Simon Cope-Thompson

Simon Cope-Thompson

Managing Director

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Simon joined Arrowpoint Advisory in 1994, having previously worked in corporate finance at Arthur Andersen.

Simon leads the firm’s Consumer, Retail and Leisure team, working with publicly-listed, private and family companies, entrepreneurs, sponsor-backed businesses and management teams, investors and lenders.  He also leads the firm’s Management Advisory practice providing expert advice to management teams on the negotiation of management incentive arrangements with sponsors.

Simon has led over 150 deals during his career, with recent transactions including working with ME+EM, self-portrait, Feelunique, Tangle Teezer, Saracens, Axel Arigato and Seraphine.

Transaction expertise

Lyst has been acquired by ZOZO

Consumer, Retail and Leisure

Lyst is a leading global fashion shopping platform, connecting 160 million shoppers annually with 27,000 of the world’s best premium and luxury brands and retailers.

Tax Systems has been acquired by Providence Equity Partners

Management Advisory

Founded in 1991, Tax Systems is a leading specialist provider of software and solutions which digitise the tax compliance process.

Recent news and insights

Rothschild & Co establishes Arrowpoint Advisory team in Manchester

News

A dedicated mid-market team in the North West led by Shahbaz Qasim.

Richard Fetterman

Global Acquirer Trends, Q1 2025: M&A on Ice

Insights

Where are buyers coming from? Our Global Acquirer Trends analysis reveals these for Q1 2025.

Jeremy Furniss, Rosemarie LaManno

Private Equity M&A Report 2025

Publications

2025 edition of our annual review examining deal terms and trends in the M&A and private equity markets.

Simon Cope-Thompson