Bain Capital has hired its first-ever European general counsel, with the US buyout house appointing Simpson Thacher & Bartlett London corporate associate Bart Gombert to the role.

Gombert, who is due to join Bain in London later this month (16 May), has been hired with a remit to oversee Bain’s legal function across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as the organisation expands its interests outside the US.