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Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Mid-Market - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Macfarlanes has notable strengths in handling complex and bespoke mid-market leveraged financing for lenders and for sponsors and their portfolio companies. The team's client base includes notable private equity houses and investment banks.

Work Highlights

  • Macfarlanes advised Sterling Pharma, as well as its owners GHO Capital Partners and Partners Group, on a £380 million refinancing.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Perkins
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Andrew Perkins
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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.

Andrew is the primary reason we use Macfarlanes - he has delivered excellent advice for us in a user-friendly, client-driven manner for many years.

Given the choice of anyone in the market, you would be hard pushed to find a better option than Andrew. His enormous experience and sheer intellect make him invaluable to our business.

Andrew has been great to work with and truly understands our commercial needs. He has been pivotal to a number of transactions for us.

He's a well regarded partner. He's been in the industry a long time, which is reflected in the service he provides and expertise he can offer.

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

Kirstie is the lawyer you want on your side in a financing negotiation. The best we have worked with.

Kirstie is a highly proactive and effective lawyer.

Kirstie is a class act. She's unflappable, highly experienced and rigorously efficient.

Kirstie is, quite simply, exceptional.

Kirstie is extremely knowledgeable in her field and provides clear, practical advice. She is commercial and straightforward in negotiations.

Malcolm Hitching
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Malcolm Hitching
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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.

Malcolm is razor sharp, commercial and pragmatic. He's also client-focused and a pleasure to deal with.

Malcolm is the consummate partner and has great client skills.

He's personable, practical and provides excellent advice.

Adam Caines
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Adam Caines
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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.

Adam's ability to grasp extremely complex structures and concepts is lightning quick. He has a real knack of focusing in on specific commercial interests and is able to advise us accordingly.

He is efficient, knowledgeable, communicative and commercial while also being very personable.

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Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market

Andrew Perkins
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Andrew Perkins
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Band 1
Kirstie Hutchinson
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Kirstie Hutchinson
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Band 1
Malcolm Hitching
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Malcolm Hitching
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Band 2
Adam Caines
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Adam Caines
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Band 4