M&A

Legal 500 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Skau Reipurth  Advokatpartnerselskab’s team is headed by Peter Skau-Andersen, who is experienced in handling all aspects of M&A, including conducting due diligence, drafting contracts and negotiating.

Skau Reipurth ’s “swift and efficient” team is experienced in assisting domestic and foreign businesses with cross-border transactions, including company and contract law. Led by the “extremely skilled” Peter Skau-Andersen, the practice also includes Claus Ryberg Hoffmann.

The “young and very capable team” at Skau Reipurth is led by Peter Skau-Andersen and acts for Danish and international buyers and sellers. A recent highlight was assisting Thorpe Interior Group with the sale of Fabric Systems to Kvadrat Soft Cells.

Skau Reipurth  fields “a very professional practice” which advises clients such as Deloitte. Department leader Peter Skau-Andersen handles corporate, restructuring and M&A work. Recent highlights include Skau-Andersen advising Loumann Holding on the sale of its 40% stake in Pack Tech Holding to SE Blue Equity and acquisition of a 10% stake from another shareholder, and Claus Ryberg Hoffmann handling Evendo International’s contracts with its private investors.

Clear and open communication on M&A cases with a straightforward approach. A detailed description of issues and M&A steps to customers.

Peter Skau-Andersen has been a dedicated partner on several M&A cases completed where we have been involved. The ability to take responsibility and make customers take the right decisions has been crucial in moving the engagement forward.

The ”partner-driven” team at Skau Reipurth  acts for buyers and sellers on domestic and cross-border M&A and has notable experience in incorporations and general corporate and commercial issues. M&A specialist Peter Skau-Andersen heads up the practice, which also includes commercial contracts specialist Claus Ryberg Hoffmann.

Skau Reipurth acts for both buyers and sellers on a national and international scale. Led by M&A expert Peter Skau-Andersen, the team is praised as “commercial-minded and skilled”. Claus Ryberg Hoffmann (…) are other key practitioners, handling commercial and contract law as well as compliance and legal risk management issues.

The team has been very professional and experienced within acquisition advice. The team had a very wide range of knowledge and capabilities covering all our needs. Availability has been almost 24-7. We felt safe and well guided through the entire process.

Of course, Peter Skau-Andersen himself stands out from the beginning by showing unique personal communication skills and convincing the entire Board of Directors of the right choice of advisory partner. Communication was in great focus throughout the entire process.

Commercial minded and skilled lawyers.

Attentive, professional and commercial in the approach to solving the matters at hand.

Unique ability to “read” the customer. Always keeps deadlines.

Highly skilled and commercial. A pleasure to work with.

Skau, Reipurth provide a high level of relevant advice. Never trying to complicate cases, but always ensuring effective handling.

Peter Skau and (…) both provide legal advise on a level that I have not experienced before. Again the ability to make complicated simple and relevant is a key driver for my choice of legal help.

Skau Reipurth‘s team acts as a ‘one-stop shop with its high level of experience’ acting for domestic and international buyers and sellers. Practice head Peter Skau-Andersen is ‘uniquely skilled‘ and advises on domestic and cross-border M&A matters. The ‘highly skilled’ Claus Ryberg Hoffmann advises commercial and charitable foundations on founding issues, mergers and dissolutions.

The professional capabilities, services and handling are a class performance. Totally unique. The collaboration and the advice given were excellent and everyone in the team was very professional and proactive.

Peter Skau Andersen is uniquely skilled for corporate and specifically transactional matters. His team are a no-nonsense group that get things done. Truly spectacular dealmakers.

The team is very efficient and this results in high quality. They have strong commercial understanding combined with legal insight, brilliant communication and negotiation skills.

Peter Skau Andersen has an unique ability to get a transaction across the finish line. He can speak to everyone and get everyone to see advantages in completing a deal – even in tough circumstances.

Peter Skau Andersen and Claus Ryberg Hoffmann are in sync with everything we do and know our business as was it their own. They are highly skilled and they are realistic about projects.

The team is very approachable and seems to have good knowledge transfer between them. One-stop shop with their high level of experience and ability to take into account commercial needs and deliver tailor made solutions that enables the M&A process to move forward.

High quality company which succeeds with communicating difficult matters. Skau Reipurth communicates directly and with flair.

The team consists of high quality staff. Added resources had the sufficient knowledge and flair to create the right solutions. High competence, constructive, and efficient.

Skau Reipurth’s corporate, commercial and M&A offering is praised as a ‘solid team with strong legal competences and really good business understanding’. ‘Remarkable deal maker’ Peter Skau-Andersen leads the team has notable experience in handling all elements of M&A processes and strategies, including legal due diligence, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents. Elsewhere within the department, Claus Ryberg Hoffmann advises on company and commercial law.

Strong team across the board, with high quality partners overseeing the matters.

Peter Skau is very commercial, engaged and with strong legal capabilities.

The team easily and quickly understands our needs as a client and adjusts their scope of work accordingly.

Morten Vibe is especially reliable. Always available. Gives a feeling of full attention to all details – large or small – but with a good gut feeling of highlighting important matters and just handling the simple stuff.

I experience a truly integrated team where requests and issues are solved by the most relevant partner – Skau Reipurth masters the discipline of internal coordination and collaboration with true benefit for their clients.

Mette Vestergaard Huss stand out as a committed and energetic partner. She contributes outside the field of law with a zest for the commercial exceeding the standard in the market.

I primarily see Peter Skau-Andersen. He is by far the star of the firm and a truly remarkable dealmaker. Peter is very pleasant and always able to see the bigger picture. He is an excellent negotiator with a great skillset to solve the issues that inevitably pop up during transactions.

What we appreciate is always having access to senior, very experienced, legal advisers. With this, we are comfortable that the right direction is set and that we end up with the best solution.

Chambers Europe (2018, 2024)

Skau Reipurth is a Recognised Practitioner.

Head of department, Peter Skau-Andersen, enters the corporate/M&A rankings for the first time this year after several strong endorsements from clients.

Skau Reipurth enters Band 4 this year, receiving acclaim for its ability to handle a broad spectrum of corporate and M&A matters. The department acts on small- and mid-cap transactions, often with cross-border elements. The lawyers advise a roster of Danish and international clients, most notably investment and private equity funds, including their portfolio companies.

Skau Reipurth has a very strong legal understanding and is able to come up with innovative solutions.

The team at Skau Reipurth is able to make complex legal matters digestible.

It is a strong team with profound skills.

They understand our commercial needs.

The lawyers know our business very well and easily understand the complexities.

Peter Skau-Andersen advises clients on a whole range of topics related to acquisitions and divestments, including due diligence, structuring matters, SPAs and share transfers.

Peter offers a very strong level of service and responsiveness, an understanding of legal concepts related to M&A transactions, a commercial understanding and an ability to deliver innovative solutions with the counterpart lawyer without too much client involvement.

Peter Skau-Andersen is a very business-friendly partner.

He understands the commercial side as well as the regulatory side.

Peter is very good at communicating issues that might be complex in an understandable way.

He offers excellent legal advice with the right amount for commercial awareness.

Chambers Global (2017, 2018, 2023, 2024)

Peter Skau-Andersen is praised by clients for being “an ambitious and skilled lawyer. He gets the job done and does it well. He also follows up proactively.” Another client says he “solves problems and is quick and efficient.” He advises on litigation and commercial disputes related to M&A, real estate and contract law.

Peter Skau-Andersen is an increasingly prominent commercial litigator. Clients remark on his well-rounded service: “He has good commercial and analytical sense as well as a good legal understanding of the matters at hand.”

Skau Reipurth has a very strong legal understanding and is able to come up with innovative solutions.

The team at Skau Reipurth is able to make complex legal matters digestible.

The lawyers know our business very well and easily understand the complexities.

It is a strong team with profound skills.

They understand our commercial needs.

Skau Reipurth enters Band 4 this year, receiving acclaim for its ability to handle a broad spectrum of corporate and M&A matters. The department acts on small- and mid-cap transactions, often with cross-border elements. The lawyers advise a roster of Danish and international clients, most notably investment and private equity funds, including their portfolio companies.

Peter Skau-Andersen advises clients on a whole range of topics related to acquisitions and divestments, including due diligence, structuring matters, SPAs and share transfers.

Peter offers a very strong level of service and responsiveness, an understanding of legal concepts related to M&A transactions, a commercial understanding and an ability to deliver innovative solutions with the counterpart lawyer without too much client involvement.

Peter Skau-Andersen understands the commercial side as well as the regulatory side.

Peter Skau-Andersen is a very business-friendly partner.

Peter is very good at communicating issues that might be complex in an understandable way.

Peter Skau-Andersen offers excellent legal advice with the right amount for commercial awareness.