Latham & Watkins LLP continues to strengthen its presence in Greater China’s transactional market, offering a robust corporate and private equity platform. With teams based in Hong Kong and Beijing, the firm brings together US, Hong Kong, and English law expertise, enhancing its ability to advise on complex cross-border transactions. Under the leadership of Simon Cooke, the group handles a wide range of matters, including take-privates, joint ventures, PIPEs, carve-outs, club deals, and strategic cross-border acquisitions. Zhonghua (Stephen) Shi is a trusted advisor to private equity firms, multinationals, and Chinese corporates. Frank Sun is noted for his expertise in complex PE and M&A transactions.
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Profile
Position
Simon Cooke, Regional Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate Department in Asia and a leading private equity lawyer in Asia, specializes in public and private M&A and corporate finance with a focus on pan-Asia private equity transactions.
Simon regularly advises Asian and international private equity clients, their portfolio companies, and strategics on transactions across the Asia Pacific region, including in India, Korea, Japan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. Having been based in Asia for over 15 years, he draws on his extensive regional experience to help clients successfully execute a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including:
- Buyouts
- Bolt-on acquisitions
- Infrastructure
- Growth capital
- Pre-IPO investments
- PIPEs
- Privatizations
- Other private equity transactions
He also advises clients on general private and public company and cross-border M&A and corporate finance transactions.
With a commercial sensibility and pragmatic approach, Simon leverages an impressive track record of helping clients achieve their strategic objectives.
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Key clients
- ALAT Technologies Company ARA Asset Management Limited Blossom Holding III Limited Fedrigoni SpA Trustar Capital Partners Limited Cargo Services Group Ltd. LG Display ESR Group Limited Eza Hill Property Management Pte Ltd Starwood Capital Group Sixth Street Partners SSW Partners GaoLu Holdings Limited