Company law

We act on a daily basis for Danish and foreign clients in a variety of company law matters. Our services include advice on:

• Incorporation
• Capital structure
• Corporate Governance
• General meetings
• Ownership

Incorporation

We offer advice on:

• Choice of corporate form
• Structure and method of incorporation
• Drafting documents, including memorandum of association, articles of association and rules of procedure for the board of directors
• Raising of capital, including loan financing
• Executive management matters, including contracts and incentive programs
• Ownership
• Minutes, registers of shareholders and similar documentation
• Filings of corporate resolutions with the Danish Business Authority

Capital structure

We offer advice on:

• Capital structure, including adjustments hereto
• Mergers and demergers, including cross-border transactions and other corporate reorganisation
• Distributions
• Financial assistance
• Redemption of shares
• Sale and purchase of companies’ own shares
• Liquidation

Corporate Governance

We offer advice on:

• The liability of directors and members of the executive management
• The relationship between directors and executive management and the company, its owners and other stakeholders
• Service contracts and incentive programs for directors and executive management
• The Danish recommendations on corporate governance

General meetings

We offer advice on:

• Preparing of general meetings, including preparation of meeting notices and powers of attorney
• Chairing general meetings
• Registering resolutions passed by general meetings with the Danish Business Authority

Ownership

We offer advice on:

• Negotiation and drafting of shareholders’ agreements
• Protection of minority interests
• Abuse of majority shareholder power
• Shareholder influence at general meetings