Simon Cooke heads the broad offering at Latham & Watkins LLP, which leverages its network across Greater China and Singapore to assist international private equity clients. Cooke is recommended for his vast knowledge of private equity driven M&A transactions across the APAC region. Frank Sun is noted for his strong focus on multijurisdictional work concerning privatisations and acquisitions. Richard Watkins routinely assists a variety of corporate and private equity clients across the tech, real estate, and asset management industries, while Stephen Shi primarily advises private equity firms and Chinese companies on the establishment of joint ventures.

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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
  • PAG

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Practice head

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Simon Cooke

Other key lawyers

Frank Sun, Amy Beckingham, Richard Watkins, Stephen Shi