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DLA Piper Denmark

DLA Piper Denmark

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Denmark

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

DLA Piper Denmark leverages its global full-service platform to deliver seamless cross-border M&A execution through its unified approach. The team advises leading private equity players and corporates on domestic and international transactions, supported by its complimentary practice groups throughout the deal lifecycle. Co-heads Nicholas Lerche-Gredal and Kristian Tokkesdal are highly experienced in cross-border M&A, while Michael Vinther, Jens Krogh Petersen, Karsten Pedersen and John Emil Svenson are further key practitioners, handling a high volume of sophisticated mandates.
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Testimonials

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  • 'We have worked extensively with Peter Mollerup on a range of high-stakes corporate and M&A matters, including complex investment structures, regulatory compliance and strategic negotiations. Peter consistently demonstrates exceptional legal insight, commercial pragmatism and a calm, solutions-oriented approach, even in high-pressure situations.'
  • ‘Strong team with valuable insights and flexibility. Not only bringing legal advice, but also commercial views are taken into consideration. The collaboration between us as investors and the legal team is crucial for a transaction, and here we are in good hands with DLA.’
  • ‘One partner to highlight is John Emil Lyngfeldt Svenson who, for me, is exceptional in providing advice beyond what is required and seen in the industry. Always on top of the workstream, but also delivering valuable input beyond the legal side.’
  • 'We have worked with DLA Piper on several transactions and have consistently had a very positive experience. The team is commercially minded, efficient and pragmatic in its approach, with a clear focus on getting the deal done while maintaining a high professional standard throughout the process.'
  • ‘The DLA team has deep expertise and significant experience in M&A. Work is allocated based on the principle of assigning individuals with the strongest competencies to each field. The team was highly agile and solution-driven, ensuring very fast response times.’
  • ‘Having Peter Mollerup as the team lead, I felt secure and well-represented throughout the process. Peter brings vast experience in M&A and deeply understands the sentiments involved in selling a company. Peter is decisive and cuts through complexity when needed, and the team provides expert and well-articulated recommendations for the way forward.’
  • ‘Very skilled team with strong partner involvement is what makes DLA stand out.’

Key clients

  • Fortino Capital P/E
  • IMPACT Partners P/E
  • Motortramp
  • Augustinus Fonden
  • Patrizia Immobilien AG
  • Mentha Capital
  • The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
  • Cube Infrastructure Managers
  • Jobteaser
  • Northwood Investors
  • Gridiron Capital
  • Summa Equity
  • PKA A/S
  • The Lundbeck Foundation
  • FiftyFive Capital PE
  • Abry Partners P/E
  • Accel-KKR P/E
  • EQT Partners AB
  • Storskogen Industrier AB
  • ABN AMRO Energy Transition Fund

Work highlights

Advised Cube Infrastructure Managers on the sale of Umove, to J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Global Transportation Group.
Advised Constellation Cold Logistics S.à r.l. on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital in Agri-Norcold A/S.
Advised InfraVia Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Copenhagen Optimisation.

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Practice head

Nicholas Lerche-Gredal; Kristian Tokkesdal

Other key lawyers

Michael Vinther; Jens Krogh Petersen; Karsten Pedersen; John Emil Lyngfeldt Svenson; Peter Mollerup; Peter Bruun Nikolajsen; Pia Lykke Mathiasen; Sara Schjørring

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