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Charles B. Hughes

212.885.8859 chughes@bartonesq.com
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Charles B. Hughes

212.885.8859 chughes@bartonesq.com
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Charles is a leading practitioner in the areas of venture capital and private equity transactions and fund formations. He has extensive experience representing funds in the preparation for and completion of their fundraising processes as well as with respect to the funds’ investments. He has handled several hundred Series A, B, C, D, and convertible debt financings for venture funds and emerging growth companies. He regularly handles the purchase and sale of portfolio companies.

Charles’ expertise includes advising institutional investors and family offices regarding equity investments and purchases of senior and mezzanine debt. His experience includes extensive work on cross-border transactions.

Charles serves on numerous Boards of Directors and regularly advises Boards on corporate governance matters and with respect to their fiduciary obligations. He has vast experience in advising the Boards and negotiating the full spectrum of corporate infrastructure documentation, including charters and by-laws, stockholder agreements, investor rights agreements, voting agreements, employment agreements and incentive compensation plans.

Prior to joining Barton, Charles served for ten years as a Partner and General Counsel of Easton Capital where he has held a seat on the investment committee of each of Easton’s five primary venture funds. He continues to serve on those investment committees as well as on the Boards of several Easton portfolio companies in the areas of healthcare, information technology and digital media.

Charles currently serves on the Boards of several non-profit organizations and foundations. He has spoken at numerous venture capital and private equity conferences including the annual ILPA conference and the New York Capital Roundtable.

Prior to joining Easton, Charles spent twelve years as a partner at Torys LLP and its predecessor firm where he was a nationally recognized corporate and transactional partner concentrating on venture capital and private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions and fund formations.

 

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Private Equity

Represented PreferCare LLC in the sale of 70% of its equity to private equity firm American Health Partners.

Represented CoreMedica Laboratories, Inc. in its sale to a private equity fund for $10 million in cash and stock.

Represented owner of Small Factory Innovations, Inc. in sale to Central Reach LLC private equity fund.

Represented U.S. subsidiary of U.K. company in the sale of the U.K. parent to a U.K. private equity fund.

Represented a non-US investor in the negotiation and $2 million investment in Kanbrick Holdings, L.P, a private equity fund.

Series A, B, C, D and Convertible Stock

Represented Hivemind Investment Fund in its $3 million purchase of Series A4 Preferred Stock of Sannpa Limited d/b/a Fnatics, Inc.

Represented a U.S. mobile phone service distributor in the sale of its Convertible Preferred Stock to an investor equal to 10% of our clients’ fully diluted equity.

Represented CoreMedica Laboratories Inc., known for its innovation in micro and dried blood collection and analysis, with respect to the offering of its Convertible Promissory Notes.

Represented CoreMedica Laboratories Inc. in connection with its $3 MM offering of Series A-1 Preferred Stocks.

Represented Scientific Intake Co. LLC in the offering of $8 MM of its Series C Preferred Units.

Represented investor in $3 million purchase of Convertible Notes and Warrants of Platform Imaging, Inc.

Represented Azimuth Quartzy Fund LLC in connection with the secondary sale of Series A Interests in the Fund.

Represented an emerging growth imaging company in the $1.3 MM offering of its Convertible Promissory Notes.

Represented the investment group in the purchase of $5MM of Series A Preferred Units of a fast casual restaurant company.

Represented a major venture capital fund in the successful secondary sale of units by JP Morgan to Goldman Sachs Management entity.

Represented Easton Capital Partners, LP in the secondary sale of certain Series A Interests in the Fund.

Represented Shimojani, LLC in its offering and sale of Series A, B and C Units in the biotech company.

Represented Concord Health Partners in the negotiation and purchase of Series B Preferred Stock in the $12 million offering by Post Acute Analytics, Inc.

Corporate Formation & Structuring

Represented Cognome, Inc. (an AI healthcare platform) in its formation and spin out from a major hospital system, including licensing of technology and preparation for preferred stock offering.

Represented investors in formation of Neuroinversa, LLC which is an early stage company developing diagnosis and treatment for autism.

Represented Burmester & Vogel Ltd. (a company specializing in developing and licensing software for the maritime industry) in its corporate formation, fundraising, and build out of artificial intelligence platform for SaaS licensing to shipping companies and traders. Advised them in the sale of Series A Preferred Stock and acquisition of a German marine technology company.

Represented eMedia LLC in the repurchase of 50% of its equity from one of the founders and restructuring of the ownership of the Company to include several senior officers.

Represented Nautilus Funding Solutions, LLC, a middle market debt fund in its organization as a Series LLC and fundraising as well as filing as an Exempt Investment Advisor.

Represented Luna Collective, LLC in its organization and fundraising to establish an angel investment fund to invest in Central American companies.

Business Transactions

Represented Sparkle Capital Limited in its $4.3 million litigation financing provided to a U.S. borrower and the security agreements in connection with such financing.

Represented CoreMedica Laboratories Inc. in its acquisition of two Swiss biotech companies.

Represented one of the General Partners in the negotiation and restructuring of the Distribution Agreement among the General Partners of Odyssey Partners, LP.

Represented a major venture capital fund in the successful secondary sale of units by JP Morgan to Goldman Sachs Management entity.

Represented Arrowhead Capital LLC regarding the formation of a Series of Special Purpose Vehicles in the Cayman Islands for offshore investments.

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