EU, competition and public procurement

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab

The team at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is praised for being ‘skilled and innovative’ and ’providing services beyond what is expected.’ In addition to handling merger filings and transactional antitrust matters, the team is well-versed in investigations, criminal competition procedures, follow-on damages claims, and cases before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The ‘attentive and professional’ Simon Evers Hjelmborg is highly regarded for his experience handling criminal bid-rigging cases and State Aid matters, while the ’business-oriented’ Christian Monberg is known for his expertise in the Danish and European antitrust and competition space. Public procurement and regulatory work remain core areas of focus, with Jesper Fabricius recognised for his ‘useful advice on matters within public procurement and laws relating to public budgets’. Amanda Lundby Langer stands out for her expertise in complex competition law matters.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is probably the best Danish team right now. The team is extremely tried and tested on merger approval cases where they have probably managed the most cases in Denmark, but the team is also incredibly knowledgeable in other competition law areas, as well as EU state aid cases and tender processes.'
‘Simon Hjelmborg is extremely attentive and professional. He is probably the best competition law private practitioner in Denmark with his massive knowledge and unique commercial mindset, continuously looking for solutions and enabling strong results for his clients on highly sophisticated cases.'
‘Jesper Fabricius is extremely knowledgeable. He provides us with very useful advice on matters within public procurement, competition law, laws relating to public budgets and even on public affairs he stands out.’
‘Simon Evers Hjelmborg and Henrik Bjarke Knudsen have a deep and thorough understanding of the client’s business and the markets they act on. As a client you feel valued and prioritised. Both individuals are great at keeping things professional while adding a light touch of cheerful moods ensuring that it is never dull working with them.’
‘The team is smart and pleasant to work with. They have been real sparring partners on the deal of the year here in Denmark and have exhibited an ability to interact credibly in many different circumstances with widely different groups of people - real human skills. They also use their teams directly with us and seem to treat them with a lot of respect, which is important to us.’
‘The partners have exhibited a unique ability to simplify what could have been an impossibly complex deal. They combine real common sense and practical application with the formalities of law to allow for a deal, that is understood and easily communicated. I would not hesitate to use them again.’
‘The team is extremely skilled and innovative within the legal framework. The team provides a service beyond what is expected - they ensure a clear reconciliation of scope expectations, are very attentive and reflective, very modern in communication and services, provide large and necessary capacity, show a great understanding of the business and deliver very high quality.’
‘Christian Monberg is very well experienced within this area, and is at the same time very business oriented, which enables him to deliver very valuable assessments and legal advice on complex matters. ’

Key clients

Saint-Gobain
EQT
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Johnson & Johnson
Leo Pharma
Shield AI

Work highlights

Represented PKA Pension in a high-profile criminal court action brought by the Danish National Unit for Special Crime, accusing PKA Pension of unlawful market sharing and tender coordination with its competitors.
Assisted the Danish Energy company OK in obtaining record Phase 1 merger approval subject to complex remedies for its DKK2bn acquisition of parts of Coop Danmark.
Successfully assisted Hamamatsu Photonics in obtaining Danish FDI approval for the acquisition of the Danish company NKT Photonics after initial objection due to national security concerns in May 2022.

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