Practice Expertise
- Capital Markets
- M&A
Areas of Practice
- Capital Markets
- M&A
- Corporate - M&A
- Corporate Finance - Equity Capital Markets
- Corporate Finance - M&A View More
Profile
With more than 25 years of experience, Thomas is one of the most experienced transaction lawyers in the market, having handled several of the largest and most complex transactions in the Danish market (including the Novonesis merger, SAS restructuring and acquisition, and Simcorp) and the market's recent IPOs (Netcompany and Gubra).
With transactions worth more than EUR 61 billion and 144 transactions (source: MergerMarket), Thomas is one of the highest ranked and recognised transaction lawyers in the market in both numbers and value. Thomas concentrates on M&A and capital markets transactions.
According to Mergerlinks, Thomas ranks as "the No. 1 Top M&A Lawyer in Denmark" in 2023 and leads the market in all recognised rankings of Danish transactional lawyers (Chambers, Legal500, etc.).
Thomas mainly focuses on assisting corporate clients and foundations. Thomas' experience includes M&A mandates, cross-border M&A, take-private transactions, IPOs, ABBs, rights issues, and JV/merger transactions.
Thomas has a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and Cambridge University.
Almost all the matters that Thomas is involved in require a multi-disciplinary team approach and project leadership. Clients continuously seek him and the team for their ability to provide a clear set of priorities, clear communication, and a deep commercial understanding of the client's needs.
Plesner's Corporate Finance team handles some of the largest and most complex corporate transactions within capital markets and M&A (sales, buy-side, cross-border, partnering/minority, JVs, carve-out, etc.). The team provides an integrated multi-disciplinary powerhouse to international and national players in M&A and capital markets (both takeovers of listed companies and IPOs, etc.).
With transactions worth more than EUR 61 billion and 144 transactions (source: MergerMarket), Thomas is one of the highest ranked and recognised transaction lawyers in the market in both numbers and value. Thomas concentrates on M&A and capital markets transactions.
According to Mergerlinks, Thomas ranks as "the No. 1 Top M&A Lawyer in Denmark" in 2023 and leads the market in all recognised rankings of Danish transactional lawyers (Chambers, Legal500, etc.).
Thomas mainly focuses on assisting corporate clients and foundations. Thomas' experience includes M&A mandates, cross-border M&A, take-private transactions, IPOs, ABBs, rights issues, and JV/merger transactions.
Thomas has a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and Cambridge University.
Almost all the matters that Thomas is involved in require a multi-disciplinary team approach and project leadership. Clients continuously seek him and the team for their ability to provide a clear set of priorities, clear communication, and a deep commercial understanding of the client's needs.
Plesner's Corporate Finance team handles some of the largest and most complex corporate transactions within capital markets and M&A (sales, buy-side, cross-border, partnering/minority, JVs, carve-out, etc.). The team provides an integrated multi-disciplinary powerhouse to international and national players in M&A and capital markets (both takeovers of listed companies and IPOs, etc.).
Education
2004 Admitted to the Danish High Court
2001-2003 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Corporate Department, London
2000 Admitted to the bar
1998-2000 External lecturer and tutor in European Community law and public international law, University of Copenhagen
1997 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen
1996 LL.M., University of Cambridge
Areas of Practice
- Capital Markets
- M&A
- Corporate - M&A
- Corporate Finance - Equity Capital Markets
- Corporate Finance - M&A
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
- 2022 Legal 500 Hall of Fame
- 2022 Chambers Global
- 2019 2020 2021 2021 2022 IFLR
- 2021 Legal 500 Hall of Fame
- 2021 Chambers Global
- 2020 Legal 500
- 2020 Chambers Global
- 2019 Legal 500
- 2019 Chambers Global
- 2018 Legal 500
- 2018 Chambers Global
- 2018 IFLR
- 2017 WhosWho
- 2017 Chambers Global
- 2017 Legal 500
- 2017 IFLR
- 2016 Chambers Global
- 2016 Legal 500
- 2016 IFLR
- 2016 WhosWho
- 2015 Chambers Global
- 2015 Legal 500
- 2015 Expert guides
- 2014 Chambers Global
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