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Christian Parker

Partner, Structured Credit

christianparker@paulhastings.com
London+44 20 3023 5161

Christian Parker is a Structured Credit partner in the London office of Paul Hastings who focuses on 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 knowledge in captive CLO equity and risk retention investment vehicles and structures that meet the requirements of newly evolving EU and U.S. regulatory developments. His experience has most recently been recognized with two IFLR awards as lead counsel in the last few years.

Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Christian was at another U.S. firm. He has practiced capital markets in London, Bangkok, and Singapore. He is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales. He has contributed to IFLR, JIBFL, and other industry and academic publications.

EDUCATION

University of Oxford - Worcester College, M.A., 2013

The College of Law (The University of Law), C.P.E., 1991

University of Oxford - Worcester College, B.A., 1989

ADMISSIONS

England and Wales Solicitor

REPRESENTATIONS

  • Leading practitioner on risk retention and captive CLO equity funds for CLO managers, having acted for Ares, Arcano, Arini, Acer Tree, Fidelity, ICG, Tikehau, Royal London Asset Management and Sona.

  • Extensive experience on all kinds of other credit funds, including for Pemberton, CVC, Arini, Five Arrows Managers, TCW, JPMorgan Asset Management and others, and latterly with a market leading practice in risk retention funds for CLO managers.

RECOGNITIONS

  • Nominated for innovation in direct lending funds

    FT Innovative Lawyers

  • Recommended, Capital Markets

    Who’s Who Legal

PUBLICATIONS

PRACTICE AREAS

Asset-Backed Finance
Capital Markets
Collateralized Loan Obligations
Structured Credit