Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Denmark
Band 1
About
Provided by Gorrissen Federspiel
Gorrissen Federspiel has a long tradition and extensive experience in providing specialist advice within banking and finance law.
Gorrissen Federspiel’s Banking & Finance practice group covers the entire spectrum of banking and finance, including financing of operations, acquisitions and projects, bond issues and regulatory matters. In addition to providing advice concerning financing, we provide advice on setting up, acquiring, merging, selling and dissolving banks and other financial institutions as well as on the regulatory framework governing financial institutions, and we prepare opinions for the banking sector, including in relation to netting, clearing and financial collateral.
Chambers Review
Gorrissen Federspiel has an exceptional banking and finance practice assisting international and domestic banking syndicates, mortgage lenders and financial services providers with a wide range of complex and high-profile transactions. The team is also well versed in advising corporate borrowers. Lawyers at the firm possess expertise in acquisition finance, asset finance and refinancings, while also being a strong choice for their debt capital markets capabilities, frequently assisting clients with note issuances and EMTN programmes.
Work Highlights
- Gorrissen Federspiel advised Danske Bank, Finans Danmark, Nordea and Nykredit on the establishment of a Danish state guarantee scheme of up to DKK125 billion for the Danish energy sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gorrissen Federspiel offers a very hands-on approach and a swift turnaround. The law firm is pragmatic and super nice to work with."
"The department has a good sense of commercial awareness and always provides solution-oriented advice."
"Its team of experienced attorneys consistently demonstrate their ability to handle the most challenging legal matters with precision and attention to detail. They are responsive, efficient and provide exceptional client service."
"The lawyers provide quick responses where there is a balance between timing and quality."
"Gorrissen Federspiel offers a very hands-on approach and a swift turnaround. The law firm is pragmatic and super nice to work with."
"The department has a good sense of commercial awareness and always provides solution-oriented advice."
"Its team of experienced attorneys consistently demonstrate their ability to handle the most challenging legal matters with precision and attention to detail. They are responsive, efficient and provide exceptional client service."
"The lawyers provide quick responses where there is a balance between timing and quality."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Steen Jensen has a commendable history of advising financial institutions on a broad range of financing matters, including debt capital markets mandates.
Morten Nybom Bethe is a market-leading practitioner who acts for major banks and state entities on a whole host of finance and regulatory mandates, ranging from transaction-related considerations to establishing CP programmes and updating EMTN programmes.
"He has a strong commercial awareness and is solution-oriented."
"Morten is a technically strong lawyer who knows the details."
Thomas Maaberg Hansen is a highly accomplished lawyer advising consortiums of financial institutions on complex cross-border financing mandates. He is dual-qualified to practise in the UK and Denmark.
"Thomas is definitely one of the strongest lawyers within his field."
Tobias Linde receives numerous plaudits for his unrivalled knowledge in debt capital markets mandates, often acting for major financial institutions as issuers or arrangers. His expertise entails covered, senior secured, green hybrid and ship mortgage bonds, as well as the establishing of MTN programmes.
"Tobias is strong in the issuance of bonds."
"He is very detailed and has an excellent understanding of the business."
Mikkel Fritsch advises alternative lenders, such as debt funds and asset managers, as well as corporate borrowers on acquisition finance and refinancing deals.
"Mikkel Fritsch is a very skilful lawyer."
Tina Herbing is adept at assisting clients with senior and sustainability-linked credit facility agreements. She has experience negotiating with syndicates of banks.
"She is dedicated and offers a high degree of client service, and at the same time is also well liked by the other side of the table. She is pragmatic and solution-oriented."
"Tina is an excellent banking and finance transaction lawyer who pays incredible attention to the details but also has a great commercial understanding."
"She is a spot-on and tough negotiator who is easy to work with."
"She's extremely pragmatic and great at negotiating. She has great knowledge and an ability to convince counterparties of her points."
"Tina has a strong commercial awareness and is solution-oriented."
Ranked Lawyers at
Gorrissen Federspiel
Denmark
Members
Provided by Gorrissen Federspiel
Anne Hummersgaard Hansen
Bo Holse
Lotte Eskesen
Maj Signe Mønsted
Morten Hans Jakobsen
Head of Department
Peter Sand
Søren Fogh
Tim Johan Christensen