Jesper Aabenhus Rasmussen
Jesper Aabenhus Rasmussen advises on general corporate and commercial law and on M&A, particularly in cases involving German/Danish issues. Jesper serves as a board member in various owner-managed and family-owned businesses and in several Danish foundations.
Having advised owner-managed and family-owned businesses and their owners for decades, including on acquisition, sale and succession planning, he has developed profound knowledge of, and insight into, all issues and aspects related to such businesses.
For more than 20 years, Jesper has been holding board positions, often as chairman, in various owner-managed and family-owned businesses, and he chairs the boards of several Danish foundations.
He has profound knowledge of Danish and international commercial law and deep insight into Danish and international commercial matters from his employments in British and German law firms, which - combined with his commercial and dynamic approach - contributes to effective and successful completion of transactions and contract negotiations.
Jesper has particular expertise and experience in providing legal advice to owner-managers and owners of family businesses in sales transactions. He has deep insight into and substantial experience in Danish-German legal relations and cross-border negotiations/transactions.
Since 2003, he has been responsible for Kromann Reumert's German Desk.
Background
Career
- Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court 2002
- Partner, Kromann Reumert, 1996-
- Right of audience before the Danish High Court 1991
- Kromann Reumert, 1987-
Education
- Qualifying examination as German attorney (Rechtsanwalt), 1997
- Employed in a German law firm 1994-1995
- Master of Laws (LL.M), Kings College, London University, 1993
- British Council Scholarship in London 1992
- Attorney 1990
- Master of Laws (cand. jur.), Aarhus University 1987
Languages
- The Scandinavian languages
- English
- German
Activities
- Chairman or member of the boards of various businesses and foundations
- Chairman of the Danish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Copenhagen Chapter
- Member of the Danish Management Society's Group 38 for top executives
Publications
- Author of various articles published in UfR (Danish weekly law reports), in Revision og Regnskabsvæsen (Danish magazine on auditing and accounting) and in the European Intellectual Property Review
- Wegen/Spahlinger/Barth: "Gesellschaftsrecht des Auslands in Einzeldarstellungen" (Corporate laws of the world) - Chapter on Denmark, Verlag C.H. Beck, 2013
High-profile cases
Over the years, Jesper has been involved in a multitude of transactions (200+), often involving foreign (especially German) buyers or sellers. Most recently, Jesper has advised clients in the following cases:
- the owners sale of 80% of the shares in the owner-managed Golf Experten A/S to the Swedish investment company Röko AB
- the owners sale of all the shares in the owner-managed Lampemesteren A/S to Luqom GmbH
- the owners sale of all shares in Latin ApS to Pensam Liv Forsikringsaktieselskab samt Pensionskassen Pensam
- a number of transactions involving LLG A/S as purchaser and seller of businesses/companies
- a number of SMV transactions involving i.a. Danpres A/S, Danske Stenhuggerier A/S, VTI Vinderup Træindustri A/S, and Støtek A/S
- the owner family's sale of the shares in the owner-managed Good Food Group A/S to Maj Invest Equity
- the owners' sale of the shares in the owner-managed Scanmarket A/S to Verdane Private Equity
