Macfarlanes LLP is a prominent adviser to credit fund managers, for which it has ‘one of the best securitisation teams in London’. The ’pragmatic and calm’ Richard Fletcher leads the practice, and his work encompasses a vast array of asset classes and investment strategies, among them consumer credit, mortgages, corporate loans, SME and mid-market loans, credit cards, auto loans, and structured credit. Head of finance Andrew Perkins is an expert on the private credit market, and takes point on many of the firm’s key credit fund relationships.
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‘Richard Fletcher, pragmatic and calm.’
‘Macfarlanes LLP has one of the best securitisation teams in London assisting credit fund managers in complex structured finance transactions involving special purpose securitisation vehicles, originators and risk retention holders located in various jurisdictions. They have a excellent understanding of the combination of fund finance and securitisation.’
‘Richard Fletcher and Andrew Perkins are outstanding securitisation experts and among the best structured finance experts in UK. They have excellent relationship with major credit fund managers and offer impeccable service.’
Key clients
- Saltaire Housing Limited
Work highlights
Advised Saltaire Housing Limited in relation to a number of tap issuance of bonds under the £6,000,000,000 bond programme established in 2021 by Saltaire Finance plc, the proceeds of which are applied towards the delivery of cost-effective long-term loans to registered providers of affordable homes, as part of the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme.
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Practice head
Richard Fletcher
Other key lawyers
Andrew Perkins