The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Ronne & Lundgren is a third tier firm,

Rønne & Lundgren recently advised a syndicate of 12 banks on the restructuring of Icelandic Exista hf. Insolvency specialist Niels Kjærgaard ‘provides sound, actionable advice’. The group, led by Steen Puch Holm-Larsen, recruited securitisation and structured finance specialist Andreas Tamasauskas from Eversheds LLP.

Within Capital markets, Ronne & Lundgren is a third tier firm,

At Rønne & Lundgren, the ‘highly responsive’ Lars Petersen advised Cura Management on the partnership structure of a €75m retail investment fund. Steen Puch Holm-Larsen advised Hellerup Finans on a €100m real estate investment trust.

Within Employment, tier 4

Rønne & Lundgren’s team is led by senior associate Signe Renee West, who provides ‘crystal-clear advice’ to high-profile clients including WPP, Finansiel Stabilitet, BearingPoint and Rovsing Management Group.

Within Insolvency, Ronne & Lundgren is a third tier firm,

Jesper Lundgren heads Rønne & Lundgren’s team, which advised on the Høpfner Group restructuring. Niels Kjærgaard, who is ‘reliable and pragmatic with a deep understanding of the property sector’, is a bankruptcy trustee of OMX-listed real estate company Walls. He advised Codan as creditor regarding the Essex Group restructuring.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 4

Rønne & Lundgren’s ‘consistent, responsive, pragmatic’ seven-partner team includes practice head Nicolai Jung, senior partner Michael Gaarmann, Jens Bruun, and lateral hires Casper Moltke-Leth from Moltke-Leth Advokater, Aktieselskab and Asser Rung-Hansen from Accura Advokatpartnerselskab. Highlights included advising patent and trade mark attorneys Zacco on a DKK60m private placement and acting for the purchaser of Walls.

Within Real estate and construction, Ronne & Lundgren is a second tier firm,

Rønne & Lundgren’s broad-based practice provides ‘effective specialist’ advice. Group head Niels Gram-Hanssen advised NCC Property Development on the DKK500m sale of a mixed-use property complex to PKA Ejendomme I. Stig Mathiasen represented Steen & Strøm in its DKK230m acquisition of a building site in central Odense. Steen Puch Holm-Larsen advised Property Bonds VIII on the SEK 2.2bn divestment of its Swedish property. Niels Kjærgaard handles litigation for NCC.

Within Tax, tier 4

Bente Møll Pedersen, heads Rønne & Lundgren’s six-partner practice, which provides ‘first-rate’ advice on transactions, tax planning, pensions and VAT, and acts in Supreme Court cases. Clients include NCC Construction and Steen & Strøm. Recently promoted partner Jan Hansen has a growing private client practice and impresses with his ‘superb understanding of complicated tax codes’.