Macfarlanes LLP ‘stands out for their deep sector knowledge with a very client-facing and pragmatic approach’. The firm maintains a strong buy-side focus, and is a key adviser to investment and hedge funds, banks, pension funds and insurers, high-net-worth individuals and corporates on trading, hedging and financing transactions. It increasingly acts for credit funds on SRT financing solutions including the use of repo, TRS and other instruments to transfer risk. The ’accessible, commercially pragmatic’ Will Sykes and Chris Acton, who ‘can always be relied upon in a crunch’, are the lead partners. Their team continues to look after the trading needs of US, UK, European, UAE and HK market participants, thanks to an in-depth knowledge of local regulations.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Practical and commercially pragmatic - great value for money overall.’
- ‘Will Sykes is great to work with - accessible, commercially pragmatic and provides quality advice.’
Key clients
- Hayfin Capital Management
- AlbaCore Capital
Work highlights
Provided transactional advise to Legal & General on £900m buy-in with the ICI Pension Fund.
Practice head
William Sykes; Christopher Acton
Other key lawyers
Edward Karsten; Richard Fletcher