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Henrik Rossing Lønberg
Since 2001, Henrik has advised on more than 250 M&A transactions, making him a key player on the Danish M&A scene. His deep involvement in some of the largest and most complex deals has earned him recognition as one of the top three legal advisors in Denmark, as measured by the number of transactions (source: mergermarket.com).
Henrik's academic credentials include an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a license to practice in New York. His early career at White & Case in New York provided him with significant cross-border transaction experience, which he continues to leverage for private equity and corporate clients across the Nordics and globally.
Henrik's leadership extends beyond client work; he chairs Plesner's International Relations Committee and has been an active member of the Harvard Law School Association of Europe, serving as its president from 2013 to 2016. His contributions to the legal field are widely recognized, with consistent rankings as a leading individual in Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
Henrik is celebrated for his commercial acumen, clear communication, and innovative problem-solving. He frequently acts for major private equity firms and blue-chip corporates, helping them navigate high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. His approach combines excellent legal skills with a deep understanding of client needs, making him an invaluable advisor in the M&A landscape.
Selected cases
Plesner has assisted our long-time client Zealand Pharma with a record equity raise through an accelerated bookbuilding offering in a private placement raising proceeds of USD 1 billion / DKK 7 billion
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
Bridgepoint acquires MyDefence
Wegener to acquire the Danish steel business Ib Andresen Industri
Svitzer Group A/S is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen
Dürr Group sells Agramkow Fluid Systems A/S to Solix Group AB
Edenred to acquire Spirii
Solina group to acquire the premium culinary brands, OSCAR and Puljonki
Plesner advises on the successful sale of Parcel4You to Link Logistics
The largest merger in Danish history completed today
Capidea invests in Digital Group
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen obtains competition clearance in Phase I
SKAKO Concrete divests its Concrete division to Zefyr Invest IV
Emerson invests in Frugal Technologies
SAS enters into investment agreement as part of its reorganization process
Ahlsell has entered into an agreement to acquire Bacher Work Wear
General Atlantic acquires majority stake in Joe & the Juice
Deutsche Börse AG successfully completes takeover of SimCorp A/S
Nets enters into an agreement to divest its eID business to IN Groupe
Agilitas completes sale of the Reconor Group
Teledyne Technologies acquires Xena Networks
Plesner advised Nordic Solar with EUR 300m flexible credit facility
IK Partners to sell Løgismose
PenSam Pension divests subsidiary PenSam Forsikring
Funds advised by Agilitas complete the buy-out of NNIT’s IT infrastructure outsourcing business
Deutsche Börse AG announces public takeover offer for SimCorp A/S
Zealand Pharma completes a successful accelerated bookbuilding offering of DKK 1.5 billion
Plesner assisted Ambu with a DKK 1.1 billion accelerated bookbuilding offering
Capidea divests Obsidian Group
Plesner advises Gubra in connection with its proposed IPO
AnaCap Financial Partners to divest Oona Health and Dansk Sundhedssikring for DKK 2.25bn
First Camp Group acquires CampOne
Novo Holdings and Industriens Pension participate in consortium developing The Railway District (Jernbanebyen) in Copenhagen
Erhvervsinvest acquires Danish company Estron
FSN Capital acquires Alvent A/S as part of the establishment of InstallatørGruppen
Realkreditkonsulenterne sold to financial advisory house NORTH
Eduhouse acquires the Danish company GoLearn
IK Partners and Løgismose Meyers Holding ApS to divest Meyers
SecureDevice acquired by Swiss IT Security Group
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen to combine and create leading global biosolutions partner
emagine Consulting to acquire Peak Consulting Group
Seapeak to acquire Evergas from Jaccar for USD 700 million
Noble Corporation completes business combination with Maersk Drilling
Plesner has assisted Zealand Pharma A/S with a successful equity raise
Mutares purchases Arriva Group's businesses in Denmark and Serbia as well as its bus business in Poland
Adelis Equity Partners acquires NetIP A/S
Agilitas signs agreement to back the buy-out of NNIT’s IT infrastructure outsourcing business
Enics AG merges with GPV International A/S
Egiss A/S acquires Refurb A/S
PGGM and EDF to acquire a minority stake in Norlys
FSN Capital to acquire a majority stake in Epista Life Science
Ahlsell to acquire Sanistål
Stokke acquires Evomove, the manufacturer of the Nomi highchair
Access Learning to acquire Bookboon Learning
Hg agrees the sale of itm8 to Axcel
Demant A/S intends to divest its Hearing Implants business
Marlin Equity Partners divests a minority stake in Medius
Kirk Kapital invests in Cookie Information
Capidea sells Budweg Caliper
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"He is well connected and technically very skilled" (2024)
"Henrik comes up with creative solutions which accommodate all parties’ needs" (2024)
"Henrik Rossing Lønberg is a strong lawyer who prioritises the commercial aspects of matters" (2023)
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Top-ranked Henrik Rossing Lønberg's practice covers a range of topics including buyouts, demergers and share transfers. Sources praise him for being "very good at being down in the details but going straight to the point".