Geoffrey J. Rahie
Co-Chair, Corporate Practice Group
Overview
Geoff is recognized as a top dealmaker who provides strategic advice to clients as they navigate their investment decisions. He spends most of his time counseling private equity clients with respect to acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations and other material corporate transactions. Geoff has substantial experience and knowledge of the middle market and is a trusted advocate and partner to his clients.
Geoff focuses his practice on complex transactions for private equity sponsors and their affiliated portfolio companies. Over the course of his career, Geoff has led hundreds of private equity transactions almost exclusively in the middle-market that have ranged from under $1 million to over $1 billion in enterprise value. He has deep experience and expertise across several industrial sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, food & beverage, business services, consumer products and industrial services.
Credentials
Education
- magna cum laude
Clerkships and Bar Admissions
More
- Selected as an M&A Advisor 40 Under 40 Legal Advisor, 2014
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Benesch, one of the fastest-growing firms on the AmLaw 200 list, welcomes partner Geoff Rahie to its Chicago office. Rahie …