Overview
Cameron Saylor is a partner in the Structured Credit practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Mr. Saylor has spent close to 20 years specialising in structured finance, securitization, asset-backed lending and credit funds, with a focus on CLOs. Mr. Saylor advises the leading arrangers and managers on European CLO transactions, having recently advised clients such as Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale, Oak Hill Advisors, Sculptor, ICG, Alcentra, Albacore, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Citi, Barclays, BNPP, and Rothschild.
Mr. Saylor is an expert regarding European and U.S. risk retention, having advised on complex and novel compliance issues relevant to both U.S. and European CLO and other securitization transactions. He has spoken at various industry conferences and is regularly quoted in the industry press on recent regulatory matters and structural issues.
Recognitions
- Named a 'Leading Individual' for Securitisation - The Legal 500 UK 2024
- Recommended for Capital Markets: CLOs by Chambers 2024, "Cameron is a great lawyer who is on top of market developments and provides good solutions to complicated problems” "A consummate professional, he provides an excellent service to his clients."
- Leading the Chambers Band 1 Euro CLO Team, Cameron is “an excellent lawyer with great knowledge and highly effective delivery."- Chambers 2024
- “Cameron Saylor is widely considered to be an impressive CLO practitioner. He is in demand among arrangers and managers seeking transactional advice… He is very technically-minded, commercial and consistently has his finger on the pulse." "He delivers accurate, high-quality work quickly and efficiently." Chambers 2022, Capital Markets: CLOs
- Structured credit partner Cameron Saylor is a leading authority on EU and US risk retention rules, and he frequently advises key players in the CLO market, among them Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs." The Legal 500 2022, Securitisation
Education
- University of Western Ontario (LLB)
- University of Waterloo (BaSC – Civil Engineering)
Admissions
- Solicitor in England and Wales
- New York
Representations
- In 2021 Cameron advised managers and arrangers on 106 European CLO transactions and advised clients on European compliance issues with respect to dozens of U.S. CLOs.
- Cameron advised on the first transaction to price following the Brexit referendum in 2016, advising the clients on a structure to "Brexit proof" the transaction.
- Cameron has recently advised several first-time European CLO managers, and is currently advising the arranging banks on several transactions involving first-time European managers.
- Cameron also regularly advises both lenders and borrowers on asset backed lending facilities.
news
- Paul Hastings Earns Top Ranking in Chambers UK 2024 - October 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - October 5th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised CVC Credit in Largest Ever Global CLO Equity Fund - July 6th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Receives High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - September 29th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 - October 1st, 2021
- Paul Hastings advises responsAbility Investments AG on innovative social bond - June 14th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Fourth Consecutive Year - January 19th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Third Consecutive Year - February 7th, 2020
- Paul Hastings Named Law Firm of the Year for 2019 by Alt Credit Fund Intelligence - November 13th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Wins "Managing Complexity and Scale" Award and Ranked #3 in Europe for Legal Expertise by the Financial Times - September 13th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Second Consecutive Year - February 20th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel - February 8th, 2018
- Paul Hastings Named European Law Firm of the Year by Private Debt Investor - March 1st, 2017
- London Expansion Continues at Paul Hastings with Leading Structured Finance Team - September 1st, 2016
Recognitions
- Paul Hastings Earns Top Ranking in Chambers UK 2024 - October 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - October 5th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Ranks as #1 Legal Service Provider to U.S. and European CLO Arrangers and European CLO Managers by Creditflux - November 4th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Receives High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - September 29th, 2022
- Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 United Kingdom - October 1st, 2021
- Paul Hastings Named Law Firm of the Year for 2019 by Alt Credit Intelligence - November 12th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Wins Award for Managing Complexity and Scale and Ranked #3 in Europe for Legal Expertise by the Financial Times - September 13th, 2019
- Recognized by Creditflux as the Top Global CLO Counsel for the Second Consecutive Year - February 15th, 2019
- Recognized by Creditflux as the Top Global CLO Counsel - January 30th, 2018
- Paul Hastings Named CLO Law Firm of the Year - November 2nd, 2017
insights
- Key implications of the European Commission Report on the EU Securitisation Regulation for European CLO managers and investors - October 21st, 2022
- Holding ABS Is Still Tricky: The EU Securitisation Regulation and its U.K. Equivalent - June 5th, 2020
- FCA/PRA, UK Government and ESMA release new requirements for Securitisation Regulation - December 20th, 2018
- Why Holding ABS Just Got Trickier: The EU Securitisation Regulation’s Impact on EU and Non-EU Investors - August 15th, 2018
- Court Rejects Application of Risk Retention Rules to CLOs - February 12th, 2018
- The Foreign Transaction Safe Harbour for U.S. Risk Retention on European CLOs - March 13th, 2017