Kirstie Hutchinson > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Although Macfarlanes LLP remains best-known for its mid-market leveraged finance private credit expertise, it also handles a fairly sizeable volume of borrower side corporate lending mandates. Key to the firm’s success on this front is ‘tour de force’ Kirstie Hutchinson, who regularly services the finance needs of large investment grade corporates, particularly when there is a high degree of contractual complexity involved. Andrew Perkins heads up the overarching banking and finance team.

Fund instructions form much of Macfarlanes LLP‘s acquisition finance work, whether it be work for credit funds lending to sponsors, or private equity funds as borrowers in M&A. In this context, the firm also benefits from a one-stop-shop service, having in some cases set up the original fund through its strong fund formation practice. Drawing on ‘superb legal knowledge and experience’, Malcolm Hitching has ‘the ability to think creatively and commercially’, ensuring that mid-market sponsors receive an excellent service on their leveraged finance mandates. Kirstie Hutchinson is also highly accomplished on behalf of fund clients as borrowers, while team head Andrew Perkins takes the lead in most of the firm’s most significant credit fund lender work.