Macfarlanes LLP

While Macfarlanes LLP is best-known for its private capital expertise in the leveraged finance market, it also has a fairly substantial borrower side offering in the corporate lending space, both for standalone corporations and sponsor-owned portfolio companies. Kirstie Hutchinson who is key to this work adds particular value to cross-over credits requiring bespoke security structures, many of which include complex inter-creditor arrangements. Hutchinson also regularly advises on the English law aspects associated with work for US-listed companies. Malcolm Hitching also handles some conventional debt finance work as well as having niche expertise on financings in the litigation and legal assets sector. Andrew Perkins heads up the overarching finance department and is best-known for his alternative credit leveraged finance expertise.