Malcolm Hitching > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Advising a balanced mix of credit funds and private equity sponsors, the ‘highly commercial, pragmatic and solutions-focused’ team at Macfarlanes LLP has an excellent perspective on the legal and commercial requirements of borrowers and lenders within the upper/mid-market leveraged finance space. Kirstie Hutchinson  has ‘deep experience of mid-market acquisition financing’ for the firm’s loyal roster of financial sponsor clients, which are appreciative of her ‘excellent technical knowledge’ and conversance with complex, cross-border mandates. Able ‘to bring clarity and precision to a complicated deal structure’, Malcolm Hitching advises private equity clients on leveraged finance mandates, as well as advising  private credit funders in the litigation finance market. The ‘responsive and commercial’ Andrew Perkins  heads up the overarching banking and finance team and is able to draw on ‘a wealth of acquisition finance experience’, particularly in relation to lender-side credit fund work.