07 Apr 2026
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP strengthens M&A and Sports practice with Kuh, Geffner and Carpenter‑Dennis
"Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP hires Michael Kuh and Eric Geffner as partners and Co‑Heads of its Sports group and Matthew Carpenter‑Dennis as partner in M&A within its Sports, Media & Entertainment practice."
Michael Kuh, based in New York, joins as a Partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice and will co‑head the Sports group. He advises corporate clients, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, family offices and high‑net‑worth individuals, venture capital firms, financial investors, emerging companies and principals on mergers, acquisitions, investments and divestitures, as well as operating and commercial matters across the sports and entertainment industry. He is counsel to sporting organizations including teams, leagues, national and international governing bodies of sport and multinational competitions.
Eric Geffner, based in Los Angeles, joins as a Partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice and will co‑head the Sports group. He advises private companies and investors on M&A, dispositions, co‑investments, joint ventures and other corporate matters with a focus on sports, entertainment and media. His work includes representing professional sports teams on day‑to‑day business operations, equity financings, sponsorship and licensing deals, stadium and practice facility matters, and representing individuals, groups and private equity firms on investments in and acquisitions of major professional sports teams worldwide.
Matthew Carpenter‑Dennis will join as a Partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice and will be based in New York. He brings more than a decade of experience at the National Basketball Association, where he most recently served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. At the NBA he oversaw team ownership transactions, capital structuring, arena financings and arena lease negotiations, assisted in drafting rules to allow private equity investors to take stakes in NBA teams, managed legal affairs of strategic and corporate development initiatives including the establishment of the Basketball Africa League and NBA 2K League and the formation of NBA Investments, and served as Secretary for NBA Africa, the NBA Foundation and the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition.