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Charles Howarth

020 7466 2439

Work Department

Partner

Position

Head Of Equity Capital Markets

Career

Charles advises companies from major international corporations, start-ups and investment banks on capital markets transactions in the UK, the rest of Europe and worldwide, including initial public offerings, rights issues and secondary market offerings, share placings, convertible bonds, global depositary receipts and stock exchange listings.  

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Public sector > Administrative and public law
• Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
• Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
• Real estate > Commercial property: development
• Real estate > Commercial property: investment
• Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
• Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
• Risk advisory > Corporate governance
• Industry focus > Emerging markets
• Employment > Employee share schemes
• Employment > Employers
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
• Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
• Dispute resolution > International arbitration
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
• Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
• Corporate and commercial > Partnership
• Real estate > Planning
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
• Insurance > Product liability: defendant
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• Transport > Rail
• Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
• Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
• Industry focus > TMT
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Water

Firm Rankings

• Transport > Aviation
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Real estate > Construction: contentious
• Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
• Finance > Debt capital markets
• Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
• Employment > Health and safety
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
• Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
• Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
• Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
• Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
• Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
• Real estate > Property finance
• Real estate > Property litigation
• Dispute resolution > Public international law
• Finance > Securitisation
• Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
• Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
• Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
• Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
• Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
• Finance > Derivatives and structured products
• Real estate > Environment
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
• Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
• Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
• Finance > Trade finance
• Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
• Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
• Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
• Industry focus > Retail and consumer
• Finance > Acquisition finance
• Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
• Corporate and commercial > Venture capital