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Samantha is a Fund Finance partner and leads the Fund Finance team based in the firm’s London office.
With over 20 years of experience in the fund finance market, Samantha represents financial institutions, private market and other asset managers across all fund finance products, including subscription lines, primary and secondary leverage and liquidity lines, GP and executive financings, co-investment facilities and various distribution solutions across all asset classes. Samantha is consistently recognised as an industry leader and leading practitioner by Chambers UK, Legal 500 UK, IFLR 1000, IR 1000 Women Leaders, and The Drawdown Most Influential Fund Finance Experts. She was also featured in the 2020 edition of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list, which highlights the UK’s “most daring, innovative and creative lawyers.”
LL.M., University of Chester Law School
LL.B., The University of Manchester
England and Wales
Fund Finance Association
The Law Society
Women's Law Network
December 1, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2025 IFLR1000 Guide
October 1, 2025
Legal 500 UK 2026 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Leading UK Law Firms
August 1, 2025
Sam Hutchinson is quoted in a profile examining why discussions about the potential use of NAV facilities are now taking place earlier
Advising a syndicate of over 25 banks on a EUR6bn subscription facility to a leading European buy-out fund
Advising a private credit fund on a £100m pref equity/NAV hybrid financing to a mid-market buy-out fund
Advising the syndicate of financial institutions on a EUR110m GP financing to a leading European buy-out fund
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April 4, 2025
NAV Financing: Behind the Headlines
February 27, 2025
Samantha Hutchinson Appointed to Fund Finance Executive Committee of the LMA
January 27, 2025
GLI Fund Finance, Ninth Edition: England & Wales Chapter
December 1, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2025 IFLR1000 Guide
October 1, 2025
Legal 500 UK 2026 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Leading UK Law Firms
August 1, 2025
Sam Hutchinson is quoted in a profile examining why discussions about the potential use of NAV facilities are now taking place earlier
Advising a syndicate of over 25 banks on a EUR6bn subscription facility to a leading European buy-out fund
Advising a private credit fund on a £100m pref equity/NAV hybrid financing to a mid-market buy-out fund
Advising the syndicate of financial institutions on a EUR110m GP financing to a leading European buy-out fund
See more
April 4, 2025
NAV Financing: Behind the Headlines
February 27, 2025
Samantha Hutchinson Appointed to Fund Finance Executive Committee of the LMA
January 27, 2025
GLI Fund Finance, Ninth Edition: England & Wales Chapter
December 1, 2025
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Practice and Individual Rankings in 2025 IFLR1000 Guide
October 1, 2025
Legal 500 UK 2026 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Leading UK Law Firms
August 1, 2025
Sam Hutchinson is quoted in a profile examining why discussions about the potential use of NAV facilities are now taking place earlier
LL.M., University of Chester Law School
LL.B., The University of Manchester
England and Wales
Fund Finance Association
The Law Society
Women's Law Network