Charlotte Rowlandson
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Charlotte Rowlandson

Senior Associate

Email

charlotte.rowlandson@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1104

Offices

London

V-CARD
Charlotte focuses on corporate transactions in the fintech, insurtech and wider technology sectors, with significant experience in private acquisitions and disposals, private equity deals, joint ventures and venture capital and growth equity investments.

Charlotte was ranked as a ‘Rising Star’/‘Leading Associate’ in Legal 500, 2020 - 2025.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • CapitalG, Alphabet’s independent growth fund, on its minority interest acquisition in Italian B2B software solutions unicorn, TeamSystem from H&F.
  • Digital bank Zopa on its latest funding rounds that raised GBP75 million and EUR 80 million respectively to drive its next phase of growth, supporting its vision to become Britain’s best bank., supporting its vision to become Britain’s best bank.
  • A global payment card company on its strategic acquisition of a B2B provider of subscription management services to issuing banks and merchants with subscription businesses.
  • Samsung on its strategic acquisition of Oxford Semantic Technologies, an Oxford University spin out knowledge graph technology business.
  • Helios Investment Partners, as Lead Investor, on its Series D investment into Indian fintech, M2P Solutions Private Limited, at a valuation of USD 800 million.
  • Dai-ichi Life, as Lead Investor, on its £75m Series C investment into YuLife - a regulated insurtech providing life insurance cover with a strong focus on the digitization and gamification of employee well-being - valuing the group at USD 800m.
  • A major Middle-Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund on its minority investment into a Formula 1 team.
  • OpenText Corporation on its £5bn recommended offer for Micro Focus International Plc.
  • CYVN Holdings in relation to its acquisition of the EV R&D division of Gordon Murray Technologies.

Recognition

“Responds very effectively and manages her team in a way that all tasks are effectively completed on time, even with very tight timescales”
Legal 500, 2025
“Key contact for private acquisitions and disposals in the fintech space.”
Legal 500, 2024

Awards

“Rising Star” / “Leading Associate”, Legal 500, 2020 - 2025

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2015

Academic

Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, 2013

BA Law (Jurisprudence), University of Oxford, 2012

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.