Charles F. Hertlein, Jr.

Experience

Hedge Fund Formation

Represented registered investment adviser in forming a $125,000,000 hedge fund specializing in New Zealand and Australian investments.

Asset Sale

Represented a software development company in the sale of business in order to settle litigation between hostile shareholders.

Venture Capital Financing

Represented group venture funds in $15,000,000 "A" round preferred stock financing of North Carolina biotech firm.

Asset Sale

Represented distressed holding company in $30,000,000 divestiture of basketball equipment manufacturing business.

Asset Sale

Represented distressed holding company in $15,000,000 divestiture of non-core services business.

Bankruptcy Emergence, Corporate Restructuring and Financing

Represented Chapter 11 debtor in submission of reorganization plan and receipt of $75,000,000 emergence financing.

Divesture of Business Units By Chapter 11 Debtor

Represented Chapter 11 debtor in the $25,000,000 sale of numerous non-core businesses in court-approved transaction.

Internal Reorganization

Represented a U.S. company with complex U.S., Canadian and Swiss corporate structure in reorganizing as necessary to preserve U.S. tax benefits from pre-Chapter 11 losses.

Asset Purchase

Represented a private equity fund working with management of a loan defaulted business to buy assets in foreclosure and start a new business.

Sale of Assets

Represented seller in $9,000,000 sale of lottery.com URL and business to U.K. purchaser.

Public Debt Call

Represented the issuer of publicly-held debentures in a call and redemption transaction.

Stock Purchase

Represented the publicly-held purchaser of a Canadian venture-funded software company.

Stock Purchase

Unwinding of a previously-established joint venture through the negotiated buy-out of joint venture party.

Cash Merger

Represented a publicly-held company in the sale of portfolio business to a private equity fund, structured as a cash merger.

Stock Exchange

Represented the purchaser in the $20,000,000 acquisition of a competing chain of vision correction centers.

Asset Purchase

Represented the purchaser of assets of the manufacturer of environmental containment equipment for gas stations which was embroiled in a patent infringement dispute with a hostile third party.

Debt / Equity Financing

Represented industrial baking company in obtaining a debt / equity funding package.

SBIC Venture Capital Fund Formation

Represented the founders of a venture capital fund in the formation of the fund.

International Joint Venture Formation

Represented the client in establishing a joint venture with a Canadian firm by means of a license of intellectual property combined with an equity option agreement.

Venture Capital Financing

Represented venture capital fund with focus on minority-owned businesses in early round convertible debentures and warrants.

Cash Merger

Sale of publicly-traded company to another publicly-traded company in registered S-4 transaction.

Roll-Up Acquisition

Five simultaneous acquisitions of independent, competing ambulance services utilizing various structures (stock purchase, merger, stock exchange) to optimize tax consequences and private placement of equity securities to obtain necessary funding.