Samantha Hutchinson is AFR’s national correspondent. Most recently, she was a CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She has previously covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, AFR and BRW magazines.

A political and economic journalist who has reported for The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, BRW and BOSS. I have covered foreign investment, real estate, politics and construction from China, the US, the UK and Lebanon and have been recognized by the Citi Business Journalism Awards.

Samantha Hutchinson advises financial institutions and private market managers on the full range of fund financing products across all asset classes. Sam has advised on some of the largest subscription and leveraged transactions in the market, including a $2 billion secondary financing for a leading European secondary manager, a $1.5 billion hybrid umbrella for a leading global primary fund Loans and an underwriting facility of EUR 5 billion. In the past 12 months she has advised on over 50 new fund raisings worth over £15bn.

Sam has advised financial institutions and private market managers for more than 15 years, and her practice covers a variety of fund lending products, including underwriting lines, primary and secondary leverage and liquidity lines, general partner and executive funds, and cross-border A range of co-investment facilities are offered in different structures, including frame and screen equipment. She has been named a Leading Banking Lawyer by Chambers UK, Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000. The Lawyer has included Sam in its 2020 ‘Hot 100’ list, which highlights “the UK’s boldest, most innovative and creative lawyers”.