TRW, the US steering systems and spacecraft manufacturer, was represented by Allen & Overy’s Alan Paul in its agreement to buy LucasVarity for £4.2bn last week. Julian Francis of Freshfields led the team that represented LucasVarity (see back page).
Travers Smith Braithwaite’s Simon Jay acted for Greenalls Group on the sale of Inn Partnership, its franchised and tenanted pub estate, to Tudor Street Acquisitions for £370m. Tudor was represented by Clifford Chance’s David Pearson on the corporate side and represented by Gosschalks’ Dick Llewellyn on the property side.
