HLA

Henrik Laursen

Attorney-at-Law
Partner
Henrik Laursen is a partner in our Corporate Finance team and focuses on complex transactions through the entire company life cycle, including early stage investments, add-on M&A transactions, minority investments, public and private M&A as well as all aspects of equity capital markets transactions and ongoing corporate advisory. Henrik has been involved in several Danish landmark transactions across multiple industries and is among the most active transactional lawyers in Denmark, having completed transactions with an aggregate value of more than DKK 300bn.

Within Equity Capital Markets, Henrik has been involved in the IPOs of Netcompany, ISS, Nets, Trifork, Green Hydrogen Systems, Aquaporin, Orphazyme (initial Copenhagen IPO as well as Nasdaq NYC IPO), Zealand Pharma (NYC), Nordic Transport Group, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Nordic Waterproofing (Nasdaq Stockholm), Forward Pharma (NYC) and RISMA Systems (Nasdaq First North), Svitzer (Nasdaq Copenhagen), Noble Corporation (NYSE and Nasdaq Copenhagen) as well as follow-on offerings for Tryg, Aquaporin, DSV, Green Hydrogen Systems, Bang & Olufsen, Better Collective, Orphazyme, Ambu, Nordjyske Bank.

Within in particular tech, life science and financial institutions and fintech, Henrik has a very strong track record within private M&A, acting for clients such as Facebook, Airbnb, Socket, Catalyst, Pfizer, Miro, Netcompany, Too Good to Go, Trustpilot, Pento, Penneo, Cmbio, and advised aborted de-SPAC of Saxo Bank (SPAC mandate) as well acted for a number of private equity firms, including KKR, Verdane, Copilot, Sentinel Partners and Summit Partners.

In addition, Henrik is very active in the VC/Emerging Companies space, acting for a large number of VC backed companies and VC funds, including several of largest VC transactions in Denmark, involving companies such as Too Good to Go, Flatpay, Hemab, Shark Solutions, Monthio, Dewa, UNION therapeutics, Trustpilot, Hoba Therapeutics, Skape Bio, Refuel Bio, Synklino, Cmbio, Adcendo and Nornorm. Further, Henrik has acted for many of world's largest VC funds including Index Ventures, Orbimed, Sofinnova, DST Capital, Google Ventures, NEA, Citadel Surveyor and QIA on minority investments.

Further, Henrik has acted on a number of the largest Public M&A transactions as well as many smaller and mid-sized transactions, including related to RSA (by consortium consisting of Tryg and Intact), Topdanmark, Torm, Nilfisk, Svitzer, Penneo, Skako, Releysis, Hafnia/Torm, Maersk Drilling, Nørresundby Bank, Migatronic, Svitzer, Simcorp, Re-Match, RISMA Systems and Relesys.

Ratings
Henrik Laursen is ranked as a leading individual as regards Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.

"Henrik Laursen has deep subject matter expertise"

"Henrik is an outstanding lawyer and is our go-to for any corporate work in Denmark"

"Henrik Laursen is a very strong capital markets and M&A lawyer"

"Henrik Laursen is very strong and always super-focused on delivering value"'
2026
Chambers Global
Henrik Laursen is recommended and listed as a Leading Partner as regards Capital Markets.
2026
Legal 500
Lexology Index
Henrik Laursen is listed as a Thought Leader as regards Capital Markets - Debt & Equity. Further, he is Recommended as regards Healthcare & Life Sciences - Transactional.
most recent
Lexology Index
Henrik Laursen is listed as a Leading Lawyer (Highly Regarded) as regards Capital Markets: Equity and M&A.
2025
IFLR1000
Henrik Laursen is recommended and listed as a Leading Partner as regards Capital Markets. Further, he is recommended as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A.

"Henrik Laursen is outstanding. Highly commercial, technically very strong, and extremely responsive. A very bright star in the Danish legal market"

"Henrik Laursen - possibly the best equity capital markets lawyer in Denmark. Very easy and pleasant to work with. Very pragmatic and solution-oriented"

"Henrik Laursen has developed into one of the best in Denmark across capital markets as well as in the tech and biotech vertical"
2025
Legal 500
Henrik Laursen is listed as a Leading Lawyer (Notable Practitioner) as regards Capital Markets: Equity and M&A.

"X-ray-like understanding of the regulation and dynamics of listed companies and stock exchange constraints and possibilities" (2023)

"Extremely responsive, technically proficient and hard-working" (2023)

"Great to work with, led the most complex capital markets transaction in Denmark and made it look smooth and easy, he was essential to the deal" (2023)
2023 - 2024
IFLR1000
Henrik Laursen is recommended and listed as a "Next generation partner" as regards Capital Markets.

"Henrik Laursen is an incredible lawyer. 100% focused on getting the deal done. My go to for high stakes transactional work"

"Partner Henrik Laursen is unique in his ability to combine deep legal expertise with a strong business acumen, enabling him to give good advice on real materiality and suggestions for constructive solutions to the problems encountered"
2024
Legal 500