Banking & Finance
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 1
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(023) 8032 1000About
Provided by Trethowans LLP
Trethowans’ Banking and Finance Team comprises 7 specialist banking lawyers with a further 15 additional lawyers across our real estate, corporate, agricultural, and insolvency teams providing support to them on finance transactions.
Steve Cole heads the Banking and Finance practice supported by Nick Gent. Steve and his team moved to us from key rivals Blake Morgan where he previously headed up Blake Morgan’s banking team in the South.
Key clients include HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest (including Coutts) and Santander along with a number of specialist lenders, including Doorway Capital (Receivables Funding), Onyx (Development Finance) and MSP Capital (Development Finance).
The borrower side of the banking and finance practice also continues to go from strength to strength, with the firm winning banking instructions from a wide number of the firm’s high-profile corporate clients.
Industry specialisms include acquisition finance, property and development finance, agricultural and rural property finance, receivables and asset based lending, debt restructuring, sustainable lending and lslamic finance.
Chambers Review
Trethowans has a well-reputed banking team with a wide-ranging offering, advising on acquisition, property and agriculture finance. It regularly acts institutional lenders, alternative lenders and corporate borrowers. It also advises financial institutions on regulatory issues and enforcement and recovery procedures. The team is experienced in assisting clients with intercreditor arrangements.
Work Highlights
- Trethowans advised Just Develop It on multi-tranche senior loanand junior loans for the acquisition of a group of companies in the cyber security sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers are always able to build relationships to help get transactions completed efficiently. The team has real depth and experience and is able to call upon specialists throughout the firm."
"The banking team is able to simplify complex banking transactions in a manner that is easy to understand and straightforward to document."
"Trethowans are very commercial and they know what to concede and what to stand firm on, so the client is always on the front foot."
"Their skill set and ability have afforded the opportunities to enter new markets that we otherwise wouldn't have been able to do."
"Trethowans has a great understanding of what our business is trying to achieve and always advise accordingly."
"The lawyers are always able to build relationships to help get transactions completed efficiently. The team has real depth and experience and is able to call upon specialists throughout the firm."
"The banking team is able to simplify complex banking transactions in a manner that is easy to understand and straightforward to document."
"Trethowans are very commercial and they know what to concede and what to stand firm on, so the client is always on the front foot."
"Their skill set and ability have afforded the opportunities to enter new markets that we otherwise wouldn't have been able to do."
"Trethowans has a great understanding of what our business is trying to achieve and always advise accordingly."
Notable Practitioners
Steve Cole advises on refinancing transactions, revolving credit facilities and Islamic finance transactions for both borrowers and lenders.
"Steve Cole is a first class lawyer that is able to quickly grasp and document elegant solutions to complex banking problems."
"Steve is a fantastically capable lawyer. We have worked with him on a number of high-level projects, and he always delivers for us."
"Steve is an exceptional lawyer who combines commercial and market awareness with a collaborative and deal-focused mindset."
Harriet Olway is an associate in Trethowans' Southampton office who is notable for her expertise assisting lenders and borrowers with acquisition and development finance as well as asset finance transactions.
"Harriet Olway is a central part of the banks team. She responds quickly and is informative. She is very professional and great with clients."
Ranked Lawyers at
Trethowans LLP
The South
Clients
Provided by Trethowans LLP
Coutts
Doorway Capital (Receivables Funding)
HSBC
Lloyds
NatWest
Onyx (Development Finance)
Santander
Industries
Provided by Trethowans LLP
Acquisition finance
Agricultural and rural property finance
Debt restructuring
Property and development finance
Receivables and asset based lending
lslamic finance