Accura Advokatpartnerselskab‘s large banking and finance team is jointly headed up Kim Toftgaard and Mads Kjellerup Dambæk  and is well-known in the domestic market for advising on the full suite of work in the space. Pure financing matters, fund formations and alternative investments, and regulatory advice are the core pillars of the group’s practice; the team also possesses specific knowledge across insurance, pensions and asset management work. Toftgaard has vast experience with acquisition finance as well as structured finance work, while Dambæk’s practice emphasises transactions in the financial sector as well as regulatory issues; he also has strong focus on advising boards of directors and management of financial institutions. Of the associates, Kristian Kaltoft Nielsen is heading up the team specialised in fund formations and alternative investments.

Domestic deals, asset transactions, real estate finance work, and renewable and other energy project financings are among the core competencies of Bech-Bruun in the banking and finance space. The group is well-known for its robust asset finance practice, particularly handling transactions involving complex structures concerning ships, aircraft, rolling stock and real property. Head of team Thomas Thordal Sevelsted remains a leading practitioner on aviation finance matters, while also devoting much of his practice to complex fund subscription facilities transactions. Of the associates, Jacob Voss Bjerre is another important point of contact for financing work. Morten Krogsgaard departed to join Moalem Weitemeyer in October 2023.

Praised as a ‘fantastic banking and financing team with exceptional technical and commercial knowledge’, Bruun & Hjejle represents industry-leading banks and financial institutions on the full-suite of complex, high-profile transactions and is known for its expertise across the energy, financial services, forestry and paper, government, insurance and real estate industries. Practice leader Thomas Skjellerup comes recommended as ‘highly reliable’ and for providing ‘strong advice on debt financing matters’; his practice emphasises acquisition and project financings, bond issuances and asset financing work. Christian Sahlertz is another key point of contact, advising lenders and borrowers in relation to acquisition, project and asset-based finance work, as well as other credit facilities and financing arrangements. Described as ‘one of the best lawyers in the Nordics’, dual-qualified Anne Cathrine Ingerslev has extensive international experience and frequently leads on large-scale financings.

Gorrissen Federspiel retains its robust reputation for acting across the entire spectrum of banking and finance law, including acquisition and project financings, derivatives issues and regulatory matters. The team is particularly strong on complex and cross-border financing work, including leveraged financing, asset back-financing, general corporate financing and project related financing mandates. Practice head Morten Nybom Bethe is a go-to name for advising financial institutions and companies on both leveraged and general corporate financings. Pre-eminent practitioner Michael Steen Jensen is an expert on the entire gamut of finance law, securities, securitisations, bond issuances, project finance work and the related regulatory matters. Elsewhere, Thomas Maaberg Hansen is a key contact for acquisition finance work, capital markets transactions, project and asset financings and financial reconstructions. Mikkel Fritsch is another important port of call for acquisition financing, real estate financing and securitisation matters; while Tina Herbing and Maj Signe Mønsted are also key names to note for the full range of banking and finance transactional work.

Kromann Reumert is well-regarded among Danish banks, major international financial institutions and private equity funds, routinely advising on complex matters including acquisition and leveraged finance work, corporate-based financings, structured and secured financings, real estate financings, and derivatives issues, among others. Two lawyers jointly head up the department: international financing expert Thomas Kaas and Peter Schiøler Skaaring, who specialises in financing transactions. Kaas is a go-to name for all aspects of complex transactions including investment grade lending, leveraged finance matters and workouts. From the firm's London base, Mette Riber Rasmussen advises both lenders and borrowers on finance and other banking matters as well as restructurings, including investment grade lending, leverage d finance issues and ship finance mandates. Kim Rasmussen and Jakob Bernhoft left the practice to join Poul Schmith in August 2023.

Plesner‘s ‘highly skilled’ banking and finance practice group is well-known for advising on acquisition financings and cross-border transactions involving Danish targets, and assisting banks, financial institutions and investment funds with financial regulatory requirements and infrastructure finance work. Søren Thyssen Valerius heads up the team and focuses on lending and capital market transactions, including acquisition financings, corporate lending, infrastructure, project and asset finance matters and financial restructurings. Banking and finance specialist Jakob Echwald Sevel is a go-to name for financing arrangements, products and complex transactional work, while Rasmus Mandøe Jensen‘s demonstrable experience in the space includes handling multi-layered, high-yield and leveraged transactions and debt capital markets work. Henrik Kure, who has been notably active in green and renewables financing, and associate Emil Hedegaard Mikkelsen are additional important ports of call within the group.

Asset finance, acquisition finance, project finance and financial regulation work are the core pillars of DLA Piper Denmark‘s banking and finance team, which is also well-known for its securitisation practice and acts on behalf of investors and issuers on a broad range of cross-border matters. Joachim Kundert Jensen leads the ‘extremely skilled and solution-oriented team’ with his expertise lying in large finance transactions relating to significant assets and M&A. Martin Christian Kruhl primarily specialises in financial regulation, and is noted for his expertise in AML regulations and international sanctions. Nicolai Rothemejer Hansen is the key name at associate level.

Known for its ‘expert legal knowledge’ and ‘very skillful, clear advice’, Horten continues to advise lenders and private equity houses on the entire spectrum of banking and finance work, with emphasis on financial transactions, complex structurings, regulatory affairs and financial instruments. Lars Lüneborg jointly heads up the group and is known for his work on multi-jurisdictional transactions including syndicated lending, leveraged finance, financial restructuring and general corporate lending work. Joint co-head Claus Bennetsen has more substantial experience in the space, primarily handling complex, cross-border financing and fund structuring deals.

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.

Lundgrens is praised for its ‘exceptional team of lawyers, who combine a client-centric approach with deep expertise’; the group retains its core focus on M&A acquisition financings, insolvency and restructuring-related issues, real estate financings, and financial regulatory and compliance work. Lars Kjær and Louise Krarup Simonsen jointly lead the team; Kjaer is a key name for real property financing, acquisition financing and all kinds of general corporate lending matters, while Simonsen excels in handling regulatory matters on behalf of banks, financial institutions and fintech companies.

Moalem Weitemeyer‘s deal flow in the banking and finance space spans work across the financing of operations, acquisitions and projects, bond issuances and regulatory issues. The team also leverages the firm’s strength in M&A and private equity to provide expert advice on acquisition finance matters. Corporate finance expert Henning Aasmul-Olsen leads the team and comes recommended for his work in the space, while highly respected banking and finance lawyer Morten Krogsgaard joined the firm from Bech-Bruun in October 2023. Lennart Meyer Østenfjeld also rejoined the practice in early 2024 following several years in an in-house role.

DreistStorgaard Advokater A/S‘ fledgling banking and finance practice group has the bandwidth to undertake a broad range of work including funding rounds, restructurings and regulatory issues. Four lawyers jointly head up the team: Nikolaj Juhl Hansen, Svend-Aage Dreist Hansen, Martin Skovbjerg and Søren Storgaard.

The banking and finance practice group at Magnusson Denmark routinely handles bilateral and syndicated loans, refinancings and regulatory matters, and is assisting with an increasing amount of work relating to the regulation of crypto assets and fintech businesses. Managing partner Sam Jalaei leads the team and comes recommended as an expert for capital markets work.

Schjødt Advokatpartnerselskab assists lenders, borrowers and sponsors with all aspects of traditional loan financing, including acquisition financings, investment grade financings, real estate financings, asset finance work, receivables financings and leasing issues, and has particular expertise in financing mandates arising out of the shipping industry. Dual-qualified Caroline Bruyant Bonde heads up the Copenhagen-based team, which includes managing partner Jens V. Mathiasen as another important point of contact.