Gorrissen Federspiel

Corporate / M&A 

Niels Bang is Chairman of the Board and part of our Corporate/M&A practice group where he assists Danish and foreign companies in company law issues, securities law issues, M&A transactions, venture capital, shareholders agreements and incentive schemes. Niels has provided advice and conducted negotiations in connection with a large number of corporate acquisitions, mergers and restructurings in many different industries. He also has market-leading experience of venture investments and exits in life sciences. With more than 20 directorships, Niels has extensive experience as a director and an active discussion partner in issues relating to organisation and business. Niels uses his network actively to create business and transaction opportunities for his clients. He is furthermore chairman of the board of directors in Gorrissen Federspiel.

He represents Denmark on the Company Law Committee under the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and is a member of the board of the Danish Association for Company Law, the board of representatives of the Association of Danish Law Firms and of the committee for advice and knowledge service of the Confederation of Danish Enterprise.

Work-experience: Gorrissen Federspiel 1995 - Partner since 2006; New York Bar Association, The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice Initiatives, New York 2003 - 2004; Justice Claus Gulmann's Cabinet, The European Court of Justice, Luxembourg 1999 - 2000; Linklaters, Paris 1999 Publications: Numerous publications on company law and EU law. Positions of trust: Member of the Danish Bar and Law Society's expert group regarding Company Law, ownership transition and M&A. Member of the Danish Chamber of Commerce's committee on advisory and knowhow services. Teacher of company law at seminars under the Danish Bar Association and the Association of State Authorised Accountants. Teacher of business law at the Copenhagen Business School, B.Sc. in Business Administration and Commercial Law) 1998. Current director-ships include: Tenneco Holding Danmark A/S, Walker Danmark ApS, Borealis Insurance A/S, Henning Larsen A/S, PeopleGroup A/S, Faxe Kalk A/S, Wibroe, Duckert & Partners A/S and Ad-vance A/S.

Scandinavian, English, French.

The Danish Bar and Law Society; International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA); Interna-tional Bar Association (IBA).

Admitted to the Danish Bar 1998; Catholique Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium 1995 – 1996; Candi-datus juris, University of Copenhagen 1995.