Firm Profile > Moalem Weitemeyer > Copenhagen, Denmark

Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Capital markets Tier 2

Acting frequently on the issuer side of transactions, the practice at Moalem Weitemeyer has a strong local track record in public and private deals, equity issuances, public exchange offers, takeover offers and regulatory issues. Adept at handling accelerated book-build offerings in particular, Henning Aasmul-Olsen heads up the team, which also fields named partner Dan Moalem and senior associate Henning Hedegaard Thomsen, who is noted for his public takeover expertise.

Banking and finance Tier 3

Headed up by Henning Aasmul-Olsen, Moalem Weitemeyer is instructed on regulatory mandates, debt offerings and asset finance work, and is particularly active in acquisition finance matters. Real estate financing and refinancing mandates are other areas of focus for the department. Former group co-head Lennart Meyer Østenfjeld departed to an in-house role in late 2019.

Insolvency Tier 3

The restructuring and insolvency team at Moalem Weitemeyer provides advice to insolvent corporations and creditors on the full gamut of distressed M&A and dispute resolution matters. It is also experienced in insolvency disputes arising from contentious restructuring measures, bankruptcy quarantine issues and asset recovery mandates. The team is headed up by Thomas Weitemeyer, who also represents members of management in liability cases.

Media and entertainment Tier 3

Moalem Weitemeyer has a notable track record in a range of regulatory issues, corporate transactions and dispute resolution matters for media and entertainment clients, which includes professional sports clubs, gambling operators and music producers and writers. Key areas of strength for the group, which is led by Pernille Nørkær, include commercial contracts, licensing agreements, copyright and trade mark issues, M&A transactions and data protection compliance matters.

Real estate and construction Tier 3

Following his recruitment from NÉMETH SIGETTY Advokatpartnerselskab in mid-2020, Frantz Sigersted-Rasmussen now heads Moalem Weitemeyer’s practice, which handles a wide variety of work. Noted for its expertise in social housing, the group is particularly active on the sale and purchase of commercial properties, restructuring distressed real estate portfolios, litigation and arbitration proceedings, financing matters, development and construction projects, real estate fund formations and the negotiation and drafting of contracts. Name partner Thomas Weitemeyer also contributes to the practice.

Dispute resolution Tier 4

Traditionally active in insolvency proceedings, where it regularly represents creditors and bankrupt estates, Moalem Weitemeyer has seen an increase in other litigation and arbitration work. The team handles general commercial cases, arbitration proceedings concerning M&A, and executive and management liability cases. Managing partner Thomas Weitemeyer heads up the group alongside Frantz Sigersted-Rasmussen, who joined from NÉMETH SIGETTY Advokatpartnerselskab in 2020.

Employment Tier 5

Pernille Nørkær and senior associate Poul Guo jointly lead Moalem Weitemeyer's team, which has extensive experience assisting its client base with management incentive schemes. In close collaboration with the firm’s M&A department, it also advises on the employment aspects of M&A transactions, with additional experience in litigation, restructurings, redundancies and data protection issues.

Intellectual property Tier 5

At Moalem Weitemeyer, the IP group predominantly acts for gambling operators, professional soccer clubs and fashion industry clients on brand and trade mark registration and protection matters, as well as handling infringement cases. The department is led by Pernille Nørkær, whose practice also encompasses counterfeit disputes and the IP elements of wider transactions.