Clifford Chance is further strengthening its private equity team in Asia with the relocation of partner Simon Cooke from the firm’s London private equity group.
Simon joins Asia’s largest private equity legal team and will work closely with existing Hong Kong-based partner, Andrew Whan.
“Simon will complement our experienced Asia-based team,” says Andrew. “Like our clients, we remain upbeat and believe that the private equity market in this region will continue to weather the global financial storm, and want to have the best team possible on the ground. His experience in the more established UK and European private equity markets, including take-private transactions, is welcome given the continued shift in transaction trends from the more mature private equity markets to the Asian private equity market and the current interest in the public markets shown by our private equity clients.”
“Having spent time in the region earlier in my career and in 2008, it is clear that there is a wealth of opportunities for sophisticated private equity investors here, and I look forward to helping Clifford Chance’s clients continue to take full advantage of these opportunities,” says Simon. “We are the only firm with true regional strength in private equity fund establishment and transactions, acquisition finance, and regulatory know-how, that can also draw on a global network of private equity expertise. We are well positioned to provide the advice that our clients will require.”
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