Kumaran Thavarajah

Partner (Copenhagen)
Dir. +45 38 77 44 62
Mob. +45 20 19 74 65

Kumaran Thavarajah advises primarily on financing and M&A transaction with a particular focus on Kromann Reumert's outbound services. Kumaran leads Kromann Reumert's common law team which focusses on advising Danish businesses on contracting under English law and is admitted to practice law in England and New York.

Kumaran has a particular focus on the energy and financial industries and has advised developers, sponsors, lenders and ECAs in renewable energy transactions globally.

Kumaran joined Kromann Reumert after working as a senior lawyer for a 'Magic Circle' law firm.

Background

Karriere

  • Kromann Reumert, Partner, 2020-
  • Kromann Reumert, 2015-
  • Linklaters LLP, Managing Associate (London & Paris) 2011 - 2015
  • Secondment, Société Générale, Paris, 2014
  • Secondment, Deutsche Bank, London, 2012
  • Russell McVeagh, Solicitor, 2008 - 2011
     

Uddannelse

  • Solicitor, England & Wales, 2013
  • Attorney, New York, 2011
  • Solicitor, New Zealand, 2009
  • LLB / Commerce (combined), University of Auckland, 2007


Sprog

  • English
  • Danish

High-profile cases

Kumaran has advised clients in a number of high-profile cases:

  • Acting for Widex A/S on its post-Sivantos merger (now WS Audiology) term and revolving refinancing facilities of roughly EUR3 billion
  • Acting for DONG Energy (now Ørsted A/S) on the divestment of its oil and gas assets to INEOS
  • Acting for FLSmidth A/S on various acquisition and divestment activities including its acquisition of Sandvik's project mining business and of IMP Automation Ltd
  • Acting for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on its US Mitchell solar portfolio
  • Acting for Novo Holdings on various acquisitions including its acquisition of the BBI Group
  • Acting for European Energy on its UK solar partnership with Armstrong Capital
  • Acting for EKF, GIEK and Delcredere | Ducroire on the investment (by way of ECA guarantees) in various off- and on-shore windfarms including the 588MW Beatrice Offshore Windfarm (EKF) and the 370MW Norther Offshore Windfarm.
  • Acting for GreenGo Energy on various solar portfolios including its 500MW Danish solar partnership with Encavis AG
  • Acting for Arla Foods Finance on various financing facilities
  • Acting for Scandinavian Tobacco Group on various acquisitions including Peterson Pipe Tobacco
  • Acting for Hempel A/S on its EUR1 billion RCF
  • Acting for Wrist Ship Supply A/S and Verdo A/S on various aspects relating to their respective UK structures
  • Acting for Accunia as Investment Manager on the launch of the first Nordic managed CLO

Documents

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