We advise on all types of financing across borders, sectors and financial products
Finance
Our finance group regularly assists corporates, banks, pension funds and other stakeholders in the financial services industry. Our service includes all types of original funding (transactional, project-related or general operational funding), debt capital markets, regulatory matters as well as refinancing of existing debt, typically in connection with restructurings or mergers and acquisitions, such as syndicated loans, club loans, and very often in relation to multi-jurisdiction transactions.
Furthermore, we deal with the acquisition of distressed loans and loan portfolios. We assist banks, pension funds and other funding providers in relation to the establishment of branches or permanent entities, particularly in relation to the necessary dialogue with regulators regarding permits, consents and registrations. Our specialist team has profound knowledge of the extensive regulation of the sector.
DLA Piper, worldwide as well as in the Nordics, enjoys a very strong status within the tech-sector, where we have assisted both funding providers and corporates in securing funding for startups, scaleups and mature corporates in the technology sector.
Our FinTech team is ranked amongst the best in Europe. We are involved in the major hubs and accelerators and through our offices across the world we are recognised as a “go-to" team for FinTech and FinTech related transactions.
Client quotations from legal directories
“The team works well together, and they have excellent cross-border abilities.”
“They have a wide global reach because of their network, which means that they can quickly get hold of a lawyer in other jurisdictions.”
Clients single out the team’s ability to handle complex transactions: “They have an excellent depth of resources as well as the benefit of a cross-border network.”
The finance group operates on a regional, national and global basis, which means that services can be provided cost-effectively with a consistently high service by any of our offices in the Nordic region.
As part of the Finance and Projects group, our Projects, Energy and Infrastructure teams have a track record of successfully delivering first-rate legal services in all segments of the infrastructure and energy industries. We advise on energy law, infrastructure finance, transport matters and more.
Headcount
The Nordic finance and projects group consist of more than 30 lawyers across the Nordic region. The global team is one of the largest finance and projects teams in the world with more than 600 dedicated lawyers worldwide.
- Assisted NatWest in relation to the NatWest Branch registration in Finland (a joint EU-project at DLA Piper)
- Regular assistance to Visma in connection with its financing provided by a syndicate of banks led by DnB Bank.
- Advised TriplePoint Capital in connection with the financing of Feast Kitchen, a fast-growing provider of vegan meal kits, founded by the founder of Endomondo and MyFitness Pal.
- Advised 3C Retail, the parent of consumer electronics leasing company, L’Easy and consumer loan providers, D:E:R and Thorn in relation to the refinancing of its multibillion financing arrangement with Nordea.
- Advised FB Gruppen, a large Danish entrepreneur, in relation to the securing of financing for its development of a new urban quarter in Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the biggest developments in Danish history.
- Continuously advise Kinnerton Capital, a provider of private debt to developers, in relation to their funding of a number of small to medium sized real estate developments.
- Continuously advise SEV, the Faroese national power company, in relation to their securing of funding of various green energy projects through both private placements and club loans.
- Advised Ringkjøbing Landbobank in relation to the provision of acquisition finance in connection with a wind farm acquisition by a Swiss based green energy fund.
- Continuously advise TDC, the biggest Danish telecom operator, in relation to acquisitions and the financing thereof.
- Advised IT Relation and its (now previous) owner, Adelis Private Equity, in relation to the financing of the platform investment, its subsequent acquisitions, and subsequent to the divestment to Hg Capital, the financing of further acquisitions in the Nordics.
- Advised Denmark’s largest private pension fund, PFA Pension, in relation to the establishment of a bank, including the obtaining of all consents and licenses necessary to operate in Denmark.
- Continuously advise four Finnish issuers regarding their MTN programmes for the issuance of debt instruments. The total value of the programmes is over EUR 50 billion.
- Regular advice to international banks and ECAs in connection with complex export credit transactions combining various services provided by the ECAs. We have extensive and unique experience in structured export and trade finance, ECA financing and project financing.
