James Trevis > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
115 COLMORE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B3 3AL
England
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James Trevis
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James is a corporate partner specialising in M & A, private equity, fund raising and joint venture work. His clients describe him as "inspiring confidence", "proactive and very commercial" and "he gets results .. he is a winner."
He is client partner for a number of international corporates, leading cross border teams on deals and helping to deliver other Eversheds services across the world.
His notable transactions include:
- the sales of Fulcrum and Advantica for National Grid
- acquisition of Garrad Hassan for Germanischer Lloyd
- £127m public takeover of Castle Securities for Sulzer AG
- acquisition of Worldmark International for Barclays Private Equity
- acquisition of Floors2Go for the Hodges family
- MBO and subsequent sale of Ramesys E-Business for Lloyds Development Capital
- £1.14bn sale of Trader Media to Guardian Media Group
- a series of strategic acquisitions across Europe for Sims Metal Management
- acquisition of Niagara Lasalle for Endless LLP
- MBO and subsequent sale of Promanex Group for NVM and management
James has been heavily involved in our international business representing the firm at conferences, regularly working with our international network. He is also a member of the Eversheds India Group.
He has featured in articles on private equity, retail deal activity, international transaction management and cross border M&A in a broad range of publications including Financier Worldwide, the European Lawyer and Real Deals.
James has spent nine months on secondment as Head of Legal at Specsavers where he was been involved in a wide range of non-corporate legal issues in addition to fund raising and acquisitions. He has twice been voted Insider Young Legal Dealmaker.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
(Leading individuals)Able to draw on its significant national resources, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s ‘in-depth knowledge of both the PE industry and the larger corporate industry‘ is prized by a host of PE houses and management teams alike. The cross-office team is led by the Birmingham-based James Trevis, who works with a number of the firm’s key sponsor clients on mid-market deals. Also based in Birmingham, Mark Beardmore‘s sector-specific experience includes tech and logistics-oriented deals, while Catherine Eley has recently worked with management teams on a number of strategic bolt-on acquisitions and divestitures. International corporate head Richard Moulton is a highly experienced adviser whose recent engagements include a number of sell-side processes in the software and professional services arenas. Other names to note include Leeds-based Robin Skelton and the ‘excellent’ Richard Kyle. All named lawyers are based in London unless stated otherwise.
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
Headed up by the co-chair of the global corporate and M&A practice, Richard Moulton, who specialises in private equity and M&A transactions for corporate and financial sponsor clients, the London hub of the international practice at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP offers ‘deep sector expertise’ across at least seven key sectors including energy, insurance and financial services. The ‘excellent’ Robin Johnson is a widely recognised lawyer in the market and manages the firm’s client relationship with Next plc, handling their strategic M&A transactions. Regularly acting for clients in the industrials and technology arena, Antony Walsh, is well-versed in global M&A and reorganisation work. Simon Masters specialises in advising on M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, initial public offerings and fundraisings. James Trevis heads up the private equity group and Jon Gill’s practice principally involves private equity, M&A and venture capital transactions for high growth companies in the technology sector. Oil and gas and LNG specialist, Jubilee Easo, who advises state and international oil and gas entities and financial institutions, and Martin Mankabady, who regularly acts in financial services and insurance matters, are other key lawyers.
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- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Employment > Employment
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Pensions
- Real estate > Property litigation