Kirstie Hutchinson Partner

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Kirstie acts for private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers and issuers, credit fund and bank lenders, special situations investors and speciality finance providers on a range of financing transactions.

Kirstie advises in particular on leveraged and acquisition financings, refinancings and dividend recapitalisations, corporate lending, borrowing base facilities and restructurings.

Kirstie has extensive experience of domestic, European and global cross-border financing and her international experience includes secondments with a leading German law firm in Frankfurt. She is a member of the British-German Jurists’ Association.

Kirstie is a partner champion of our LGBT & friends staff network, a forum for networking and peer support between LGBT staff and allies.

Expertise

Recent work

J D Wetherspoon plc

Advising FTSE 250 pub owner and operator J D Wetherspoon plc on its issuance of £98m senior secured private placement notes.

Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP

Advising Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP on acquisition financing and refinancing facilities for Lifetime Training, Sigma Group and other portfolio companies.

Caledonia Investments

Advising Caledonia Investments on acquisition financing and refinancing facilities for Liberation Pubs Group, Seven Investment Management and Park Holidays, and on the sale of Park Holidays.

Charme Capital Partners

Advising Charme Capital Partners on acquisition financing facilities for portfolio companies.

Next Wave Capital

Advising Next Wave Capital on acquisition financing and refinancing facilities for portfolio companies.

Exponent Private Equity

Advising Exponent Private Equity on acquisition financing facilities for Big Bus Group.

Oak Hill Capital Partners

Advising Oak Hill Capital Partners on acquisition financing facilities for Pulsant Group.

Graphite Capital

Advising Graphite Capital on acquisition financing facilities for the Hawksmoor restaurant group.

Alchemy Partners

Advising Alchemy Partners and the companies on the refinancing and subsequent merger of Parkdean Holidays and on its subsequent sale, and on the refinancing of Inventive Leisure and the subsequent IPO of Revolution Bars Group plc on the main market of the LSE.

TA Associates

Advising TA Associates on the refinancing of Cath Kidston Limited.

Sponsor-less corporate borrowers

Advising various sponsor-less corporate borrowers on strategic leveraged and acquisition financing and refinancing facilities.

UK, European and US-based specialty lenders and borrowers

Advising various UK, European and US-based specialty lenders and borrowers on borrowing base and asset backed variable funding note facilities.

Medicover Group

Advising Medicover Group in relation to multicurrency revolving facilities in conjunction with its flotation on NASDAQ Stockholm.

Paroc Group

Advising Paroc Group and the selling shareholders in relation to the issuance of €430m senior secured high yield notes and related super senior facility and the subsequent sale of the group.

EP Energy

Advising EP Energy in relation to €1bn senior facilities, €500m senior secured notes and €600m senior secured notes.

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What people are saying

"Clients say: 'She is exceptionally able technically and very commercial. She is very experienced and knows the market inside out whilst also being practical and hands-on.'"

Chambers UK 2019