Bruun & Hjejle’s ‘highly competent and hardworking’ corporate, commercial and M&A practice group is active in the Danish market and assists a wide range of leading private equity funds, corporates and financial institutions on large-scale, complex transactions across multiple sectors. Renewable energy is an industry of focus for the team, which is involved in large-scale, complex energy and infrastructure investments, involving biomass power plants, solar assets, and onshore and offshore wind power assets. Practice co-head Morten Jensen is praised for his ’vast M&A, funding and partnering competencies’ and advises Danish and foreign private equity funds, financial institutions and corporate clients in connection with M&A, public takeovers and alternative investments. Fellow co-head Jesper Schultz Larsen assists private equity sponsors, financial institutions and major corporates on public-to-private deals and capital markets transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is available, delivers on deadlines, high-quality advice.’

  • ‘Morten Jensen has vast M&A, funding and partnering competencies.'

  • ‘Strong team delivery. All members are very capable and deliver quality advice.’

  • ‘Very strong business understanding and commercial sense. Makes difficult situations look easy to solve. Morten Jensen is second to none in the area.’

Key clients

  • 3i
  • Aermont Capital
  • Vattenfall AB
  • Lundbeck Fonden
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Nets Group
  • Nexi Group
  • NREP
  • Kirk Kapital A/S
  • AP Moller Holding
  • Danske Bank
  • Arbejdernes Landsbank
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  • ATP
  • PFA
  • PensionDanmark
  • Axcel
  • CVC Capital Partners
  • Novo Holdings
  • L Catterton
  • Gro Capital
  • EQT
  • Nordic Capital
  • Amgen Inc.
  • Vendis Capital
  • CataCap
  • AIP Management
  • LFI
  • Altor Equity Partners
  • KKR
  • Storebrand
  • Veo Technologies
  • Mos Mosh
  • International Woodland Company
  • Lauritz.com
  • Mobilehouse Holding A/S
  • Monday Media ApS
  • Bladt Industries
  • G.S.V. Materieludlejning A/S

Work highlights

  • Advised 3i Investments plc, part of a leading international private equity group, in connection with the investment in the fast-growing Danish lifestyle brand Konges Sløjd.
  • Advised a consortium consisting of Kirk Kapital, ATP, and The Lundbeck Foundation in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the stakes in Ferrosan Medical Devices Group A/S.
  • Assisted a buyer consortium led by the founder and the rest of the management team of the clothing company Mos Mosh, along with an external investor, in repurchasing the company from the German private equity fund Findos, which has been the majority owner of Mos Mosh since 2017.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Morten Jensen, Jesper Schultz Larsen

Other key lawyers

Lars Kongsgaard Hansen, Paula Grønlund