Travers Smith
Ropes & Gray hires Travers Smith's Croke as partner
New recruit joins former colleague Phil Sanderson in legal firm's London office
Bridgepoint-backed Wiggle bolts on Chain Reaction Cycles
Cycling accessories retailer Wiggle acquires competitor Chain Reaction Cycles
TA Associates takes minority stake in Eurowag
US-based GP makes foray into the Czech Republic with investment in logistics payments provider
Carlyle acquires Seraphim’s TestPlant
Venture backer Seraphim exits seven years after initial investment in software diagnostics business
DN Capital’s Purplebricks aims for £255m IPO
AIM flotation to raise £25m for estate agency
Montagu exits University of Law
Exit comes three years after £200m buyout
Travers Smith appoints two PE partners
Adam Orr and William Yates both promoted to partner
Travers Smith appoints Dickson Minto's Lowe as partner
Law firm plans to ramp up private equity team
Travers Smith looks to grow PE practice in wake of Sanderson exit
Paul Dolman replaced Phil Sanderson as head in July
Ropes & Gray appoints Travers Smith's Sanderson
Mid-market M&A specialist joins as partner in London office
Silverfleet acquires AGR division for NOK 1.64bn
Deal expected to close in August, with Altor turning in profit
Reed Smith hires new leveraged finance partner
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed Ben Davis as a leveraged finance partner in its London-based UK finance practice.
Investcorp acquires Hydrasun from Equistone
Investcorp has bought Aberdeen-based oil and gas services business Hydrasun Ltd in a secondary buyout from Equistone Partners Europe.
Travers Smith appoints senior partner
UK law firm Travers Smith has promoted Chris Hale, currently head of corporate, to senior partner.
Milestone buys ITX
Milestone Capital Partners has bought Geneva-based intra-group mobility service provider ITX in a management buyout from the company's founders.
Silverfleet pays €137m for Axcel’s Cimbria
Silverfleet Capital has acquired Cimbria, a Danish manufacturer of seed and grain processing equipment, for DKK 1.025bn (€137m) from incumbent private equity backer Axcel.
ICG backs Symington’s in SBO
Intermediate Capital Group has invested in the secondary buyout of convenience food producer Symington’s from Bridgepoint Capital.
Langholm acquires Purity Soft Drinks in MBI
Langholm Capital has backed Gary Nield and Peter Unsworth’s management buy-in of Purity Soft Drinks from long-time owners the Cox family.
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