About

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.

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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'The exceptional Geraint Tilsley provides effective, knowledgeable and cost-effective advice.'
Legal 500
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