Representative Experience

Charles’ experience includes:

• Represented a client in the strategic partnership and cross-equity investment in an investment firm by a company with experience in acquiring and operating businesses in various industries.*
• Represented a client in the divestiture of software and processing solutions for China’s financial markets to an alternative investment platform known for providing equity investment management, M&A consulting, and financing agreements by a financial technology company.*
• Represented a client in the sale of a majority ownership stake by a financial technology company in a financial technology consulting business to funds managed by an investment company for $469m, followed by the later sale of the minority interest to a leading technology services and consulting company.*
• Represented a client in the investment in and followed by the later acquisition of a company that is a provider of omnichannel software solutions by a financial technology company with headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.*
• Represented a client in the dissolution of a joint venture and negotiation of a new commercial agreement with one of the largest financial institutions in Brazil by a financial technology company that works with 95% of the world’s leading banks.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition of a majority stake in a U.S. credit-based alternative fund solutions provider by a financial technology company with headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition of an embedded payments provider by a financial technology company that works with 95% of the world’s leading banks.*
• Represented a client in the divestiture of an agency-focused broker providing customized algorithms to a subsidiary of a Japanese middle market investment bank.*
• Represented a client in various venture capital investments in early-stage and mid-stage companies.*
• Represented a client in various bond offerings (in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies) and tender offers.*
• Represented a client in various credit arrangements, including internal and related party arrangements.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition of a company that processes in-person and online payments for businesses in a range of industries, a transaction valued at $43bn and the largest financial technology deal to date.*
• Represented a client in various acquisitions and divestitures of businesses.*
• Implemented various stock repurchase programs for a client.*
• Represented a client in various purchases and sales of aircraft and related sale-leaseback arrangements.*
• Represented a client with the internalization of a diversified holding company’s external management functions from its subsidiary.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition and related financing of a football team playing in the English Premier League.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition and related financing of minority interest of a football team playing in the French Ligue 1.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition and related financing of minority interest in a football team that plays in the Scottish Premier League.*
• Represented a client in the various capital raises related to a football club.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition and related financing of a Nevada-based distillery.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition of an expansion football team in the Australian A-League to begin play in the 2024-2025 season.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition of a luxury boutique hotel located in Forestville, California.*
• Represented a client in the acquisition and related financing of a Sonoma, California-based luxury hotel.*
• Represented a client in the divestiture of a company that provides a comprehensive set of technology solutions to address public safety and public administrative needs of government entities, as well as the needs of K-12 school districts, by a financial technology company to a private equity firm for $850m.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Foley.