A Travers Smith team led by corporate partner Helen Croke advised Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on the management buy out of Education Personnel, the UK's leading supplier of teaching and education support staff.

With a national branch network, best in class systems and the largest pool of candidates in the country, Education Personnel provides the highest levels of service and enjoys close relationships with schools at a local level.

Corporate partner Helen Croke and associates Joanna Roberts and Ian Keefe provided M&A advice to ICG. Tax advice was provided by tax partner Kathleen Russ and associate Richard Wild. The finance team was led by banking partner Andrew Gregson and associate Matthew Smith.

The selling shareholders were advised by Macfarlanes and King & Wood Malleson SJ Berwin advised management.