Overview
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.
Accolades
- Nominated for innovation in direct lending funds, FT Innovative Lawyers
- Recommended, Capital Markets, Who’s Who Legal
- Recognized, Capital Markets Law, Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
- Nominee, Lawyer of the Month Lawyers Monthly (August 2023)
- Highly Regarded, Structured Financial Securitisation, IFLR
- Recommended, Investment Funds, Legal 500 UK
- Stand-out performer, FT Innovative Lawyers (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)
- Highly Commended, Corporate & Commercial, FT Innovative Lawyers
- 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).
Engagement & Publications
Publications
- "Technical Insight: PRIIPs – The KIDs Aren’t Alright!," Credit Funds Spotlight, Issue 1, Author (February 2018)
- “Why Holding ABS Just Got Trickier: The EU Securitisation Regulation’s Impact on EU and Non-EU Investors,” Paul Hastings Stay Current, Co-Author (Aug. 15, 2018)
- “FCA/PRA, UK Government and ESMA release new requirements for Securitisation Regulation," Paul Hastings Stay Current, Co-Author (Dec. 20, 2018)