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Cameron Saylor

Partner, Corporate Department

London

Phone: 44-020-3023-5199
Fax: 44-020-3023-5499

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. 

    Practice Areas

    Structured Credit

    Asset-Based Lending

    Asset-Backed Finance


    Languages

    English


    Admissions

    New York Bar

    England and Wales Solicitor


    Education

    Western Law, J.D. 2006

    University of Waterloo, BASc 2003