Private Investment Funds

Simon is head of Plesner’s Private Investment Funds team. He primarily devotes his time and attention to fund formation, GP advisory and investor and market intelligence.

Simon holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Copenhagen, and an LL.M. from King's College London, School of Law. Simon has been a visiting research fellow at Columbia Law School. Simon is currently a member of Plesner's Board of Directors.

Due to the complex nature of private capital investment structures we almost always provide solutions to client needs in close collaboration with other Plesner teams, in particular Tax, Corporate Law, Banking and Finance, and Employment and Labour Law.

Plesner's Private Investment Funds team is the largest and most active private funds practice in the Nordics. We assist fund managers with legal and strategic aspects related to designing, structuring, fundraising, and operating private capital strategies, and assists investors in assessing the legal risks associated with investing in private funds. The practice areas include fund formation, GP advisory, LP advisory, regulatory solutions, and investor and market intelligence. In line with our Nordic DNA, we aim at engaging in trusted, long-term relationships with our clients, enabling us to truly co-create solutions and to contribute to the realisation of our clients' long-term strategic agenda.