Simon Lyall-Cottle

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. He was a founding partner of Stanley Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on healthcare, technology, and sustainability, which he subsequently left.

Rowing career Cottle competed for Great Britain in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. 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.