Banking & Finance: Borrowers: Mid-Market

Head of the finance group at Macfarlanes, Andrew Perkins is noted for his expert lender-side representation in traditional and leveraged finance. He is a stalwart of the alternative credit space and is regularly called upon by banks and debt funds to advise on complex financings. He additionally advises borrowers and sponsors in the fund finance space.

"Andrew is second to none in terms of commercial awareness. His breadth of experience means that he is adaptable in the face of complex situations."

"He has a deep knowledge of the market and key developments and he's always up to speed and adaptable to difficult or bespoke situations."

"Andrew stands for his approachability and his ability to present any challenges in a clear and concise manner which allows us to make an informed decision."

Kirstie Hutchinson advises on a broad range of leveraged acquisition finance matters. Her diverse client roster particularly centres sponsors and their portfolio companies, whom she assists with UK and cross-border financings. She has additional experience assisting direct lenders.

"It is a pleasure to work with Kirstie, we have valued her professionalism, commercial knowledge, great service and timely responses."

"Kirstie is a first-rate lawyer who provides unambiguous, practical advice. Knowledgeable, easy to work with and commercially aware, she is one of the best I have run across in my career."

"It's no surprises that Kirstie is described as one of the City's go-to finance lawyers - she's a really impressive individual who we would always want on our side."

Malcolm Hitching has substantial experience advising across the space, regularly acting for sponsor, borrower and alternative capital provider clients. He is adept at handling significant cross-border acquisition financings. In addition to his focus on leveraged finance, he is active in the litigation funding space.

"He is clearly a very clever technical banking lawyer who's got a huge wealth of experience. He knows the market standards and can very quickly establish what is in line and the best decision for us."

"Malcolm is first-rate. He is a good and experienced lawyer with excellent and empathetic client skills."

"He's highly responsive, incredibly intelligent, focused and clear."

"Malcolm is very well plugged in to the legal finance space and understands it very well. he also has huge depth of experience in banking and finance generally. he has both breadth and depth."

Richard Fletcher centres his strong practice on the representation of clients in fund financings. He primarily acts for fund borrowers and GPs, covering a range of structures, including subscription lines, revolving credit facilities and capital call facilities.

"Richard Fletcher is a brilliant lawyer. He always has time for me and has a good breadth of knowledge that means he can answer whatever challenging question I pose to him."

"Richard is an excellent partner, who is consistently good to work with, with a high level of client service, technical ability and commerciality."

"He's highly knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with."

Adam Caines has experience acting for alternative lenders such as credit funds as well as private equity sponsors. He regularly assists with domestic and cross-border acquisition financings.

"I would have no doubts in recommending Adam; he is a no-nonsense lawyer who I would trust to get any deal done."

"He's clearly an expert in his field who has complete understanding of the commercial issues. He's an excellent communicator and a pleasure to work with."

"Adam has consistently provided high levels of service, insights, robust structuring and commercial awareness and guidance where needed."

"Adam is a very strong lawyer with a high level of technical understanding which he applies in a very commercial manner which allows him to adopt creative solutions to challenging scenarios"