Charlotte is a Principal Associate in our corporate department advising on all aspects of corporate law (both nationally and internationally), including venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, turnaround/distressed situations, and private equity transactions, with a focus on technology. 

Charlotte works with a variety of clients including private companies, venture capital investors and companies, management teams and owner-managed businesses. Experience includes advising:

  • Lakestar on its investment as part of a $50 million series C fundraise into spend optimisation platform, Vertice; 
  • Alicorn Venture Partners on its acquisition of Glassbox, a provider of digital customer experience analytics for web and mobile apps, delisting the provider of AI-fuelled customer intelligence solutions from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange;
  • Hilco Capital on backing the management team in the acquisition of Lakeland Limited; 
  • Twenty7Tec, a leading adviser tech provider and a market leader in the provision of technology to mortgage advisers and lenders, on its £16.5m investment by BGF;
  • Lakestar on its investment into Doccla, a tech-enabled virtual hospital in Europe, as part of a £35 million Series B investment round;
  • technology search fund, Aurias, on its acquisition of IT security services provider, Saepio Solutions; 
  • asset management group, Gresham House, on the sale of Independent Wealth Planners to Titan Wealth (including approximately £6.6 billion of client assets); 
  • EVC Chargers Ltd on the £165m investment by Denham Capital; 
  • BGF on their investment into Brompton Bicycle;
  • Peloton, on its acquisition of Rogo Scott;
  • Gresham House's British Sustainable Infrastructure Funds on their £164 million follow-on investment into Borderlink Broadband Limited;
  • the shareholders of Bramble Foods Limited, a manufacturer and distributor of fine foods, on the investment from private equity firm LDC;
  • GEMS Education on the sale of GEMS' international schools, Tropicana Metropark in Kuala Lumpar and Pearl City in Penang, to XCL Education;
  • VivoPower, an international battery technology, electric vehicle and solar power services company, on their capital raising of $28.75 million through the issuance of new shares on Nasdaq; and
  • Gresham House Ventures on their £63 million investment into Telcom Group Ltd, a full-stack UK internet service provider.

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