Geoffrey Bailhache

Geoffrey Bailhache is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Geoff advises clients 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.

Before joining Simpson Thacher, Geoff was a Managing Director and General Counsel for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Blackstone. In that role, he provided transactional advice for more than 10 years to Blackstone’s Private Equity and Tactical Opportunities, Energy, Infrastructure, and Growth Equity Groups. Geoff also previously spent several years in private practice, advising on private equity mergers and acquisitions.

Geoff is a former member of the Board of Invest Europe. He received his LL.B. from the University of Nottingham in 2001. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.