PwC adds to its corporate finance practice with senior hire

PwC continues to invest in its Deals practice with the appointment of Charles Chang as Partner in its Corporate Finance team.

Charles joins PwC from advisers Arma Partners, where as Managing Director he played a key role in the sale of large software companies to private equity firms, international strategic acquirers, and in portfolio acquisitions for his clients. Before Arma, Charles worked at the Canadian Bankers Association in Toronto and the Valence Group (now Piper Sandler) in London. He brings over 20 years of experience and advised on £20bn worth of software M&A transactions in Europe.

At PwC, he will continue to focus on software M&A in the mid-market, increasing PwC’s coverage in this key sector which has seen significant growth over recent years. Charles will be based in PwC’s London office.

Lucy Stapleton, UK head of Deals at PwC, said:

“We are delighted that Charles is joining our team. His experience working on large software and tech deals will strengthen our growing offering in supporting our clients with their M&A and value creation objectives. 

“PwC is the number one global M&A firm by deals volume. Charles is joining a thriving team in which we continue to invest, to bring deep sector expertise and innovative solutions to our clients.“

Charles Chang, said:

“It’s great to be joining PwC at a time in the market when our clients will be looking to us to solve their business challenges in the current deals market.” 

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