Travers Smith LLP

Led by Tim Lewis, the ‘technically brilliant and commercial team’ team at Travers Smith LLP provides an ’excellent breadth of knowledge and expertise’ to a range of entities, from alternative and traditional asset managers, hedge and credit funds, private equity houses, brokers, banks, payment services to fintech, crypto and digital assets firms. Lewis is widely recognised for his deep expertise in financial services regulation, with a commercial focus on private equity and asset management, where he leads on ESG-related regulatory matters including SFDR, EU Taxonomy, and TCFD implementation. Maintaining a reputation within alternative asset managers is Phil Bartram who advises on major global M&A deals, sensitive investigations, fintech and payment infrastructures, and ESG initiatives. The ‘fintech, payments and financial markets powerhouse’, Natalie Lewis, is a key contact for general corporates navigating the regulatory perimeter, financial market infrastructures, especially payment systems and central securities depositories, traditional financial institutions, payments and e-money institutions. Mark Evans draws on extensive experience in clearing and settlement, having led major innovations in financial markets and advised regulators, policymakers, and central banks on key legislative and regulatory reforms affecting the UK’s digital and financial sectors.