Banking and finance

Gorrissen Federspiel

Gorrissen Federspiel retains its robust reputation for acting across the entire spectrum of banking and finance law, including acquisition and project financings, derivatives issues and regulatory matters. The team is particularly strong on complex and cross-border financing work, including leveraged financing, asset back-financing, general corporate financing and project related financing mandates. Practice head Morten Nybom Bethe is a go-to name for advising financial institutions and companies on both leveraged and general corporate financings. Pre-eminent practitioner Michael Steen Jensen is an expert on the entire gamut of finance law, securities, securitisations, bond issuances, project finance work and the related regulatory matters. Elsewhere, Thomas Maaberg Hansen is a key contact for acquisition finance work, capital markets transactions, project and asset financings and financial reconstructions. Mikkel Fritsch is another important port of call for acquisition financing, real estate financing and securitisation matters; while Tina Herbing and Maj Signe Mønsted are also key names to note for the full range of banking and finance transactional work.

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Testimonials

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‘On top of latest developments and trends, very capable.’
‘We work with Tina Herbing. She is very capable, solution-oriented and extremely sharp. Well liked by both sides in a negotiation.’
‘Very business oriented approach.’
‘Good aviation department.’
‘Morten Jacobsen is highly qualified in the aviation sector.’
‘Understanding the client's business.’
‘Consistent high quality work and highly experienced team.’
‘I appreciate working with each of Morten Bethe, Mikkel Fritsch and Tina Herbing. All highly experienced, have commercial understanding, high attention level and deliver high quality.’

Key clients

BlackRock
Danske Bank A/S
DNB Bank ASA
SEB
Euronext N.V.
Nordea Danmark
Andel Holding A/S
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S
Nykredit Realkredit A/S
Air Greenland
Sunclass Airlines
ROCKWOOL International A/S
Falck A/S
KIRKBI A/S
Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab a.m.b.a.
Arbejdernes Landsbank
HusCompagniet
Danish Crown A/S

Work highlights

Advised global bioscience company Chr. Hansen Holding A/S in connection with the financing aspects of its contemplated $25bn merger with Novozymes A/S.
Advised Bunker Holding A/S on entering into a syndicated facilities agreement with 15 lenders worth in excess of $1bn.
Represented EIFO, the national promotional bank and export credit agency of Denmark combined in one financial institution, in connection with its $1bn facility made available to RWE for the purposes of purchasing turbines from Vestas to the 342MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm and its 1.4GW Sofia wind project in the UK North Sea.

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