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Provided by Geoffrey Bailhache
Geoffrey Bailhache is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. He advises clients on complex, cross-border private equity mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take private transactions and dispositions, among other corporate matters.
Prior to joining Simpson Thacher in 2021, Geoff was the General Counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Blackstone, where he spent more than 10 years advising their Private Equity and Tactical Opportunities, Energy Transition and Infrastructure Groups on complex, cross-border private equity mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take private transactions and dispositions, among other corporate matters. Based in London, he has extensive experience spanning across geographies and industries, and since joining Simpson Thacher he has led numerous significant transactions for many of the leading global financial sponsors.
Geoff was named to Private Equity News’ list of the “Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers” for 2024. He was also named among the top 5 private equity bankers and lawyers in EMEA for 2023 and one of Europe’s top M&A and finance lawyers for 2022 by MergerLinks. In 2023, Geoff was included in The Lawyer’s Hot 100.
Joined the Firm as a Partner in 2021.
Geoff is a member of the Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's Pro Bono Committee and is a former member of the Board of Invest Europe.
University of Nottingham, LL.B. (2001).
Provided by Chambers
Geoffrey Bailhache is well known in the market both for his skilful handling of private equity deals and his prior role as managing director of a major private equity house. He is deeply experienced in the full range of private equity mandates including acquisitions, disposals, leveraged buyouts and strategic minority investments.
Provided by Chambers
Geoffrey is very solid and very fair to work with.
He has an excellent ability to maintain an eye for detail, gets a deal done and is pragmatic.
Geoffrey is an outstanding private equity lawyer. He cuts to the chase.
Geoffrey is very solid and very fair to work with.
He has an excellent ability to maintain an eye for detail, gets a deal done and is pragmatic.
Geoffrey is an outstanding private equity lawyer. He cuts to the chase.
