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

Leveraging a deep firmwide understanding of the funds industry, including associated fund formation and fund finance, Macfarlanes LLP has deep insight for private equity sponsors as borrowers and private credit funds lending to facilitate M&A in the upper-mid market, with Andrew Perkins heading the team. Kirstie Hutchinson has an excellent understanding of debt products throughout the capital structure, knowledge which she imparts to good effect to borrowers and lenders on leveraged/acquisition finance mandates as well as more general financing work, including investment-grade lending. Malcolm Hitching also regularly advises sponsors, borrowers and alternative capital providers on acquisition finance deals across a range of sectors.

Although Macfarlanes LLP is best known for its mid-market leveraged finance prowess, it also handles a not inconsiderable volume of broader investment-grade lending work, particularly where there is a degree of complexity involved. Kirstie Hutchinson is key to this work and, as well as handling standalone mandates for a number of large listed corporates and private companies, she also regularly provides local law advice in a referral capacity for a major US law firm. Andrew Perkins heads the team.