying off
Travers’ determination to stay independent was once seen as its Achilles heel. But maybe it was ahead of its time.
Linklaters and Travers Smith lead in largest UK software buyout this year
Linklaters has advised Hg Capital in its investment in software company The Access Group, while Travers Smith represented its current majority shareholder TA Associates. The deal will see Hg take joint ownership of the London-based technology group alongside TA Associates. Linklaters partner Alex Woodward led for Hg on the corporate side, with managing associates Aneeq Durrani and […]
The long read: How the silver circle shattered
The silver circle has changed – but if you think it doesn’t exist, you’re wrong. Who are the new names in this unique set of firms – and who has left the group for good?
Travers’ Patient: “The word ‘understated’ has been used for far too long”
By staying true to its traditional model, Travers Smith is not known for reinventing itself. But in the midst of an office refit and total rebrand, the firm is adopting a bolder approach, says new managing partner David Patient. Patient took over from Andrew Lilley earlier this year, having headed up the firm’s only foreign […]
Travers Smith introduces safe word to call out inappropriate behaviour
Travers Smith has launched a campaign to help its staff feel empowered to call out inappropriate language within the firm. ‘#ThatsNotCool’ is being promoted as the phrase that anyone at the firm can use if they feel uncomfortable with something a colleague has said. The three-word message, which Travers is using in hashtag format, emerged […]
