Chris Barrett Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel

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Chris acts for credit funds, banks, alternative lenders, speciality finance providers and borrowers on a wide range of financing transactions.

Chris predominantly advises lender-side clients on a broad range of domestic and cross-border finance transactions including: investor call bridge facilities; NAV facilities; fund leverage facilities; acquisition and corporate facilities; unitranche and super senior financing structures; asset based lending and receivables financings; and structured financings and securitisations.

He also has experience on real estate investment and development financings (specifically including built-to-rent, student accommodation and hotel financings).

Expertise

Recent work

Alchemy

Advising Alchemy on the financing aspects of its fifth special opportunities fund, Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund V (ASOF V), which has closed with €1bn in capital commitments.

Legal & General

Advising long-standing client Legal & General on the provision of a £265m debt facility for its build-to-rent fund with a lender club including Lloyds, NatWest and ING.

Shawbrook Bank Limited

Advising Shawbrook Bank Limited on borrowing base facilities made available to First Stop Loans and 118 118 money.

Legal & General plc

Advising Legal & General plc on development facilities in order to the fund the development of residential units in Salford, Bath and Birmingham.

Hogg Robinson plc

Advising Hogg Robinson plc on its £150m syndicated loan facilities.

Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP

Advising Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP on its investor call bridge facilities for various funds.

17Capital LLP

Advising 17Capital LLP in relation to its investor call bridge facilities.

AIG

Advising AIG on the financings of a premier central London hotel, a student accommodation provider and a residential and commercial development in South London.

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What people are saying

"The Macfarlanes team are responsive, solution focused and willing to go the extra mile to get things done. Chris Barrett stands out as a safe pair of hands."

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