Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 2
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(023) 8032 1000About
Provided by Trethowans LLP
Trethowans’ Corporate team is one of the largest on the South Coast, based across two offices in Southampton and Bournemouth, but servicing clients within the UK and abroad. Our team has significant experience across diverse areas and sectors, working with a range of clients from entrepreneurs and SMEs through to private equity and international companies.
We advise on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions and the team has particular expertise in succession planning, refinancing, group reorganisations, disposals, management buy outs, shareholder agreements and joint ventures.
We take a collaborative approach to all transactions and have a reputation for building close, long lasting relationships with all parties, including shareholders, management teams and other professional advisers so we can understand and guide our clients to reach their goal.
Our team of M&A lawyers is supported by dedicated transaction specialists from other disciplines across the firm, in areas such as commercial property, employment, tax, data protection and regulatory. This ensures we have the strength and depth which, when combined, forms a powerhouse firm in the region for corporate transactional work.
Chambers Review
Trethowans is adept at handling a broad array of transactions on behalf of clients, who range from local SMEs to major regional businesses and international corporates. It is also skilled in handling advisory work, including shareholder matters, restructuring issues and financing mandates.
Work Highlights
- Trethowans advised the shareholders of Jimmy’s Iced Coffee on the sale of the entire issued share capital of the company to Britvic Soft Drinks.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Trethowans is very capable and has good strength in depth. They are very commercial in their approach and clients trust them as a business adviser."
"Trethowans has sensible and pragmatic lawyers who want to get deals done."
"Trethowans provides a very commercially-focused service. The team are practical and collaborative in their approach, as well as being very responsive."
"Trethowans works across offices very well to create a larger team of specialists we can draw on, which was a big advantage. The firm is known for its commercial awareness and pragmatism."
"The team at Trethowans is very capable and has good strength in depth. They are very commercial in their approach and clients trust them as a business adviser."
"Trethowans has sensible and pragmatic lawyers who want to get deals done."
"Trethowans provides a very commercially-focused service. The team are practical and collaborative in their approach, as well as being very responsive."
"Trethowans works across offices very well to create a larger team of specialists we can draw on, which was a big advantage. The firm is known for its commercial awareness and pragmatism."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Watson is the managing partner of Trethowans. He advises on a range of M&A transactions, and clients benefit from his additional expertise in commercial contracts and outsourcing agreements.
Nicholas Gent is noted for his expertise in a broad variety of business transactions. His areas of strength include M&A and joint ventures, as well as ancillary financing matters.
Lucy Gleisner is held in high regard for her excellent M&A practice. She serves as head of Trethowans' corporate team.
"We work with Lucy a lot and she is calm, pragmatic and has great local knowledge."
"Lucy is very personable and able to explain complex legal language for me."
Ranked Lawyers at
Trethowans LLP
The South
Members
Provided by Trethowans LLP
Ben MacDiarmid
Gerta Xoxi
Jamie Earley
Jason Riley
Jonathan Sherman
Lucy Gleisner
Head of Department
Mark Nixon