UK
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dan Reavill Travers Smith LLP 10 Snow Hill, London, EC1A 2AL
Tel: 020 7295 3000 Fax: 020 7295 3500 Email:
dan.reavill@
traverssmith.com Web:
www.traverssmith.com
Firm Profile
Travers Smith LLP is one of the UK's leading law firms. We regularly advise clients on all aspects of intellectual property protection, exploitation and dispute resolution. As well as the more traditional intellectual property transactions such as patent and trade mark licensing and acquisition, we have extensive experience of technology and media transactions including broadcasting contracts, sponsorship, software collaboration and development agreements and new media exploitation. We are also involved in analysis of copyright, database and other intellectual property portfolios, as well as advising on re-branding issues. We advise across a broad range of sectors, including retail, financial services and broadcasting. We place great emphasis on developing long-standing relationships and an in-depth knowledge of clients' businesses. Whatever the
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Martin Morrin Managing Director RBS Invoice Finance Website:
www.rbsif.co.uk
complexity, we always focus on providing practical, succinct, commercial advice in response to our clients' legal issues.
Intellectual property work is handled by a dedicated team led by Dan Reavill, who has significant experience in the exploitation of all types of intellectual property, in particular advising upon numerous matters relating to branding, software and the internet. Dan is recommended in Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and is described as a "tough negotiator" who "speaks common sense and doesn't get bogged down in technical language".
Recent work has included advising:
• The owner on the individual disposal of several well-known IP rights assets (including Agatha Christie, Enid Blyton, Mr Men and Beatrix Potter)
• Arcelor Mittal on the design rights, naming rights and sponsorship for the "Orbit" tower in the Olympic Park
invoice Finance Bank of the Year
• The world's largest olive oil producer on its €630m acquisition of the "Bertolli" brand from Unilever
• Cape plc on a global IP restructuring and franchising project
• A well known brewery in successfully bringing trade mark infringement proceedings against M&S and a competitor
• A high street bank on the successful settlement of a trade mark dispute with a national newspaper
intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Firm Profile
RBS Invoice Finance is delighted to win the Invoice Finance Bank of the Year, UK award in the 2013 Finance Monthly Global Awards.
The accolade is testament to the commitment shown by the team to make a real impact in the UK SME and Corporate markets to promote innovative and flexible funding options such as Asset Based Lending (ABL) and Invoice Finance as a means of supporting working capital and growth.
At ARBS Invoice Finance we have been successful engaging with the corporate
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finance community and in particular private equity who are starting to recognize the benefits of using ABL in acquisition activity.
Our track record of helping clients is most clearly demonstrated through the high caliber of businesses we work with including Hewden Stuart, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, pharmaceutical giant Wockhardt, Bond Street jeweler David Morris International, Harvey Nash and Healthcare at Home’s acquisition by Vitruvian Partners. We will be building further on our success this year and remain focused on raising awareness of the benefits
Finance Monthly GLOBAL AWARDS 2013
of Invoice Finance and ABL and how these flexible forms of funding can support clients seeking both organic growth and acquisition activity.
Our aim in 2013 is to continue to increase awareness of the value of the products with more clients and work closer with the corporate finance and debt advisory communities.
Security may be required. Product fees may apply.
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