Andrew Perkins

Partner, Head of Finance

About

Andrew is Head of the Finance group. He acts for alternative lenders, credit funds, banks and financial institutions on a wide range of financing transactions.

Andrew advises banks, alternative lenders and credit funds on all aspects of cross-border and domestic leveraged financings, fund finance and speciality finance.

Andrew has a strong presence in the alternative credit space, advising fund managers on subscription lines and leverage facilities for their credit funds, advising these funds, and other alternative debt providers, on their leverage financing portfolio acquisitions and other credit investments.

Experience

  • Advising Surrey County Cricket Club on a partnership with Reliance Industries Limited in respect of the Oval Invincibles franchise in The Hundred.
  • Advising 17Capital on the closing of 17Capital Strategic Lending Fund 6, which has successfully held a final closing at $5.5bn including co-investment and affiliated entities.
  • Advising Quilam Capital on the establishment of a strategic joint venture with J.P. Morgan.
  • Advising long standing client Ares Management on providing financing to Lovell Minnick on the merger between London & Capital and Waverton.
  • Advising Quilam Capital on strategic partnership with Wafra Capital Partners.
  • Advising speciality finance provider Quilam Capital on its debt investment in the fintech business Updraft.
  • Advising Goldman Sachs Private Capital Group on a number of deals across the leverage finance, structured finance and specialty finance markets.
  • Advising Shawbrook Bank on borrowing base facilities made available to First Stop Loans, 118 118 money and MSP Capital.
  • Advising Cross Ocean Partners on a range of credit facilities.
  • Advising Hayfin Capital on second lien facilities to refinance a sponsor backed buy-out in the healthcare sector.
  • Advising Cordet Capital on a number of leveraged and acquisition 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.

Chambers UK 2026

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

Chambers UK 2026

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.

Chambers UK 2026

Andrew Perkins is very experienced and efficient at cutting through the noise. Always available when needed and engaged in the process.

The UK Legal 500 2026

Andrew Perkins' experience speaks for itself. He provides solutions-focused and practical advice which shows a deep understanding of the issues facing the credit fund clients he acts for. You know you are in very safe hands when Andrew is acting for you.

The UK Legal 500 2026

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