Dorking: Kuoni acquisition advised by S&B

Guildford law firm Stevens & Bolton LLP has advised Kuoni Travel on its acquisition of Carrier together with its travel agency business Carrier International.

Kuoni Travel, based in Dorking, is a subsidiary of Kuoni Travel Holdings, a leading luxury tourist travel company listed on the Swiss stock exchange. Carrier Limited is the winner of the Conde Nast tour operator of the year 2008 award and specialises in providing customised and service-oriented travel arrangements all over the world.

Commenting on S&B's contribution, Mark Norman, finance director at Kuoni Travel, said: "With an extremely tight and complex timetable there were plenty of opportunities for things to go wrong. However the calm manner from experienced professionals at Stevens & Bolton LLP ensured that we achieved our goal without fuss and to the highest standard".

The Stevens & Bolton team was led by corporate partner Keith Syson together with Shelly Stemp and Georgina Mercer (corporate), Frances Sharples (employment), Kate Schmit (tax) and Stephen Schofield (real estate).