Legal 500 (2010)
At Accura Advokataktieselskab, the 'skilled, interested and
efficient' Kåre
Stolt acted for the underwriter in Jyske Bank's rights issue -
Denmark's largest rights issue in 2009. Michael Vinther advised a five-bank
underwriting syndicate on DSG International's £310.6m rights issue
at the London Stock Exchange, while Thomas Weincke represented the sole lead
manager in rights issues for H+H International and Skælskør Bank.
Karsten
Pedersen is recommended.
Legal 500 (2009)
ACCURA's team, led by Thomas Weincke, focused on mid-sized
deals, providing 'flawless service with impressive partner
attention'.
It advised Nordic Capital on the public-to-private takeover of the
majority shareholding in EDB Gruppen from IBM; and the European
Investment Fund on the securitisation of Danish tier 2 bank loans
issued by Scandinotes Five, funded by bonds listed on the Irish
Stock Exchange.
Chambers & Partners (2009)
Building on the strength of its client base within real estate
and private equity, ACCURA is recognised by commentators for its
highly successful capital markets practice.
The group receives mandates from clients such as real estate
investor Investea German High Street II, which it advised on its
IPO and issue of shares on OMX, valued at DKK350 million. Within
private equity, the firm acted for Nordic Capital, a group of
private equity funds investing primarily in the Nordic region, on
the takeover of the majority shareholding in EDB Gruppen from
IBM.
Key lawyers in the group include Kåre Stolt, the firm's senior partner, who
divides his time between M&A, tax and capital markets. Kim
Toftgaard is a banking and finance lawyer with a substantial
portfolio of structured finance matters. Thomas Weincke
is one of Denmark's busiest M&A lawyers; he also has an
impressive workload of diverse capital markets transactions.