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Overview
Christian Parker is a Structured Credit partner in the London office of Paul Hastings who specializes in structured bond and fund products and generally acting for credit fund managers. His experience encompasses a broad range of credit fund and structured capital markets transactions with particular expertise in structures that meet the requirements of newly evolving EU and U.S. regulatory developments. His expertise has most recently been recognized with two IFLR awards as lead counsel in the last four years.
Recognitions
- Nominated for innovation in direct lending funds by FT Innovative Lawyers 2023
- Recommended for Capital Markets by Who’s Who Legal 2023
- Recognized for high caliber work in Capital Markets Law by Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
- Nominee for Lawyer of the Month – August 2023 by Lawyers Monthly
- Highly Regarded for Structured Financial Securitisation by IFLR 2022
- Recommended for Investment Funds by Legal 500 UK 2020
- Stand-out performer in FT Innovative Lawyers 2019 for work on risk retention solutions for credit managers
- "Structured Finance & Securitisation Deal of the Year" – IFLR 2018
- "Structured Finance & Securitisation Team of the Year" – IFLR 2016
- Mr. Parker is described as “Diligent and commercial” by Legal 500
- Highly Commended in the Corporate & Commercial category by FT Innovative Lawyers 2014
- "Equity Deal of the Year” – IFLR 2014
Education
- College of Law of England and Wales, C.P.E., 1991
- Oxford University, B.A., 1989 (Taylor of Whickham Scholar)
- Oxford University, M.A.
Representations
- Advised on the establishment of Alcentra Credit Managers' risk retention structured fund
- Advised on multiple private Solvency II compliant structures that invest in credit assets by EU insurance companies
- Advised on the establishment of CVC Credit Partners' risk retention structure (IFLR deal of the year)
- Advised on multiple debt repackaging vehicles for ECM Asset Management (Wells Fargo Asset Management)
- Advised on the establishment and ongoing development of CVC Credit Partners' credit opportunities platform and listed vehicle (IFLR deal of the year/highly commended by FT Innovative Lawyers report)
news
- Paul Hastings Advised Pemberton on €2.3 Billion Strategic Credit Fund III - April 1st, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Pemberton on New ELTIF 2.0 Private Credit Fund - March 28th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Wins Practice of Law: Private Capital Award at the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2023 - September 25th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Pemberton on Cash Confirmation Process in P2P Financing of Cap10 Acquisition of Sureserve Group - August 11th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised CVC Credit in Largest Ever Global CLO Equity Fund - July 6th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 - October 1st, 2021
- 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 Wins Structured Finance & Securitisation Deal of the Year - April 20th, 2018
- Lotte Shopping Closes Equity-Linked Bond - April 12th, 2018
- CVC Credit Partners' $600 Million Risk Retention Capital Raise - June 30th, 2017
- Innovative Debut Notes Platform From Etihad’s Equity Alliance Partners - September 28th, 2015
- Paul Hastings Advises Managers on Haitong International Finance Holdings 2015 Limited’s US$670 Million Guaranteed Bonds Issuance - April 22nd, 2015
- Paul Hastings Advises Sino-Ocean Land on US$1.2 Billion Guaranteed Notes Offering - February 5th, 2015
- Paul Hastings Advises Managers on Haitong International Finance’s US$700 Million Guaranteed Bonds Issuance - February 2nd, 2015
- Paul Hastings Advises Sino-Ocean Land on US$1.2 Billion Guaranteed Notes Offering - August 1st, 2014
- Paul Hastings Advises on Haitong Internationals Further Issuance of Convertible Bonds - October 11th, 2013
- Paul Hastings Advises on Glorious Propertys Further Issuance of US$150 Million Senior Notes - March 22nd, 2013
- Paul Hastings Represents Glorious Property in US$250 Million Senior Notes Offering - March 4th, 2013
- Paul Hastings Represents Mingfa Group in US$100 Million Senior Notes Offering - February 4th, 2013
Recognitions
- 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
- Paul Hastings Wins Structured Finance & Securitisation Deal of the Year - April 19th, 2018
- Recognized as PERE's Global Award Winner for Transactions and Fund Formation - March 5th, 2012
insights
- SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act - February 10th, 2023
- 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
- AIFMD and Pre-Marketing – Helpful Clarification or an Additional Surveillance Camera? - May 16th, 2019
- SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act - February 6th, 2019
- 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
- Direct Lending – A Mature Market? - February 6th, 2018
- LIBOR—The Beginning of the End—A Reason to Raise Derivatives Alarm Bells? - August 9th, 2017
- Private Fund Report—Summary of Key Developments—Summer 2017 - August 1st, 2017
- Section 13 SEC Reporting by Advisers and Brokers and Section 16 SEC Reporting by “Insiders” of Public Companies - January 27th, 2017
- Private Fund Report—Summary of Key Developments—Winter 2016 - January 3rd, 2017
- European Derivatives Regulation in a Post Brexit World - July 20th, 2016
- Private Fund Report—Summary of Key Developments—Spring 2016 - July 14th, 2016
- UK Votes for Brexit – Key Considerations for International Businesses - June 24th, 2016
- Recent SEC Enforcement Action Merits a Second Look by Private Equity Firms and Fundless Sponsors at Broker-Dealer Registration - June 20th, 2016
- SEC Proposes Comprehensive Rule Governing Use of Derivatives by Investment Companies - December 23rd, 2015
- Hedge Fund Report: Summary of Key Developments - Fall 2015 - December 21st, 2015
- European Derivatives Regulation: Spotlight on the European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”)[1] - Where Are We Now? - Part 2 Summer 2015 - July 21st, 2015
Engagement & Publications
- "Technical Insight: PRIIPs – The KIDs Aren’t Alright!", Credit Funds Spotlight, Issue 1, February 2018
- “Why Holding ABS Just Got Trickier: The EU Securitisation Regulation’s Impact on EU and Non-EU Investors”, Paul Hastings Stay Current, 15 August 2018
- “FCA/PRA, UK Government and ESMA release new requirements for Securitisation Regulation”, Paul Hastings Stay Current, 20 December 2018
Involvement
- Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Parker was at another U.S. firm. He has practiced capital markets in London, Bangkok, and Singapore.
- Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.
- He has contributed to IFLR, JIBFL, and other industry and academic publications.