Kirstie Hutchinson Partner

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Kirstie acts for private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, corporate borrowers and issuers, credit fund and bank lenders, special situations investors and speciality finance providers on a range of financing transactions including investment grade, hybrid and leveraged financings and acquisition financings, dividend recapitalisations and capital restructurings. She has extensive domestic, European and global cross-border experience.

Kirstie is a member of the Banking Law Committee of the International Bar Association and of the British-German Jurists Association.

She is ranked by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 for "Banking and Finance: Mid-Market" and by The UK Legal 500 as a "Leading Individual" for both "Acquisition Finance" and "Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans"; and was named in The Lawyer magazine’s "Hot 100 2021" as “one of the City’s go-to banking and finance lawyers for private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers and credit funds”.

 

 

Expertise

Recent work

Epiris

Advising private equity firm Epiris on the acquisition of GSF Car Parts (GSF) by one of its advised funds, Epiris Fund III.

Mayfair Equity Partners

Advising Mayfair Equity Partners on the financing aspects of its backing of Access Partnership’s management buyout.

Alchemy

Advising Alchemy on its refinancing and IPO of Revolution Bars Group.

August Equity

Advising August Equity on the financing for their acquisition of Anderson Anderson & Brown.

Caledonia Private Capital

Advising Caledonia Private Capital on the financing for their acquisition of Liberation Pubs and bolt-on acquisition of Wadworths Pubs, the acquisition and disposal of Park Holidays, and the acquisition of Seven Investment Management and bolt-on acquisitions of TCAM and others.

Charme Capital

Advising Charme Capital on the financing for their acquisition of Witherslack Group and its disposal.

Epiris

Advising Epiris on the financing for their acquisitions of Start Turner Limited, Sharps Bedrooms, Casual Dining Group, Time Media UK and the public-to-private acquisitions of IFG Group and Nucleus, the demerger of James Hay and Saunderson House and disposal of Sanderson House and refinancing and disposal of FirstPort, and related refinancings and bolt-on acquisitions.

Exponent Private Equity

Advising Exponent Private Equity on the financing for their acquisitions of Big Bus Group, Leisure Pass Group (now known as Go City), Isio Group (KMPG’s pensions advisory business) and H&MV Engineering, and related refinancings and bolt-on acquisitions;

Graphite

Advising Graphite on the financing for their acquisition of the Hawksmoor Group.

Preservation Capital Partners

Advising Preservation Capital Partners on refinancing for their acquisition of BMS Group.

Silverfleet Capital

Advising Silverfleet Capital on the financing for their acquisitions of Sigma Components, Lifetime and Collectia and refinancings for Riviera Travel.

Siris Capital

Advising Siris Capital on the financing for their acquisition of Travelport Group, and for the public-to-private acquisition of Equiniti Group.

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What people are saying

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"Kirstie is one of the most talented, sophisticated, hard-working, team-spirited lawyers I have encountered. She knows every detail, understands every mechanism and is always a step ahead of the action. You want her on your side."

Chambers UK 2024

"Kirstie Hutchinson is very strong across the board: she masters the technical knowledge, has a strong commercial attitude and deal management skills and is very personable, creating good dynamics in managing people."

Chambers UK 2024

"Kirstie is very knowledgeable, sensible, and we enjoy working with her – she is a key player in the private credit world."

Chambers UK 2022

"Kirstie Hutchinson is extremely strong technically and commercially, with a deep set of experience. She is also really calm, solution-oriented and very good at leading negotiations."

Chambers UK 2022

"Kirstie Hutchinson – fantastic service, knowledge, approach and communication."

The UK Legal 500 2022

"She is a really reassuring presence, she is all over the details and is really good with clients from in-house lawyers to financial professionals - she excels in all key areas."

Chambers UK 2021

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Chambers and Partners Acquisition Finance 2023 Global Practice Guide

Kirstie Hutchinson, Jamie Macpherson, Malcolm Hitching, Andrew Perkins 27 Jun 2023
Kirstie Hutchinson, Jamie Macpherson, Malcolm Hitching and Andrew Perkins have contributed to the 2023 edition of the Acquisition Finance Chambers Global Practice Guide.
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Russia/Ukraine conflict: implications of sanctions for financing transactions

Kirstie Hutchinson, Jamie Macpherson 22 Feb 2022
This article is part of a Macfarlanes series on the potential legal consequences of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
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LIBOR transition hedging closer

Christopher Acton, Kirstie Hutchinson, Christine Long, Jamie Macpherson 19 Nov 2021
As LIBOR transition efforts race to the finish line for some settings on 31 December 2021, one question remains consistently implacable: how to transition hedged cash products and...
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