Commended by clients as ‘a strong team with excellent technical knowledge and familiarity with all issues concerning share schemes,’ Travers Smith LLP has a broad employee share schemes and incentives offering, with a focus on advisory work. The team’s client roster consists of manufacturing, retail, financial services, entertainment, and technology companies. Heading up the department, Elissavet Grout has been recognised for her ’well-rounded, creative advice’ and she Grout frequently leads on matters for housebuilding and financial services companies, advising on remuneration, employment tax, and equity incentive issues. Claire Prentice specialises in entertainment and retail matters, frequently advising on incentive arrangements, remuneration, and corporate governance-related mandates.
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Testimonials
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‘A strong team with excellent technical knowledge and familiarity with all issues concerning share schemes. Also combined with commercial awareness and client-focused approach.’
‘Elissavet Grout provides well-rounded, creative advice which covers all bases and is valued highly by clients.’
'Practical and commercial advice.'
'Very responsive, quick to understand the issue at hand and good quality advice provided.'
'Elissavet Grout and her team provide strong practical advice backed by significant experience and technical knowledge. We enjoy working with Elissavet and appreciate her ability to explain technical matters clearly and with commercial sense.'
Key clients
- Patron Capital and Sixth Street Partners
- Quanex Building Products Corporation
- Lok'nStore Group plc
- Redrow plc
- Apax Global Impact Fund
- Soderberg and Partners
- Indicor Equity LLC
- ETC Group
- Forward Partners Group
- The Access Group
- Phoenix Equity Partners
Work highlights
Advised Patron Capital and Sixth Street Partners on the employment tax and incentive issues arising from its £1.65bn acquisition of major UK house builder CALA Group from Legal & General Group plc.
Advised US-based, NYSE listed Quanex Building Products Corporation on its £788m cash and share offer for Tyman plc.
Advised AIM-listed Lok'nStore Group plc on the incentives aspect of its £378m recommended cash acquisition by Shurgard.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Elissavet Grout
Other key lawyers
Claire Prentice