Accura Advokatpartnerselskab‘s large banking and finance team is jointly headed up Kim Toftgaard and Mads Kjellerup Dambæk and is well-known in the domestic market for advising on the full suite of work in the space. Pure financing matters, fund formations and alternative investments, and regulatory advice are the core pillars of the group’s practice; the team also possesses specific knowledge across insurance, pensions and asset management work. Toftgaard has vast experience with acquisition finance as well as structured finance work, while Dambæk’s practice emphasises transactions in the financial sector as well as regulatory issues; he also has strong focus on advising boards of directors and management of financial institutions. Of the associates, Kristian Kaltoft Nielsen is heading up the team specialised in fund formations and alternative investments.
Testimonials
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‘A very strong team which is clearly a Tier 1 firm within Banking & Finance among Danish law firms. Has demonstrated very strong growth due to an extreme focus on providing commercially sound legal advice.’
‘Mads Dambæk is second-to-none among Danish banking & finance lawyers with both a very solid legal foundation and exceptional commercial and strategic insight. Has probably the largest and strongest client base among Danish banking & finance lawyers.'
- 'Kim Toftgaard has a long and solid track record of making deals done. Highly recommended.’
‘Accura is a safe pair of hands when choosing legal counsel in Denmark, due to their strong legal expertise, commercial mindset and extensive track-record.’
‘Accura has strong competencies across various offerings (including M&A and financing) and different sectors, which is very useful on large M&A cases.’
‘I have worked much together with Mads Dambæk, Jannie Schibler and Philip Hundahl – whom in my opinion all are people that provide quality advice, that are accessible when needed but most importantly, take a pragmatic approach to when financing agreements are to be negotiated.’
‘Mads Kjellerup Dambæk has a unique ability to deliver legal advice in the context of our strategic projects with a view to give us the ability to execute in the best possible manner. Kim Toftgaard delivers deep specialised advice with a focus on optimising processes and reducing our time to market.’
‘Kim Toftgaard is one of the absolute best lawyers in the market - the reason for us to stay loyal to Accura.’
Key clients
- Danske Bank
- Nordea Bank
- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
- Nykredit
- Spar Nord Bank
- Arbejdernes Landsbank
- Finansiel Stabilitet
- The European Investment Bank
- Alm. Brand
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- PFA Pension
- PKA
- PensionDanmark
- BNP Paribas
- Tryg Forsikring
- Euronext
- The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
- Collector Bank
- Swiss Life
- Novo Holdings
- Birch Ejendomme
- Ares Management
- Capital Four
- PenSam Pension forsikringsaktieselskab
Work highlights
- Acting as adviser to Nordea Danmark, Filial af Nordea Bank Abp, Finland and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB in connection with the establishment of a DKK1bn green term loan facility to Topsoe.
- Advising Jyske Bank in connection with Jyske Bank's acquisition of PFA Bank A/S.
- Advising Nordea Danmark, Filial af Nordea Bank Abp, Finland and Danske Bank A/S in connection with the establishment of a DKK8.5bn equity bridge facility to Coloplast A/S.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kim Toftgaard, Mads Kjellerup Dambæk