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Thomas Holst Laursen

Partner at PLESNER

Lawyer

Copenhagen

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 31.01 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.22 B

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16 May 2018|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SIVANTOS PTE LTD

Bidder: WIDEX HOLDING A/S

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.68 B

Value

21 Feb 2019|Denmark|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: MAERSK DRILLING

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Vendor

£ 2.74 B

Value

12 Jul 2019|Denmark|Food Products

Target: KELSEN GROUP

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 239 M

Value

28 Feb 2018|Denmark|Mobile

Target: TDC A/S

Bidder: DK TELEKOMMUNIKATION

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

11 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 7.53 B

Value

25 Nov 2019|Denmark|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

24 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.02 B

Value

03 Apr 2020|Denmark|Biotechnology

Target: SYMPHOGEN

Bidder: SERVIER INTERNATIONAL

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

13 Target | 9 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2020|Ireland|Biotechnology

Target: PRECISIONBIOTICS GROUP

Bidder: NOVOZYMES AS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 72 M

Value

01 Oct 2020|Denmark|Banks

Target: ALM. BRAND BANK

Bidder: SYDBANK

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 225 M

Value

10 Jul 2020|Denmark|Containers and Packaging

Target: FLEXOPRINT AS

Bidder: OPTIMUM GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: CLARIO (ERT)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

74 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Mar 2021|Denmark|Pharmaceuticals

Target: LEO PHARMA A/S

Bidder: NORDIC CAPITAL LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 386 M

Value

28 May 2021|Netherlands|Apparel Retailers

Target: MAGASIN DU NORD

Bidder: PEEK & CLOPPENBURG

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2021|Denmark|Diversified Retailers

Target: FLYING TIGER

Bidder: TREVILLE & COMPANY

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2021|Denmark|Toys

Target: MAKI

Bidder: CAPIDEA MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2021|Denmark|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: MAERSK DRILLING

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 2.51 B

Value

01 Apr 2022|Denmark|Auto Parts

Target: BUDWEG CALIPER

Bidder: BBB INDUSTRIES LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 74 M

Value

27 Apr 2022|Denmark|Health Care Services

Target: OTICON MEDICAL

Bidder: COCHLEAR

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

9 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 96 M

Value

12 Dec 2022|Denmark|Biotechnology

Target: CHR. HANSEN

Bidder: NOVOZYMES AS

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

19 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 10.04 B

Value

27 Apr 2023|Denmark|Software

Target: SIMCORP

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

18 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 3.45 B

Value

03 Oct 2023|Sweden|Airlines

Target: SAS AB

Bidder: AIR FRANCE-KLM SA

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

16 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 950 M

Value