Matthew Macfarlane

Matthew specialises in cross-border, real estate finance, fund finance and asset finance transactions. Matthew also advises in relation to derivatives, structured finance, security enforcement, private equity and regulation. He is recognised as a Key Lawyer in the Legal 500.

Background and experience

Matthew is a managing associate in the Guernsey Banking and Finance team. He advises banks, lenders and companies on a broad range of multi-jurisdictional transactions, with extensive experience in respect of a wide range of banking and finance matters, including real estate finance, fund finance, asset finance, derivatives, structured finance, acquisition finance, private equity and regulation. His practice also covers non-contentious restructuring and complex, cross-border reorganisations (including security enforcement).

Recent transactions include:

• advising SMBC in relation to the take-private of Apax Global Alpha

• advising a consortium consisting of Apax, Warburg Pincus, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, on the Guernsey financing aspects of the US$3.4 billion take private of Inmarsat

• advising a leading bank in respect of an acquisition facility to assist the bank's client with their ongoing organic growth through targeted acquisitions

• advising leading global investment firm Sixth Street in connection with its new strategic financing with Essential Pharma

• advising The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the launch of a new risk transfer mechanism in connection with the organisation's approach to disaster response

Client feedback

• Matthew is a terrific lawyer – acquisition finance client

• Approachable, commercially focused and gives clear advice – leading London law firm

• Provides high quality work – Tier 1 London real estate finance team

Admitted in:
2013 - Scotland