Commercial, corporate and M&A

DLA Piper Denmark

Client Satisfaction

DLA Piper Denmark fields a team of ‘highly skilled professionals’ and is known for its ’extensive experience in commercial, corporate, and M&A matters’. Alongside handling the full suite of matters, the group has seen increasing activity in international inbound and outbound mandates. acting for internationally-based private equity and venture capital sponsors and industrials. Based in Copenhagen, practice co-head Jens Krogh Petersen is a key name for all things related to M&A, investments in enterprises and restructurings. Fellow co-head and Aarhus-based expert Kristian Tokkesdal assists private equity funds and industrial enterprises in connection with Danish and international business transfers and investments, while Michael Vinther has substantial experience in the M&A space and spearheads critical cross-border mandates. Karsten Pedersen cis praised as being ‘in a class of his own’, while John Emil L. Svenson focuses on representing blue-chip companies and high-end international private equity clients.

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Testimonials

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‘Karsten Pedersen is in a class of his own. Karsten leads complex M&A negotiations in a way that makes him the trusted and respected lead lawyer by all parties.’
‘DLA Piper Denmark provide an on-time and to-the-point service. Moreover, via their participation in the DLA Piper network, they are able to reach out to lawyers in other jurisdictions in a fast and expedient way.’
‘Jens Krogh Petersen is outstanding in providing attention to the matter at hand as well as facilitating assistance in a swift and smooth way from fellow lawyers with other fields of expertise if needed. Moreover, he is very pleasant to work with and has a good eye for combining legal and commercial issues.'
‘DLA Piper is recognised in the Danish and Nordic M&A market as a leading full-service top tier law firm with profound expertise and a unique offering when it comes to international matters and cross-border transactions. We have used DLA Piper on several complex and multi-jurisdiction transactions where their ability to take the lead and assist internationally have been second to none.’
‘John Svenson is a unique legal professional recognised as a leading M&A lawyer who will have a significant presence in the M&A market for many years to come. We have used John Svenson and his team on several complex and high-profile projects and they always deliver an outstanding performance with a unique and cutting edge approach.’
‘John Svenson provides very valuable insights.’
‘Very collaborative and proactive approach where it clearly shows they are competent within the area.’
‘Strong team - complement each other well to ensure full coverage at any time.’

Key clients

Sonoco Products Company
Augustinus Fonden
Patrizia Immobilien AG
Mentha Capital
Globant
Nordea Private Equity
Compass Group
Dansk Ejerkapital
Reuters Group Plc
Northwood Investors
Gridiron Capital
Summa Equity
PKA A/S
The Lundbeck Foundation
Nordic Eye Private Equity
Abry Partners P/E
Xero Limited
Accel-KKR P/E
EQT Partners AB
Storskogen Industrier AB
ABN AMRO Energy Transition Fund
LEGO Group A/S
Danske Bank A/S
Sapiens International Corporation
Sun Capital Partners
Nutreco International B.V.
Obton Group
Groupe SFPI
Securitas Group
DLG a.m.b.a.
Aberdeen Standard Investments
GRAS Sound &Vibration A/S
Confirmasoft AB
Circularity Capital LLP
Re-Match Group
Flak AS
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Broad Horizon B.V.
BactiQuant Group
Polhem Infra AB
Polaris Private Equity
NEC Corporation
Maj Invest A/S
Dustin AB
Adelis Equity Partners AB
Kemp & Lauritzen
Montagu Private Equity
Alven PE
Blue Equity Management
JP/Politikens Hus A/S
TDC Group A/S
Promentum Equity Partners
BWB Partners
PFA Pension
Infineon Technologies AG
ATP Group
Abbott Laboratories
IT Relation Group
Visma Group
Gurit Holding AG
Danmil A/S
Colliers International Inc.
Monyx Financial Group AB
Sensata Technologies, Inc.
Azets Group
General Electric
Rekom Group
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Shell Petroleum NV
J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Work highlights

Advised Belgian Etex Group on the acquisition of Skamol Group and all legal aspects of the transaction, including due diligence, negotiations, and finalisation.
Advised the Norwegian company, Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA on its first project in Denmark in which it acquired a large part of Skovgaard Energy A/S’ portfolio of onshore wind turbines.
Advised Hy24 Ardian in connection with the Everfuel Hy24 Joint Venture together with Norwegian listed Everfuel A/S.

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