
Corporate M&A
Private Equity
Corporate Finance
Simon Cooke is a Partner at Latham & Watkins, serving as the Regional Chair of the Corporate Department in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Simon is a leading private equity lawyer with over 15 years of experience in the region. He specializes in public and private M&A and corporate finance, focusing on pan-Asia private equity transactions. Simon advises both Asian and international clients on a wide range of transactions across the Asia Pacific, including buyouts, bolt-on acquisitions, and privatizations. His extensive regional experience and pragmatic approach have helped numerous clients achieve their strategic objectives in complex cross-border deals.
Private Equity Buyouts and Growth
Private Equity Exits
Portfolio Company Transactions
Company-Side M&A
- acquired Heartland Dental, LLC from in a financing on 2023-05-17. - Deal value was 10000000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Healthcare; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, Latham & Watkins advised, led by George Miller, Ash Tehrani, Wilson Neely, Shelly Lin, Izzy Lubarsky.
May 17 2023
10B
Finance
Partner
2022 – Unknown
Partner, Deputy Asia Managing Partner
2020 – 2022
Partner
2016 – 2020

Partner
2006 – 2009
- Savers Value Village, Inc. acquired Savers Value Village, Inc. from in a financing on 2023-02-07. - Deal value was 10000000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Retail; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, Latham & Watkins advised, led by George Miller, Ash Tehrani, Wilson Neely, Shelly Lin, Izzy Lubarsky.
Feb 07 2023
10B
Finance
LPC, College of Law
1995
BA in Law, Queens' College, University of Cambridge
1994