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Simon Cooke

Simon Cooke

Greater China Region 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

China

12 years ranked

Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

China

7 years ranked

About

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Greater China Region

Practice Areas

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.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Greater China Region

Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms) - China

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Simon Cooke chairs Latham & Watkins' Asia private equity practice. He stands out for acting on behalf of regional and international clients on private equity and M&A transactions.

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Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) - China

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Simon Cooke is well recognised for his expertise in corporate M&A deals and regulatory work. He demonstrates proficiency handling cross-border acquisitions, equity investments and privatisations.

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Strengths

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  • Simon is very solid, very commercial and very responsive. He's great to work with.

    Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

  • Simon knows what he’s doing. He’s very pragmatic, has good expertise and is very experienced.

    Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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