Advising a wide range of industry players and infrastructure-focused funds, Travers Smith LLP continues to be an active presence in the market, handling key net zero mandates in the UK as well as large-scale acquisitions overseas – particularly in the digital infrastructure space. Head of corporate Spencer Summerfield is highly regarded for his M&A and corporate finance expertise and serves as a longstanding adviser to a number of financial sponsors. Jonathan Walters works with global funds on investments, disposals, restructurings and reorganisations, with a recent demonstrable track record in renewables and district heating transactions. Hugh Hutchison is heavily involved in European energy and infrastructure deals. In team news, Ryan Ayrton joined the firm from Watson Farley & Williams LLP in July 2024 and John Buttanshaw was promoted to partner in July 2024, while Ben Thompson joined Sidley Austin LLP in May 2024.
Testimonials
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- 'The team have good embedded knowledge of our business and the way we approach risk and acceptable contract terms. Always highly focused, brief and to the point communications, and commercially able to put themselves into the clients shoes. Very easy to work with.'
Key clients
- Ancala Partners
- Macquarie Capital Principal Finance
- Zegona Communications plc
- Arjun Infrastructure
- DIF Capital Partners
- Basalt Infrastructure
- Lifezone Metals
- Wavenet Group
- ProA Capital
- Foresight Infrastructure
- Alcazar Energy Partners
- BUUK Infrastructure
- Smart Meter Assets
- Swisscom
- Affinitas Education
- InstaVolt
- Northleaf Capital Partners
- Peel Group
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Spencer Summerfield