Thomas Holst Laursen > Plesner > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

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Denmark > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The practice at Plesner advises on M&A transactions, private equity deals and structured sales processes; department co-head Henrik Rossing Lønberg handles M&A transactions, while co-head Lars Bunch focuses on corporate law, and co-head Jacob Ørskov Rasmussen is an expert in commercial contracts. Other key individuals include Christian Kjølbye, who regularly assists with public takeovers; and Thomas Holst Laursen, who is experienced in mergers in the financial sector. The practice also acts for private equity houses and regularly assists with life sciences, construction, shipping, leisure, energy and financial sector investments. Finn J. Lernø is now of counsel and Tue Ravnholt Frandsen and Torben Nørskov departed to Accura Advokatpartnerselskab in 2019.

Denmark > Capital markets

Plesner is a key name for public M&A transactions, equity capital markets work, IPOs and rights issuances for companies and securities listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and international stock exchange markets. The group also assists with takeover procedures, accelerated bookbuilds (ABBs) and private investment in public equity (PIPE) deals. Thomas Holst Laursen and Nicolai Ørsted jointly lead the ECM practice, while Thomas Maaberg Hansen heads up the DCM group. Henrik Laursen is also a noteworthy practitioner and has expertise in debt to equity restructurings for listed corporations. Clients include telecoms corporations, pension funds and capital markets companies.