Charles Smith

Charles is a Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer of CVC Secondary Partners. Prior to founding Glendower, Charles spent twenty-five years at Deutsche Bank, where he co-founded and co-led the SOF Program in its asset management division since 2006. From 2003 to 2006, Charles was the Head of UK Corporate Investments, responsible for the restructuring and sale of Deutsche Bank’s €5.1 billion proprietary private equity portfolio. Before that, Charles was a Managing Director in the bank’s M&A team based in London focused on originating and executing transactions in the Technology, Media, and Telecoms sectors.

Charles holds an MA in Natural Sciences and Management Studies from Cambridge University.