Hans Hedegaard

Hans heads our Corporate Finance team, and in addition to advising on M&A transactions in general, he specialises in advising private equity funds and private equity owned businesses.

Hans has extensive experience from more than 25 years as a partner in our Corporate Finance team and has been involved in more than 100 transactions, both in Denmark and abroad - but always with an international angle to the transaction.

A number of Hans' private equity clients has had a buy and build strategy which, in addition to the core M&A advice, has also required extensive advice on corporate and contract law as well as incentive programmes and shareholder agreements.

The many transactions have covered a vast number of sectors, including industrial, retail, it, life science, shipping, financial institutions and automotive.

Hans' career originally started in our Insolvency Law and Restructuring team, and he has therefore also carved out a special niche in advising on matters involving M&A in relation to distressed assets. 

Hans has a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen. Hans is admitted to the High Court of Denmark.

The transactions Hans and his team have been involved in have more or less without exception involved multidisciplinary and multinational teams of advisors. This requires great project management and straightforward legal advice - always combined with an understanding of the commercial realities of the transaction. We always strive to deliver this. 

Selected cases 

• Advised the majority owners of Aarstiderne on sale of the company to Dagrofa and NorgesGruppen
• Advised Magellan Capital Holdings on acquisition of Danmarks Skibskreditfond 
• Advised General Atlantic on acquisition of 50% stake in Joe & the Juice
• Advised Faerch Plast on acquisition of PACCOR Packaging from Goldberg Lindsay & Co.
• Advised EMK Capital on acquisition of eGISS
• Advised LEO Foundation and LEO Pharma on investment in LEO Pharma from Nordic Capital
• Advised Advent International Corporation on sale of Faerch Plast to A.P. Møller Holding
• Advised Nordic Capital on acquisition of Siteimprove from founders and Summit Partners
• Advised Novo Holding on acquisition of eResearch Technology
• Advised EMK Capital on acquisition of Covidence
• Advised Temasek Holding on acquisition of 30% stake in Haldor Topsøe
• Advised Nordic Capital on sale of Unifeeder to DP World
• Advised Axcel on sale of Lessor
• Advised EQT Partners on sale of Faerch Plast to Advent International
• Advised NIRAS Gruppen on acquisition of Alectia
• Advised HG Capital on acquisition and subsequent sale of IT company e-conomic
• Advised Nordic Capital on sale of minority shareholding in Unifeeder to Danica 
• Advised Montagu on acquisition and subsequent sale of Unifeeder
• Advised AP Pension on merger with the Danish finance sector's pension fund