Capital markets

Plesner

Plesner acts for Danish and International clients on a broad spectrum of capital market transactions, and is specifically renowned for its ‘very strong position locally within M&A’. Other key practice strengths include takeover offers, private placements, delisting and demergers, and securitisation work. The ECM division is led by the ’exceptionally good’ Thomas Holst Laursen, who focuses on public M&A, takeovers and IPOs, alongside Nicolai Ørsted, who is a trusted adviser for complex ECM transactions. The pair are supported by the ‘solution-oriented' Henrik Laursen and Janus Jepsen. Overseeing the DCM division are Søren Thyssen Valerius, Jakob Echwald Sevel and Henrik Kure, a seasoned trio well-versed in complex restructurings and bond issuances.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Great depth of the teams around Janus Jepsen and Thomas Holst Laursen in capital markets law. Very responsive on all levels.’
‘Thomas Holst Laursen is a very pragmatic, solution-oriented lawyer.’
‘Very strong team and great at collaborating on international projects.’
‘Henrik Laursen is outstanding. Highly commercial, technically very strong, and extremely responsive. A very bright star in the Danish legal market.’
‘Very strong position locally within M&A and equity capital markets. Great quality of work. Partner involvement is high.’
‘Thomas Holst Laursen - exceptionally good within public M&A, in particular. Pragmatic and solution-focused. Very hands-on and always available. Henrik Laursen - possibly the best equity capital markets lawyer in Denmark. Very easy and pleasant to work with. Very pragmatic and solution-oriented.’
‘Very detailed knowledge of the capital markets system in Denmark. Great experience of all relevant areas, superb client engagement, and ability to resource high-pressure projects.’

Key clients

Netcompany Group A/S
Sampo
Novozymes
Demant
Deutsche Börse
Gubra
Nordea Danmark, Filial af Nordea Bank Abp, Finland
Danske Bank A/S
Jyske Bank A/S
Noble Corporation
Ahlsell
TDC
Ambu
If P&C Insurance
Danish Ministry of Finance
Zealand Pharma A/S
Carnegie Investment Bank
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Deutsche Bank
Citi
Goldman Sachs
ABG Sundal Collier Denmark
Brødrene Hartmann A/S
Cowen
Tryg A/S
European Energy
Macquarie Group
NKT
NTG - Nordic Transport Group
Trifork
Risma Systems
Trustpilot
PureGym
Banijay Entertainment
A/S Storebæltsforbindelsen
A/S Øresundsforbindelsen
A/S Femern Landanlæg
Øresundsbro Konsortiet

Work highlights

Advised Novozymes A/S in connection with the business combination agreement with Chr. HansenHolding A/S, to combine in an all-share transaction.
Advised Sampo plc in connection with its cross-border recommended exchange offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares in Topdanmark A/S.
Advised Deutsche Börse in connection with the cross-border all-cash voluntary recommended public takeover offer to the shareholders of SimCorp A/S.