Jakob Bernhoft > Poul Schmith > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Poul Schmith Offices
Kalvebod Brygge 32
1560 København V
Denmark
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Jakob Bernhoft
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Corporate and Foundation Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions.
Position
Partner, Attorney
Career
Jakob Bernhoft specialises in banking and finance law, restructurings and venture capital.
Jakob serves both Danish and international lenders and borrowers in the field of debt finance, including in particular corporate finance, acquisition finance, mezzanine finance, bond issues, and PPP, ship, aircraft, and film finance.
He assists lenders and borrowers in restructuring processes across a broad range of industries, including clients in the financial, real estate, shipping and leasing sectors.
He is valued by clients for his extensive international experience and in-depth knowledge of loan capital markets.
Finally, Jakob also advises on business transfers, venture capital and venture finance, and on company and commercial law issues in general.
Languages
English, The Scandinavian Languages.
Memberships
Member of the Danish Bar and Law Society
Member of the International Bar Association
Member of the banking and finance law committee of the Association of Danish Lawyers
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.), New York University School of Law, 1997
Attorney 2000
Master of Laws (cand. jur.), University of Copenhagen, 1996
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Banking and finance
Poul Schmith advises a broad client base including major Danish financial institutions, national pension schemes and funds, government investment funds, and credit institutions on the entire suite of complex transactional and regulatory banking and finance work. Jakob Bernhoft heads up the practice group, having joined the firm from Kromann Reumert alongside Kim Rasmussen
, and lends his expertise to complex debt capital financings, including acquisition financings, mezzanine financings, bond issuances and securitisation work, among others. Pre-eminent Danish practitioner Rasmussen is a go-to name for syndicated loans, acquisition and structured finance work, bond issuances, including EMTN programmes, derivatives, and banking restructurings. Peter Hedegaard Madsen is a financial regulatory and funds expert, known for his specialist knowledge of the intersection between EU and Danish financial regulation.