Charlotte Hartwright

Recent Work

• Advising on the sale of Canalys Pte, the global Channel and Mobility technology market research and events firm, to Informa PLC, to form the world’s largest Channel research and consulting group.
• Advising We Are TALA (Holdings) Limited on its seed investment round and wider business needs (including capital structuring and funding rounds).
• Advising Carlsberg on its proposed deal with Marston’s plc to form a new joint venture beer company in the UK, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company.
• Assisting a private equity backed Portfolio Company in the veterinary sector on their management incentive work and group portfolio management.
• Advising a private equity backed Portfolio Company in the insurance sector on the sale of their business, including providing advice on ancillary documentation, disclosure and deal execution.

Whilst at her previous firm, Charlotte assisted on the following key projects:

• Advising a leading UK software provider on a series of 14 acquisitions in the IT sector alongside lead advisor, Travers Smith.
• Advising a private equity Portfolio Company on a mix of ‘business as usual’ commercial legal issues, across real estate, employment, commercial contracts and data protection, which subsequently resulted in the opportunity to become a secondee for several months at the business.
• Assisting on several multi-million pound acquisitions alongside Linklaters, including advising on legal due diligence and ancillary deal documentation.
• Advising a manufacturing based private equity Portfolio Company on a strategic acquisition and continuing the relationship with further Management incentive work.

During her training, Charlotte has had the opportunity to be a secondee in the City at a large media and publishing corporation and subsequently, at a US headquartered luxury travel company. Charlotte’s time working in-house has provided her with a commercial understanding of the core needs of a business and the importance of delivering real value to clients.