Simon Cottle (rower)

Simon Cottle
Born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975
Chester, England
EducationOriel College, Oxford
INSEAD
Columbia Business School
OccupationPrivate equity investor
Known forFounding Stanley Capital Partners; Olympic rower

Simon Cottle (born 18 September 1975) is a British private equity investor and former Olympic rower. He represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in rowing.

He became a fund manager at Cognetas, leaving in September 2011.[1] He was a founding partner of Stanley Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on healthcare, technology, and sustainability, which he subsequently left.[2]

Rowing career

Cottle competed for Great Britain in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 1999 Commonwealth Rowing Championships, a bronze at the World Student Games and earned two Queen Mother winners medals at the Henley Royal Regatta, including one with Steve Redgrave.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bollen, Jennifer (7 September 2011). "Olympic rower leaves Cognetas amid fund suspension". Financial News.
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Sebastian (21 February 2025). "A private equity firm says its co-founder has left. The co-founder disagrees". www.fnlondon.com.
  3. ↑ Olympedia – Simon Cottle
  4. ↑ "Redgrave powers to 20th win at Henley". Berkshire Live. 8 July 2001.