Charles Randell

• T  +44 (0)20 7090 3244 (Direct line)
• E  charles.randell@slaughterandmay.com

• London 
• One Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YY

Charles has a broadly-based corporate practice, focusing in particular on mergers and acquisitions. He also covers public sector work, including privatisations, and energy-related matters.

His major transactions include advising:

• HM Treasury on a range of assignments arising from the credit crunch, including Northern Rock; Bradford & Bingley; the Icelandic banks; the recapitalisation of the banking sector, including the investment of up to £45 billion in shares of RBS and £23 billion in shares of the merged Lloyds/HBOS; and the Asset Protection Scheme
• Centrica on its takeover of Venture Production
  
• Apollo Management on the acquisition of Countrywide
• Cairn India on its restructuring and IPO
• Bertelsmann on the sale of BMG Music Publishing Group to Universal Music Group
• RWE on its sale of Thames Water Holdings plc to Kemble Water Limited
• HM Government on the restructuring and disposal of British Energy
• Aviva on its acquisition of RAC
• HM Government on the privatisations of British Gas and the electricity industry in England and Wales

Charles is listed as a leading individual in the Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability section of the 2010 editions of Chambers Europe and Chambers UK and in the Projects & Energy: Power section of Chambers UK. He is also mentioned for Corporate/M&A in Chambers Global, 2010.

He speaks French and fluent German.