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Banking and finance

Horten

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Horten’s key strengths lie in cross-border financings, particularly acquisition finance work, across the real estate, energy and infrastructure sectors; the team is instructed by domestic and international banks, syndicate members and private equity lenders. The practice is jointly led by Lars Lüneborg and Claus Bennetsen; Lüneborg focuses on multijurisdictional syndicated lendings, leveraged finance work and restructurings, while Bennetsen has extensive experience in cross-border financings, fund restructurings and tender offers.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Outstanding client insight - commercially intelligent - highly skilled team.'

  • ‘Horten has an excellent team within Banking & finance. They are all highly skilled and very pleasant and respectful people to work with.’

  • ‘The team is very knowledgeable in regulatory law and able to present complex issues in a concise and easy-to-understand manner.’

  • ‘Lars Lüneborg has in-depth industry knowledge and is also great for strategy. Morten Brun Winkelmann is responsive and quick to put things together. Nice to work with this team!’

  • ‘Claus Bennetsen - experienced, wise, excellent judgement, firm in his views.’

  • ‘We have worked with Claus Bennetsen as a partner and Morten Brun Winkelmann as a junior associate. Both have delivered their services professionally and expediently.’

  • ‘Lars Lüneborg is among the best in DK in advising on all aspects of financing His understanding of market trends and our specific way of working makes him the obvious choice when it comes to representation.'

  • 'Lars Lüneborg is always available, a good communicator of complex matters and takes great responsibility for the cases he is trusted with.’

Key clients

  • Morgan Stanley
  • BNP Paribas
  • Barclays Bank
  • Nomura Bank
  • Polaris Private Equity
  • Carlsberg Byen
  • Capital One
  • Adelis Equity
  • Intertrust
  • Vinga Corporate Finance
  • Maj Invest Equity
  • Cinven
  • The Danish Growth Fund
  • HeLaBa
  • Better Energy
  • Contour Group
  • Catacap Private Equity
  • Klarna Bank
  • TF Bank
  • Vivonio Furniture Group
  • Lunar Bank
  • Commerzbank
  • Capidea Private Equity

Work highlights

  • Assisting Morgan Stanley with its €3.9bn full financing of the public-to-private tender offer by listed German company Deutsche Börse AG.
  • Assisting OakNorth Bank plc with providing a £22m loan to Danish premium restaurant group Sticks 'n' Sushi.
  • Assisting Bank Polska Kasa Opiecki and mBank on the financing of the acquisition of football merchandise business Unisport Holding by Gol Group sponsored by Innova 7 and EBRD.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lars Lüneborg, Claus Bennetsen

Other key lawyers

Morten Brun Winkelmann