Charlie Goode

Partner | cgoode@wnj.com | V-Card Grand RapidsT 616.752.2176F 616.222.2176 Charlie Goode practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities regulation, and general corporate and regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on representing financial institutions. Mr. Goode serves as vice-chair of the firm's Business and Corporate Services Practice Group and is a member of the firm's Management Committee and Finance Committee.

Charlie Goode practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities regulation, and general corporate and regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on representing financial institutions. Mr. Goode serves as vice-chair of the firm's Business and Corporate Services Practice Group and is a member of the firm's Management Committee and Finance Committee.

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Experience

Recent Transactions

  • Represented Chemical Bank in acquisition of 21 branches from Independent Bank
  • Represented Spartan Stores, Inc. in private exchange and sale of $50 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes
  • Represented United Bancorp, Inc. in registered resale by United States Department of the Treasury of TARP Capital Purchase Program Preferred Stock

Securities Regulation

  • Counsel to publicly traded companies, including Chemical Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CHFC), Macatawa Bank Corporation (Nasdaq:MCBC), Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. (OTCBB:SOMC), and United Bancorp, Inc. (OTCBB:UBMI) regarding compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Represented Chemical Financial Corporation in approximate $84 million acquisition of O.A.K. Financial Corporation
  • Represented FinCor Holdings, Inc. in its approximate $200 million sale to Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Company, a member of ProMutual Group
  • Represented Manatron, Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Thoma Cressey Bravo and subsequent deregistration from SEC reporting requirements
  • Represented Kayak Holdings, LLC, in acquisition of Ranir, LLC
  • Represented Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. in $25 million acquisition of FNB Financial Corporation and registration of common stock issued in connection with the acquisition
  • Represented ICNB Financial Corporation and its wholly owned bank subsidiary in $36.4 million acquisition by Firstbank Corporation and conversion by the bank from a national bank to a Michigan state-chartered bank
  • Represented bank holding company and its wholly owned bank subsidiary in approximate $32 million acquisition
  • Represented state-chartered bank in approximate $39 million acquisition
  • Represented selling bank holding company and its wholly owned bank subsidiary in approximate $9 million acquisition
  • Represented PrairieWave Communications, Inc. in approximate $90 million stock acquisition of telecom subsidiaries of McLeod USA Incorporated
  • Represented Spartan Stores, Inc., in corporate reorganization transaction
  • Represented state bank in acquisition of mortgage company

Corporate Finance

  • Represented Macatawa Bank Corporation in registered shareholder rights and public offering of 8,912,372 shares of common stock
  • Represented United Bancorp, Inc. in registered public offering of 7,583,800 shares of common stock
  • Represented BorgWarner Inc. in registered offer and sale of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes
  • Represented TCSB Bancorp, Inc. in common stock shareholder rights offering
  • Represented affiliated state banks in issuance and sale of $16 million aggregate principal amount of notes guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
  • Represented United Bancorp, Inc. in its sale to U.S. Treasury of $20,600,000 preferred stock and related warrant for common stock under TARP Capital Purchase Program
  • Represented Spartan Stores, Inc. in $110 million convertible debt offering and subsequent registration of convertible debt securities
  • Represented Castle Creek Financial LLP as placement agent in $83 million registered rights and standby offering of common stock of Union Acceptance Corporation
  • Represented Donnelly, Penman, French, Haggarty & Co. as placement agent in $60 million public intrastate offering of common stock of TCSB Bancorp, Inc.
  • Represented financial institutions in trust preferred securities offerings

Other

  • Formation and organization of business entities
  • Represented financial institutions in wide array of regulatory, consumer credit and general banking matters
  • Represented businesses in wide array of general business and contractual matters

Industries

Practices

Education

  • Wayne State University J.D. 2001 cum laude
  • Western Michigan University B.S. 1997

Admitted

  • 2001, Michigan

Honors and Awards

  • Named as a Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star - 2012
  • Order of the Coif
  • Senior Articles Editor, The Wayne Law Review (2000-01)
  • Assistant Editor, The Wayne Law Review (1999-00)

Bar Associations

  • State Bar of Michigan

Publications

Community Affiliations

  • The First Tee of West Michigan
    Director (2012-Present)
    Co-chair, Programming Committee (2012-Present)

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