Speakers

Samantha Hutchinson 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 recognized as a preeminent banking lawyer by Chambers UK, Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000. The Lawyer featured Sam in its 2020 “Hot 100” list, which highlights the UK's "most daring, innovative and creative lawyers."