Fund finance

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Susannah Amini
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Susannah Amini is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She has extensive experience in borrower-side fund finance, acting for many different funds of different asset classes on their capital call / subscription facilities, NAV lines, GP/management company facilities, leverage for secondary transactions and other more bespoke forms of fund finance.
Samantha Hutchinson
King & Spalding LLP
Samantha Hutchinson is a partner in Cadwalader's London office. She advises both financial institutions and private markets managers on the full range of fund finance products across all asset classes. Sam has advised on some of the largest subscription and leverage deals in the market, including a $2 billion secondary financing for a leading European secondary manager, a $1.5 billion hybrid umbrella facility and a €5 billion subscription line to a leading global primary fund. In the past 12 months, she has advised on more than 50 new fund financings exceeding £15 billion in value. Sam has been advising financial institutions and private markets managers for over 15 years, and her practice covers the full range of fund lending products, including subscription lines, primary and secondary leverage and liquidity lines, GP and executive financings and co-invest facilities delivered via a number of different structures including framework and umbrella facilities. She is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Pierre Maugüé
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Pierre Maugüé focuses his practice on acquisition and leveraged buyout financings and structured financings. Mr. Maugüé brings a global perspective to his work, having lived and worked in Asia, Europe and the United States
Thomas Smith
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Thomas Smith is an English-qualified partner in the Finance Group of the London office. He acts for borrowers, sponsors, funds and financial institutions on a wide range of financing transactions, including complex acquisition and leveraged finance transactions (both syndicated bank loan and high-yield transactions) at all levels of the capital structure, capital call facilities and other alternative capital transactions for investment funds. 
Bryony Widdup
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Bryony is a finance and fintech lawyer, with over 15 years' experience advising on fundraising solutions in the financial services sector. Known for her dedication to clients, Bryony is skilled in transaction structuring, in finance for funds, broader lending platforms (including blockchain-based offerings) and digital assets including token structuring and issuance. She is passionate about sustainable finance and investment solutions, including green, social and sustainability-linked instruments, transition finance and impact investing. A core team member of Hogan Lovells’ Digital Assets and Blockchain practice, Bryony also supports clients in using novel structures, involving digital assets, to take advantage of the multiple efficiencies and flexibilities available. Combining her experience and passion in both areas, Bryony has a strong focus on the integration of ESG with digital assets, including in climate and broader sustainability related projects and the scaled impact investing space.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Richard Fletcher
Macfarlanes LLP
Richard advises financial institutions and corporates on a range of financing matters. He focuses on fund finance, speciality finance and structured finance including the structured finance and debt capital markets aspects of project finance, infrastructure finance and restructurings. His work includes advising on: leverage facilities and investor call bridge facilities; receivables financing, asset based lending and speciality finance; structured financings and structured products; RMBS, CMBS, CLOs / CDOs and whole business securitisations; debt capital markets issues, including bonds, MTNs, high yield bonds, convertibles and exchangeables; project bonds and infrastructure financings; and refinancings and restructurings.
Cameron Roper
Proskauer Rose LLP
Cameron Roper is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of the Finance Group (working closely with the Private Funds Group). Cameron specializes in funds finance and general lending and advisory work, acting for both fund managers and financial institutions. He regularly advises on net asset value (NAV) facilities, hybrid facilities and subscription line facilities, as well as general partner commitment, manager, carry and co-investment facilities. His experience covers a wide range of funds, including credit, large buyout and mid-market funds, venture, secondaries, infrastructure, real estate, fund of funds and emerging market funds.
Paul Tannenbaum
Proskauer Rose LLP
Paul Tannenbaum is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of the Finance Group (working closely with the Private Funds Group). Paul has extensive experience acting for lenders, borrowers and financial institutions on both fund financings and acquisition and leveraged finance transactions. His fund finance experience includes advising GPs and lenders in connection with traditional subscription lines, hybrid and NAV facilities, co-investment facilities, GP support facilities, management fee facilities, asset leverage facilities for credit funds, loans to separate managed accounts and fund of fund financings.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Mariel Luna
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Mariel is a senior associate within the debt capital markets group with a particular focus on fund finance and digital asset backed financing structures. She acts primarily for funds clients on a range of transactions including syndicated and bilateral capital call facilities, NAV facilities, hybrid facilities, as well as team management/GP support lines. She also advises alternative lending providers on digital asset offerings (including blockchain-based offerings and token structuring and issuance).
Graham Greenwood
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Mr. Greenwood is an associate in Fried Frank's finance practice, resident in the Firm's London office. He represents international investment banks, private debt funds, financial sponsors and borrowers on a wide range of complex domestic and cross-jurisdictional transactions.  He specializes in leveraged acquisitions, term loan B, bank-bond financings and restructurings and has extensive experience in funds financing, including both subscription and GP liquidity lines as well as asset level leverage and gearing facilities.

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