Travers Smith advised the management of STAR Capital on its £140m ($275m) acquisition of Swedish flight simulation company SAS Flight Academy and a majority stake in General Electric’s Commercial Aviation Training (GECAT) division. Corporate partner Paul Dolman took the headline role for Travers while Norton Rose corporate partner David Baylis acted for STAR. Weil Gotshal & Manges corporate partner Will Rosen advised GECAT.
Simmons & Simmons is acting for South Africa-based metals company African Platinum on its £297m takeover bid for Impala Platinum. Corporate partner Chris Wilkinson led the team for Simmons, while Linklaters corporate partner Charlie Jacobs acted for Impala.
