Scott Sefton

About Scott Sefton

Investment banking attorney with broad capital markets, corporate securities, financing…

Experience

1. Director and Legal Counsel Prime Services

   Barclays Investment Bank

   Jan 2004 — Present

   Capital markets attorney. Coverage areas include: US broker-dealer regulation; US and global financial services regulation; equity and fixed income margin finance; US and international equity and fixed income prime brokerage; hedge funds; trading and financing agreements; funding of the business; securities lending; futures and cleared swaps; ISDA OTC derivatives; repurchase transactions; listed options; OTC swap intermediation; customer protections; collateral arrangements (including tri-party collateral segregation); bankruptcy; netting; counterparty credit risk; default and close out terms; close outs; margin regulation; cross margining; margin methodologies; ERISA; regulatory inquiries; disputes and litigation; and new products.Lead negotiator and advisor on committed term arrangements for prime brokerage, securities lending, ISDA, repurchase and futures transactions. Commitments covered margin rates, loan balances, financing of new positions, financing rates, covering short sales, maintaining short positions, securities lending fees, clearance and settlement, substitution rights, dispute rights and close outs.Based in Tokyo for 18 months. Led the 15-person team that covered ISDA documentation for all derivatives traded in Asia (including interest rate, foreign exchange, equity and credit default swaps).

Education

• Vanderbilt University

  JD / MBA

Skills

• Corporate Finance
• Securities
• Capital Markets
• Prime Brokerage
• Equities
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Isda
• Structured Finance
• Swaps
• Fixed Income
• Hedge Funds
• Derivatives
• Trading
• Investment Banking