Tyge Rasmussen
Tyge Rasmussen specialises in mergers, business transfers, company law, and contract law.
Tyge advises Danish and foreign private equity and venture funds, industrial clients and owner-managers on business transfers and investments and on succession planning, including in relation to structuring, conclusion and negotiation of shareholders' agreements, investment agreements, share purchase agreements, and due diligence investigations. Furthermore, Tyge is, together with another partner, responsible for Kromann Reumert's M&A practice group.
He has particular experience in advising on the setting up of joint ventures, for instance between industrial enterprises.
Clients also seek Tyge’s advice on procurement and sales agreements, including distribution, agency and franchise agreements, and machine supply agreements.
He is well known for his attentiveness and for his drive to “get the deal through”. His commercial awareness and solution-oriented approach always ensure the best possible outcome for his clients.
Background
Career
- Kromann Reumert, Partner, 2017
- Seconded as Group Legal Counsel to Danish Crown AmbA, 2008-2009
- Kromann Reumert, 2005-
Education
- LL.M. International Business and Commercial Law fra King's College, London 2012
- Admitted to practise law 2010
- Studies at South Texas College of Law, USA, 2006
- Master of Laws (cand. jur.) from Aarhus University, 2007
- Participated in 2018/2019 in Aarhus Business School's "Board training programme with a focus on SMEs" arranged by Mette Neville and Carsten Fode
Languages
- Danish
- English
Activities
- External examiner on CBS’ Executive Board Leadership training programme
- Chairman of the board of directors of KL Automatik ApS
- Danish Bar and Law Society and Association of Danish Law Firms
- Former chairman of the board of directors of AGF Atletik
- Former lecturer at Aarhus University
High-profile cases
Tyge has acted as adviser to:
- The owners of Cubic-Modulsystem A/S in connection with its sale to the publicly listed US company Rockwell Automation, Inc. (read more: CUBIC).
- Rhenus Warehousing Solutions in connection with the acquisition of DKI Logistics A/S (read more: DKI Logistics).
- The owners of Confac A/S in connection with the sale to CRH A/S (read more: CRH).
- Obton Invest A/S in connection with FSN Capital’s investment and acquisition of a 45% interest in Obton Group Holding A/S (read more: Obton).
- Eurowater Holding A/S in connection with its sale of all shares in Silhorko-Eurowater A/S to Grundfos (read more: Silhorko-Eurowater).
- A number of outbound transactions and joint ventures in various jurisdictions, e.g. Makeen Energy A/S' acquisition of GEC Inc. in the US, Pindstrup Mosebrug A/S’ acquisition of CSDB in Brazil, and Royal Greenland A/S' joint venture in China.
