Mr Jon Stefansson > Andersen Partners > Kolding, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Andersen Partners
BUEN 11
6000 KOLDING
Denmark

Work Department

Commercial and company law - M&A - Banking and finance law - Private equity and venture capital

Position

Jon Stefansson has special expertise in company law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance law, and the sale and purchase of business sites and properties.

Within the field of company law, Jon Stefansson is particularly engaged in the establishment of companies, restructuring, mergers/demergers as well as liquidations, and he has assisted in several transactions involving both Danish and foreign players.

Jon also has experience in financing, project development and completion of large real estate projects. Moreover, he is engaged in banking and finance law, including as an adviser to a number of Danish banks on the banks’ own affairs and on insolvency issues.

He also provides general business advice, e.g. on restructuring, and he is a member of the boards of directors of a number of companies.

Finally, Jon is a member of the board of directors of Andersen Partners and participates in the day-to-day management of the company.

Career

Partner with right of audience before the Danish High Courts

Languages

Danish - English

Memberships

Chairman and member of the board of directors of several Danish companies

Member of Dansk Forening for Selskabsret (a Danish corporate law association)

Member of Danmarks Skatteadvokater (an association of Danish tax lawyers)

Member of VL Group 66 (a management forum under the Danish Management Society)

Former external lecturer on company law and supervisor of graduate theses at the University of Southern Denmark

Lecturer on commercial and company law at banks, auditing firms and at the University of Southern Denmark where Jon Stefansson has also been a supervisor providing guidance to students writing a thesis for a master’s degree in business administration and auditing.

Education

2001 Admitted to the Bar and right of audience before the Danish High Court
1998 Master of Laws from the University of Aarhus

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Andersen Partners fields a team of M&A experts, and routinely advises clients on the preparation and planning of transactions and handling of structured sales processes, due diligence reviews, project management issues and follow-up in relation to the financing and implementation of transactions. Three lawyers jointly spearhead the practice group: Hans-Christian Ohrt has experience in all aspects of M&A and assists both industrial clients as well as private equity houses; Søren Stig Langløkke Hansen dispenses expert advice on company law, M&A, joint ventures with cross border aspects and international contracts; and Jon Stefansson possesses expertise in company law, M&A, banking and finance law, and the sale and purchase of business sites and properties.