I am a Corporate Partner based in the Cardiff office, but work with clients throughout the UK and internationally. My practice is focused on private M&A with an emphasis on cross-border transactions, venture capital and private equity. A particular specialism of mine is advising US and EU corporates on inbound UK-centred acquisitions.
About
Experience
Mergers & acquisitions
- I advise buyers and sellers on private M&A transactions, including share and asset deals
- I work frequently with overseas buyers, especially those based in North America and the EU, on inbound UK M&A deals, with a particular specialism being advising US PE-backed buyers on cross-border transactions
- Chambers describes me as "an excellent corporate practitioner", with clients commenting in their feedback that I am "really bright and very collaborative", "tough but very personable when handling transactional matters" and "thoughtful in his approach" and adding that my "advice goes beyond pure matters of law, which enables us to make informed commercial decisions"
Private equity
- I advise UK and US private equity funds on direct platform investments and on funding bolt-on acquisitions
- Legal 500 ranks me as as a Leading Partner in the Welsh legal market, and describes me as having "successfully cultivated a strong private equity / venture capital offering"
- I also advise investee companies on PE investments
Venture capital
- I advise several UK venture capital funds on investments ranging from seed funding through to multi-million pound investments, especially in the tech sector
- I also advise companies and founders on their journey along the venture capital funding route
Corporate advisory
- I advise on all aspects of company secretarial and corporate governance matters
- In addition to the experience derived from working with clients over the years, I have hands-on experience from being company secretary to Wales Millennium Centre (Wales' national performing arts centre) since 2013
Testimonials
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"Geraint is really effective and I appreciate his counsel; I would use him again in a heartbeat."
Chambers & Partners
'The exceptional Geraint Tilsley provides effective, knowledgeable and cost-effective advice.'
Legal 500
'I cannot recommend Geraint Tilsley highly enough for both drafting standard BVCA-style investment deals and for dealing with the inevitable contentious or unusual investor issues.'
Legal 500
"Geraint is understanding of what we need. He represents our business interests."
Chambers & Partners
"Geraint provides highly responsive and effective counsel and is an enormous asset to our team."
Chambers & Partners
"We were very happy with Geraint and his advisory work. They were always available and had access to strong specialists. They went above and beyond."
Chambers & Partners
"We were highly pleased with the advice provided by Geraint."
Chambers & Partners
"Geraint Tilsley is great to work with: he learnt and understood our industry quickly, which helped us move faster in the deals we did with him."
Chambers & Partners
"He is very commercial, can deal with complex situations and is very responsive. I would highly recommend him."
Chambers & Partners
"He's an exceptional lawyer whose client relationship skills are very strong."
Chambers & Partners
"Geraint is really effective and I appreciate his counsel; I would use him again in a heartbeat."
Chambers & Partners
'The exceptional Geraint Tilsley provides effective, knowledgeable and cost-effective advice.'
Legal 500
'I cannot recommend Geraint Tilsley highly enough for both drafting standard BVCA-style investment deals and for dealing with the inevitable contentious or unusual investor issues.'
Legal 500
"Geraint is understanding of what we need. He represents our business interests."
Chambers & Partners
"Geraint provides highly responsive and effective counsel and is an enormous asset to our team."
Chambers & Partners
"We were very happy with Geraint and his advisory work. They were always available and had access to strong specialists. They went above and beyond."
Chambers & Partners
"We were highly pleased with the advice provided by Geraint."
Chambers & Partners
"Geraint Tilsley is great to work with: he learnt and understood our industry quickly, which helped us move faster in the deals we did with him."
Chambers & Partners
"He is very commercial, can deal with complex situations and is very responsive. I would highly recommend him."
Chambers & Partners
"He's an exceptional lawyer whose client relationship skills are very strong."
Chambers & Partners
"Geraint is really effective and I appreciate his counsel; I would use him again in a heartbeat."
Chambers & Partners
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