People
Charles Poole-Warren
Biography
Charles is an English law qualified finance lawyer, who has been active in the Iberian market for over 25 years.
His clients include financial institutions, corporates and funds, particularly those active in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Recently, he has been involved in energy transition and digitalisation, and has a keen interest in the sustainability agenda.
He advises clients on a range of products in the credit and capital markets, and he has led teams on a number of market-first and innovative transactions over his career. His practice focusses on Spain and Portugal, but he also advises Iberian clients in emerging markets.
Charles leads the firm’s Portuguese desk, working closely with others active in Portugal and other Lusophone speaking countries, including Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.
Practice areas
- Finance
- Leveraged finance
- Capital markets
- Covered bonds
- Debt capital markets
- Derivatives
- Equity capital markets
- Environmental climate and regulatory law
- Financial services advisory and regulatory
- Project development and finance
Sectors
- Energy
- Liquefied natural gas
- Midstream
- Power
- Carbon capture and storage
- Energy networks
- Renewables
- Infrastructure and transport
Selected experience
- The arrangers in the financing of the acquisition of Windar Renovables by private equity fund Bridgepoint.
- The managers on the issuance of Ferrovial’s debut EUR500M sustainability-linked bond.
- The arrangers in the high yield bond financing of the acquisition of Amara NZero by private equity fund Cinven. This operation was the first European high-yield green bond issuance to finance a private equity acquisition.
- The arrangers in the financing for Werfen in its acquisition of Immucor in the United States for EUR2bn.
- The lenders, arranged by a global financial institution, in connection with the public offer over up of 25% of the shares in Spanish listed company Naturgy, launched by IFM Global Investors.
- A multinational financial institution in connection with its Euro Medium Term Note Programme and the issue of various of its Additional Tier 1 Securities.
- The dealers in connection with CaixaBank’s Euro Medium Term Note Programme, its Euro Commercial Paper Programme and the issue of various of its Additional Tier 1 Securities.
- The dealers in connection with Banco Sabadell’s Euro Medium Term Note Programme and the issue of various of its Additional Tier 1 Securities.
- A group of financial services companies in connection with financing for Opdenergy instrumented through the issuance of senior secured green bonds.
- Spanish gas distribution company Redexis in connection with its financing arrangements via the issuance of senior eurobonds, revolving and term facilities and a facility with the European Investment Bank.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (European Legal Studies), Durham University, United Kingdom, 1991-1995
- Erasmus Scholarship, University of Rouen, France, 1993-1994
Admissions
- Admitted as Solicitor of the Supreme Court, England and Wales, 1999
Languages
- English
- Spanish