Immersed in the private capital milieu, Macfarlanes LLP has excellent traction among credit funds as lenders and financial sponsors as borrowers, engaged in transactions within the mid to upper-mid-market leveraged finance space, in particular. ‘Very experienced’ team head Andrew Perkins has longstanding expertise advising on alternative credit, adding value to clients on both the deployment of capital for M&A transactions and refinancings, as well as in the context of raising debt for the funds themselves. The ’responsive and solutions-focused’ Adam Caines, who was recently promoted partner, regularly supports Perkins on major mandates as well as successfully having cultivated his own impressive client base. On the borrower front, Kirstie Hutchinson has an outstanding reputation advising corporates across a range of debt financing matters, as well as regularly being engaged by private equity sponsors on LBO work and on refinancings/repricings. Malcolm Hitching also handles some sponsor-led work, as well as having niche expertise advising private credit funders in the litigation finance market.
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Testimonials
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- ‘It is a highly commercial and responsive advice.’
‘The team is well versed in advising on complex, cross-border acquisition finance deals. They have significant experience advising credit funds and private equity funds on leveraged finance deals and have carved themselves out as one of the go-to firms for mid-market acquisition finance deals.’
‘Andrew Perkins' experience speaks for itself. He provides solutions-focused and practical advice which shows a deep understanding of the issues facing the credit fund clients he acts for. You know you are in very safe hands when Andrew is acting for you.'
'Andrew Perkins is very experienced and efficient at cutting through the noise. Always available when needed and engaged in the process.'
'Malcolm Hitching is pragmatic, understands his client's needs and works hard to get the right result.'
- 'The responsive and solutions-focused Adam Caines is one to watch. He also has a lot of experience advising on acquisition financing deals and also has experience advising on financings across the capital structure.'
Key clients
- Joshua Alliance/Falcon 24 Topco Limited
- Pitch International
- Epiris and its portfolio companies
- Crestline Direct Finance
- Charlesbank
- Sterling Pharma Solutions (Sterling Pharma)
- Arcus Infrastructure Partners
- Exponent Private Equity
- Evelyn Partners Group
- XPS Group
- Cera Care
Work highlights
Advised Evelyn Partners (ultimately controlled by funds managed and/or advised by Permira and Warbug Pincus) on the sale of the Evelyn Partners professional services business to a buyer ultimately controlled by funds advised by Apax Partners.
Advised Exponent on its exit from Isio group and its sale to Aquiline Capital Partners.
Advised Arcus Infrastructure Partners as sponsor on the amendment and increase of its facilities in conjunction with (and as well as on) the acquisition by the Workdry Group of Holland Pump, Inc., a regional market-leading water handling and pump rental services provider in the US.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Andrew Perkins
Other key lawyers
Kirstie Hutchinson; Malcolm Hitching; Adam Caines; Pinar Celebi; Xian Wei Yeo; Owen Giles