Henrik Kure
Henrik is a partner in Plesner's Banking and Finance team. He specializes in corporate lending, acquisitions, and project finance transactions. He focuses in particular on the financing of M&A transactions, infrastructure, renewable energy, and real estate.
Henrik has broad experience in complex cross-border corporate finance transactions, with a particular focus on corporate lending, acquisitions, and project finance transactions. He mainly advises banks, pension funds, private equity sponsors, debt funds, and corporate borrowers.
Henrik also has significant experience assisting lenders and borrowers in all stages of special situations in debt finance and debt restructuring, drawing on his extensive knowledge of finance and insolvency law.
Henrik has a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of a leading textbook on corporate finance law in Denmark, which is mandatory reading at the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, and Copenhagen Business School. In addition, Henrik has published a number of journal articles on banking and finance law.
The complexity of the transactions Henrik is involved in often requires the involvement of several specialist teams. The teams work seamlessly with colleagues from leading law firms from all over the world.
Selected cases
GaveFabrikken and Lomax to come under common ownership
Plesner has advised Nykredit Realkredit in connection with a cross-border mortgage financing solution for CapMan Residential Fund FCP-RAIF's residential real estate portfolio.
AP Pension finances development of solar energy parks in Poland
Plesner has advised Lundbeck in connection with the refinancing of its EUR 700m multicurrency revolving credit facility.
Alma Property Partners and Three Lakes Capital acquire 180 residential units in Holbæk
Netcompany completes DKK 4bn refinancing
GoMore acquires Getaround Europe and becomes European market leader in peer-to-peer car sharing
NKT A/S successfully issues green hybrid securities
Alight acquires Lidsø solar park
Plesner caps busy year in financial services by acting on 7 CASP applications
EIB signs EUR 20 mil. venture debt facility with Danish biotech SNIPR Biome
Sampo plc announces a public exchange offer to the shareholders of Topdanmark A/S
Magellan Capital Holdings acquires majority stake in Danmarks Skibskredit A/S
Svitzer Group A/S is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen
Zealand Pharma has signed EUR 90 million finance contract with The European Investment Bank (EIB)
Plesner advised three Nordic lenders with an acquisition financing facility for DFDS
Swiss Life Asset Managers Nordic acquires Næstved Storcenter
Aareal Bank AG entered into a financing agreement for the refinancing of Villa Copenhagen
Plesner advised Nordic Solar with EUR 300m flexible credit facility
AP Pension finances development of solar energy parks in Portugal
"Henrik combines strong legal judgement with a pragmatic and solution‑oriented approach and acts as a trusted sparring partner to the Bank. Through his high level of technical expertise, he consistently identifies solutions that are practical and workable for all parties involved"
"Henrik Kure from Plesner brings a very high level of technical expertise and is, importantly, a highly respected and well‑regarded individual both among counterparts and opposing parties. He combines strong legal judgement with a pragmatic and solution‑oriented approach"
"Henrik offers excellent commercial understanding and a consistently solution-oriented approach. He is a reliable and highly valued adviser"
"He is quick, responsive and reliable in his gut-feeling advice"
"Henrik Kure is a very senior adviser. He takes a broad perspective and also dives into the details. He is able to foresee what we need as a client, in addition to answering the legal question"
"He has a fundamental understanding of what is important to us and our counterparty, and what drives value. He is strategic in negotiations"
"Henrik is very talented with a high level of legal and commercial acumen. He is able to successfully navigate the most complex situations"
"Henrik Kure, partner at Plesner, is exceptional. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to Banking and Finance law. He is always on the ball and skilled at finding solutions to complex problems. He has a very strong commercial mindset, which makes him an important advisor when the going gets tough"
"Henrik Kure is a highly skilled and knowledgeable partner with a solid understanding of complex legal matters, providing clear and actionable advice"
"Henrik is very calm in stressful situations and handles everything with a can-do attitude"
"In addition to being proactive and knowledgeable, Henrik Kure is always attentive to clients’ voices and understand clients’ needs clearly" (2024)
"Henrik Kure is our go to partner. He is always available and provides advice and solutions based on a strong commercial focus. He stands out compared to his peers with a more direct and informal approach which often results in better result than expected" (2024)
"Henrik Kure is excellent. He has a positive nature, and he is theoretically very experienced and hands-on. His commercial understanding is really good"
"He is strong on commercial matters and with the aim of getting a good but balanced result in the end"
"Henrik Kure is very strong on technical matters with an eye on our requests as a client"
"He is a very skilled lawyer who is good at understanding the value drivers of a transaction"
"Henrik is always available and attentive. He provides high-quality deliverables legally, commercially and strategically. He is a pleasure to work with"