Nick Gent > Trethowans LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile

Trethowans LLP’s team operates out of Southampton, advising regional and international companies on all aspects of M&A and private equity transactions. Nick Gent heads up the corporate group, bringing vast expertise in handling equity investments, mergers, and joint ventures to the team. Lucy Gleisner focuses on acquisition strategy and disposals. Jon Stickland, who leads on the commercial side, is experienced in advising start-ups and listed companies on their operational contracts. Mike Watson specialises in assisting with the sale and purchase of businesses. Julian Hamblin regularly guides entities within the IT and technology field. In team news, Kirsteen Hook joined the firm from Blake Morgan LLP in November 2022.

The ‘exceptional‘ Steve Cole leads the ‘excellent‘ team at Trethowans LLP, which is predominantly based in Southampton and is ‘ communicative, commercial, and skilful’ when assisting borrowers, lenders and investors with acquisition and Islamic finance work, in addition to agricultural finance and asset based lending matters within the legal sector. Rated by clients as ‘one of the very best‘, Cole advises on commercial and property finance issues within the leisure and education sectors. Working out of the Bournemouth office, Emma Earp assists corporate borrowers and lenders with loan agreements, deeds of priority, and project financing transactions. Nick Gent maintains a corporate-focused practice, frequently acting on matters involving leveraged private equity investment and corporate finance elements.