Geoffrey Richards

Managing Director, Head of Special Situations & Restructuring
+1 312 364 5436
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Education Brooklyn Law School, JD
University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA
Joined William Blair & Company 2007
Other Experience Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Board Membership The Hill School
UNICEF
Community Involvement Adjunct Professor - Northwestern University School of Law
River North Dance Company
Awards Global M&A Network: 2009 – Restructuring Financial Advisor of the Year; 2010 – Middle-Market Restructuring Financial Advisor of the Year
Crain's Chicago Business: 2009 Forty Under Forty
Notable Transactions
  • S. Kumars Nationalwide Limited - purchase of Hartmarx in §363 sale
  • Giordano's Inc. - sale to Victory Park Capital and Origin Capital
  • National Envelope, Inc. - sale to Gores Grove affiliate
  • Bi-Lo - confirmed Chapter 11 PLan
  • International Garden Products, Inc. - sale to GardensAlive!