Overview
Charles is a member of the firm's Corporate Practice Group, where his practice focuses on US and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, reorganizations, joint ventures and investments, debt and equity offerings, strategic transactions, tax planning, including for tax-exempt organizations, and general corporate matters. Charles advises clients on a wide range of complex corporate transactions and has over $60 billion of transaction experience in a broad base of sectors, but particularly within the financial technology sector.
Charles’ vast experience representing a wide range of industry sectors and a variety of clients, from small mid-market businesses to international public companies, as both in-house counsel and as outside counsel, allows Charles to bring extensive experience and a unique skill set to complex corporate transaction, which allows him to approach deal-making both pragmatically and creatively.
Charles has previously served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) and General Counsel of Foley Family Wines and as the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel – M&A and Corporate of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE: FIS).
Charles earned his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida, his J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, and his B.A. from Florida State University.
Experience
- 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 $469 million, 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, FL.
- 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, FL.
- 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 US 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 $43 billion 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 $850 million.
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Civic Activities
- Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of North Florida (2011-2016)
Professional Activities
- Commissioner, TRUE (Taxation, Revenue and Utilization of Expenditures)" Commission, City of Jacksonville (2003-2008)
- Adjunct Professor, University of North Florida - Coggin College of Business (2001-2002)
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