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Our Fund Finance practice comprises dedicated professionals who have been advising both lender and borrower clients across all asset classes since the inception of the fund finance market across all fund finance primary products including subscription credit and hybrid facilities, NAV financing, GP financing, executive programmes, back-leverage and hybrid preferred equity structures as well as distribution solutions, including structured note programmes and JV structures.
We offer clients unrivalled cross-border capabilities and experience with respect to the legal and commercial issues relevant to lenders and borrowers of these products. We pride ourselves on our ability to understand the dynamics of our clients’ businesses and our ability to deliver practical, innovative and business-focussed solutions.
We are uniquely placed to advise on all aspects of fund finance, being the only law firm with a dedicated Fund Finance - Capital Solutions platform and specialist ESG fund finance expertise.
Our team has represented banks as lenders, lead agents, alternative capital providers and direct lenders across a variety of industries – including middle-market lending, real estate and healthcare. Our representation spans across both bilateral and syndicated facilities governed by both New York law and English law. Our professionals also have borrower-side experience, which allows us to provide the most well-rounded advice.
As one of the only law firms with a dedicated Fund Capital Solutions & Advisory practice, we provide both lenders and borrowers with commercial and legal advice relating to fund finance and liquidity. This places us in a unique position to provide a wide breadth of advice and insight unlike any other law firm.
With ESG remaining at the forefront of the market, King and Spalding’s market-leading ESG practice advises clients on all aspects of structuring, negotiating and drafting ESG strategies and policies, risk management, including ESG integration within fund finance. We work across ESG, legal and deal teams to ensure best practice is reflected at all levels and is consistent in reporting and disclosure.
January 27, 2025
GLI Fund Finance, Ninth Edition: England & Wales Chapter
November 1, 2024
Institutional capital: The future of fund finance
January 9, 2025
Samantha Hutchinson joins the Real Deals & The Drawdown’s Private Equity Talks Podcast to discuss the risk of default for NAV facilities
December 18, 2024
The Lawyer names London fund finance team - including Samantha Hutchinson, Sukhvir Basran and Michael Hubbard - in its Top 10 finance moves of 2024
James Hoggett to Speak at 14th Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium
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