CHARLES P. CARTER

Corporate/Securities Attorney
(206) 676-7000

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Practice: Charlie Carter’s practice focuses on the formation, financing and general corporate counseling of high-growth companies. He frequently represents companies in venture capital financings and merger and acquisition transactions. He regularly speaks on venture financings. He joined Summit Law Group in 2001.

Recent Representations:

Financings

• Onehub Series A and Series A-1 Financings (investor: Ignition Venture Partners)
• Powerit Holdings Series A and Series B Financings (investors: @Ventures, LLC, Expansion Capital, Siemens Ventures and Black Coral Capital)
• Blade Games World Series B Financing (investor: California Technology Ventures)
• Blue Dog Bakery Class A Unit Financing (represented lead investor Montlake Capital)
• Digini Series A Financing (investor: California Technology Ventures)
• Nearlyweds! Series A-1 Financing (investor: Founders Co-Op)
• RF Surgical Series A Financing (investor: Menlo Ventures) and multiple angel financings
• TangoWire Series A financing and recapitalization
• Limeade, Lookstat, Tatango, and Newline Software in Series A angel financings
• Sparta Asset Management Class A LLC Unit Financing (investor: Rosemont Partners)
• Informed Medical Communications Series A Financing (investors: Ferrer Freeman & Co and Frazier Healthcare)
• Nextel Partners in follow-on public offering and numerous Rule 144A financings

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Digital Chocolate in its acquisition of Sandlot Games
• WhatCounts in its sale to Mansell, a Riverside portfolio company
• Private buyer in acquisition of the AirCare Solutions Group
• Radar Networks in its sale to Evri
• Digini in its merger with Blade Games World
• Reach Machines in its merger with Fyreball
• SeaPort Controls in its sale to Valin Corporation
• The Paper Zone in its acquisition of Memories & More
• WRQ in its sale to Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners
• HealthTalk in its merger with a health care services company

Education: University of Washington (B.A. 1992, Philosophy, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa); Columbia University School of Law (J.D. 1995, with honors); law clerk to the Honorable Peter K. Leisure, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York.

Memberships: American Bar Association; Washington State Bar Association (Member - Securities Law Committee); King County Bar Association; University of Washington Philosophy Department Advisory Board.

Speaking Engagements:

• Tri-Cities Venture Group, Venture Capital Financings (2001)
• King County Bar Association CLE, Mergers and Acquisitions (2001 & 2002)
• Washington State Bar Association CLE, Mergers and Acquisitions (2004)
• The Seminar Group Venture Capital Financing CLE, Founder Issues (2005)
• Washington State Bar Association CLE, Business Essentials: Contracts and Negotiations (2006; Seminar Co-Chair)