. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Gareth Stephenson has advised UK building materials company Aggregate Industries on its £300m bid for building company Foster Yeoman. Burges Salmon corporate partners Nick Graves and Roger Hawes advised Foster Yeoman.
. Travers Smith head of corporate Chris Hale has advised Exponent Private Equity on its £163m acquisition of online train ticket retailer The Trainline. Herbert Smith corporate partners Stephen Wilkinson and Louise Freestone advised the sellers, Virgin Holdings, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Trains.
