About
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. Also skilled in handling advisory work, including shareholder matters, restructuring issues and financing mandates.
Work Highlights
- Trethowans acted for Ros Holdings on the multimillion sale of Medina Quay Meats to Brake Bros.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have experienced corporate lawyers, backed up by a team of very bright associates."
"They have experienced corporate lawyers, backed up by a team of very bright associates."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Watson is the managing partner of Trethowans. He advises on a range of M&A transactions alongside his role as managing partner of Trethowans. Clients benefit from his additional expertise in commercial contracts and outsourcing agreements.
"He's a great lawyer, lovely chap!"
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.
"Our go-to commercial corporate partner in the region."
"He is very switched-on and very collaborative. He knows his stuff and gets the deal done."
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