Travers Smith LLP advises on high-value infrastructure M&A, drawing on cross-practice expertise to support funds and corporates across a wide range of assets, from fibre and transport to energy transition and social infrastructure. The team regularly handles public and private transactions, joint ventures, and portfolio acquisitions in the UK and Europe. Team head Spencer Summerfield advises on high-value public and private M&A, IPOs, and infrastructure asset transactions, with a strong focus on the technology, energy, and utilities sectors. Jonathan Walters acts for infrastructure funds and institutional investors on strategic acquisitions, minority investments, and exits involving energy transition assets, regulated utilities, and essential services businesses. Mohammed Senouci provides additional M&A and equity capital markets capabilities, while Ryan Ayrton has strengthened the firm’s infrastructure financing offering since joining from Watson Farley & Williams LLP in September 2024. Hugh Hutchison also comes recommended.
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‘Commercial and focused.’
‘Jonathan Walters is very good.'
‘The team has a very hands-on, pragmatic approach, is very responsive and creative when it comes to solutions that need to be found.’
'Great team for acquisitions and financing - very accessible and able to explain complex things in simpler terms.'
'Jonathan Walters is an excellent lawyer, very commercially oriented and proactively helps find the most practical solution.'
Key clients
- Ancala Partners
- Zegona Communications plc
- Ancala Partners
- Management of Edinburgh Airport
- Macquarie Capital Principal Finance
- Arjun Infrastructure Partners
- Basalt Infrastructure
- CVC DIF
- Wavenet Group
- Swisscom
- Stifel
- Indicor, LLC
Work highlights
Advised long-standing client Ancala Partners on a number of transactions including the acquisition of a Solandeo, a fast-growing owner and operator of smart meters in Germany.
Advised Zegona Communications plc on its proposed acquisition of Vodafone Spain for an enterprise value of €5bn.
Advised management on the sale of a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh Airport for £1.27bn to VINCI Airports, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Spencer Summerfield
Other key lawyers
Jonathan Walters; Mohammed Senouci; Ryan Ayrton; Hugh Hutchison