Banking and finance

Bech-Bruun

Bech-Bruun has ‘unique industry knowledge’ when advising clients on domestic transactions, and acquisition, real estate and project financings. The team has also extended its expertise into fund subscription financings and financings in the energy and renewables sector. Team head Thomas Thordal Sevelsted is highly experienced in complex lending transactions, bond issuances and asset financing work, often with a cross-border focus. Another key contact, Esben Moesgaard Ludvigsen, has broad experience extending to acquisition and operations financings, syndicated loan agreements and bond issuances. Jacob Voss Bjerre and Steen Jensen departed the practice to join Novi Attorneys in June 2024.

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Testimonials

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‘Extremely responsive, unique industry knowledge and insight and very pleasant to work and collaborate with.’
‘Thomas Thordal Sevelsted, Frederik Benjamin Christensen and Esben Moesgaard Ludvigsen are all exceptional advisers, attentive to detail and have a great commercial understanding.’
‘The Bech-Bruun team is very professional and competent with a commercial mindset. Working with the team is pleasant. They can deliver on tight deadlines when necessary.’
‘David Moalem is the most insightful regulatory counsel in town.’
‘Thomas Thordal Sevelsted is very accessible and knowledgeable with lots of experience from complex financings which makes him a go-to lawyer in Denmark when dealing with complexity.'
'Esben Moesgaard Ludvigsen is hard working, accessible and solution oriented.’
‘They have a profound knowledge of the banking industry in the Nordics and in Denmark in particular; including knowledge of different banks' appetite for lending and the legal loan documentation.’
‘I have in particular worked with Thomas Thordal Sevelsted and Esben Moesgaard Ludvigsen. Both have been very efficient and responsive to work with - in addition, they have proven quite knowledgeable on cross-border finance setups.’

Key clients

Blackstone Real Estate Group LP
Danske Bank A/S
JP Morgan
KKR
Nordea Bank – Denmark, Norway, Finland
Novo Holdings
Scan Global Logistics A/S
Green Hydrogen Systems
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Peel Hunt Europe Fondsmæglerselskab A/S

Work highlights

Acting for Novo Holdings in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the entire share capital of Ellab, and refinancing of the existing indebtedness of Ellab.
Acting for a club consisting of Nordea and Danske Bank on their financing of energy company OK a.m.b.a.’s investment in Coop Danmark A/S worth DKK2.9bn.
Advising on the DKK6.8bn refinancing of Blackstone’s Danish residential properties portfolio, with DKK4.4bn in the local market from Danish financial mortgage institutions.