Latham & Watkins LLP's Hong Kong-based team acts for private equity clients on both their inbound and outbound investments in Greater China. The practice also fields sector specialists in logistics, technology, healthcare, education, real estate and e-commerce. Focused on pan-Asia private equity transactions, Simon Cooke specialises in public and private M&A, as well as corporate finance; and Frank Sun routinely advises on significant private equity investments and M&A deals. Richard Watkins and Stephen Shi are also key figures.

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Key clients

  • Warburg Pincus
  • TPG
  • Platinum Equity
  • The Carlyle Group
  • Trustar Capital
  • BPEA EQT
  • Partners Group
  • CVC
  • KKR
  • Boyu Capital
  • MBK Partners
  • CDH Investments
  • Primavera
  • Permira

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Simon Cooke

Other key lawyers

Frank Sun, Richard Watkins, Stephen Shi