Charles joined GulfStar in 2016 from Barclays Capital, Inc., where he advised clients through business combinations and provided guidance on capital structure management. Over his investment banking career, Charles has advised a diverse range of energy, environmental services, and industrials clients in strategic and capital markets transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $30 billion. Prior to becoming an investment banker, Charles worked directly in the environmental and sustainability sector at Summit Power Group as a Commercial Developer and at Standard Renewable Energy (GridPoint) as a Business Development Manager. Charles leads GulfStar Group’s Environmental & Sustainability Practice.
Charles earned a B.A.S. in Environmental Studies from The University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Recent Transactions



Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
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Founded in 1925 as Arthur Dooley & Son and renamed Dooley Tackaberry following its 1987 acquisition of The Tackaberry Company, Dooley has an extensive history in the distribution of fire and safety equipment to the oil and gas industry and municipal fire service market. Having grown steadily, Dooley’s biggest strengths are designing and fabricating fire detection and suppression systems as well as supplying fire protection and personal protective equipment to upstream, midstream and downstream customers throughout the world. Today, Dooley represents all major product lines in the fire and safety equipment industry.

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Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Mergers & Acquisitions
Adams is engaged in crude oil marketing, transportation, terminalling and storage tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk and recycling and repurposing of off-spec fuels, lubricants, crude oil and other chemicals through its subsidiaries, GulfMark Energy, Inc., Service Transport Company, Victoria Express Pipeline, L.L.C., GulfMark Terminals, LLC, Phoenix Oil, Inc., and Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc. The Company was previously listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “AE.”


Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Founded in 1982 by Bob Allen and led by Chris Sellers and Mike Hill, AHI is a leading manufacturer and distributor of quality masonry and related construction products for the Texas market, selling both directly to customers and through third-party building products distributors. The Company is headquartered in Alvin, Texas with additional locations in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth markets. AHI manufactures a variety of proprietary products, including Portland and masonry cements, brick cleaners, stucco coatings and cast stone, as well as performing a wide array of structural iron processing services. Manufactured products are sold under the Spectrum and Tex-Clean brands. AHI Supply serves single-family residential, multi-family residential and commercial markets.



Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Environmental & Sustainability
Mergers & Acquisitions
Based in North Carolina, Wall Recycling is a premier provider of integrated waste and recycling solutions. With a commitment to sustainability and innovation, Wall Recycling provides full-service waste management for both commercial and consumer customers. This divestiture allows Wall Recycling to strategically focus on its core integrated waste operations. The Company plans to make additional acquisitions, looking to build upon its strong waste platform while maintaining its leadership in the North Carolina market.


Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Mergers & Acquisitions Cross-Border Transactions
Headquartered in Texas City, Texas, Farmers Copper is a leading metal supply company. It is a legacy business descended from Farmers Marine Copper, a company that was founded in Galveston, Texas in 1920 by Les and Sidney Farmer. Farmers Copper supplies copper, brass and bronze alloys to a long-standing customer base across aerospace, marine, defense, oil & gas and electrical market segments in North America. The Company distinguishes itself with its excellent service, custom processing capabilities and outstanding delivery performance. The Company will be integrated into the industry-leading service center network of Wieland Metal Services, a business unit of Wieland.


Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Environmental & Sustainability
Mergers & Acquisitions Raising Capital Cross-Border Transactions
Headquartered in Clackamas, Oregon, PNW operates a full-service ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling business. The Company sells its recycled metal product to both international and domestic markets. PNW gathers scrap in North America and sells hundreds of thousands of tons of recycled metals to hundreds of domestic and international customers per year. PNW’s services are key to a growing circular economy, offering a low-cost replacement to virgin metal production. Recycled steel scrap saves approximately 70% of energy (95% for aluminum) and 55% of CO2 emissions when compared to virgin materials, according to the World Steel Association.