Samantha Hutchinson is a partner in the Finance Group in Cadwalader’s London office.
Sam advises both financial institutions and private markets managers on the full range of fund finance products across all asset classes. She 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.
Sam is recognised as a preeminent banking and finance lawyer by Chambers UK, Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000, with clients saying “She is a really good practitioner and has a fantastic funds finance practice” and “Samantha impresses with her knowledge of the industry and business acumen”. The Lawyer featured Sam in its 2020 “Hot 100” list, which highlights the UK’s “most daring, innovative and creative lawyers. Cadwalader’s Fund Finance practice has recently been shortlisted for The Lawyers Awards 2020 for Funds Team of the Year, and The Drawdown’s 2020 Private Equity Service Providers Awards, named as a finalist in the Advisory/Consultancy: Fund Finance category.
Sam is a frequent author and speaker on fund finance issues, and contributes to Cadwalader’s Fund Finance Friday, the weekly market intel newsletter of the fund finance industry. Sam has recently co-authored “The Secondaries Market: The Rise of GP-led and Preferred Equity Solutions” and the “England & Wales” chapter in Global Legal Insight’s Fund Finance 2020.
Sam is a member of Cadwalader’s London Women Network, and the global Women’s Leadership Initiative, which: strives to enrich Cadwalader’s culture and competitive strengths by promoting diversity, inclusion and fair meritocracy for women in the firm; unlock the full potential of women practicing in the firm invest in their professional development and acknowledge their contributions; advance women to top leadership and professional roles in the firm; and encourage the mentoring and networking, recruiting , promotion, sponsorship, training and career planning of women lawyers.
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