Jens Steen Jensen
Jens Steen Jensen is primarily engaged in financial regulation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate, foundation and capital markets law.
For more than 25 years, Jens has advised Danish and foreign financial undertakings on financial regulation and M&A and represented them vis-à-vis the authorities. He also advises such financial undertakings on business transfers, including portfolio transfers and restructurings, company and shareholder issues, compliance and corporate governance.
Jens has assisted in some of the largest and highest-profiled M&A-transactions within the Danish pension and insurance sector.
In addition, his clients include various Danish and foreign industrial undertakings which he advises on M&A, restructurings, company and shareholder issues, and corporate governance. Jens also advises commercial foundations.
Jens heads our financial sector group and our corporate and foundation law expert group.
He solves problems by applying his in-depth knowledge and thorough expertise. He is recognized as one of the leading advisers on financial law and for his creative mindset and ability to achieve results.
Background
Career
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Partner, Kromann Reumert, 2006-
Kromann Reumert, 1996-
Education
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Admitted to practise law, 1999
Master of Laws (cand. jur.), Aarhus University, 1996
Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Oslo, 1994
Stagiaire at the European Commission, 1994
Languages
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The Scandinavian languages
English
Activities
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External lecturer at CBS Executive/University of Copenhagen on the work of board members in financial undertakings
External lecturer at CBS Executive (board leadership training programme)
External lecturer at CBS Executive (commercial foundations)
Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Danish Bar and Law Society
Member of the Danish Corporate Law Association
Member of the Danish Association for Banking and Finance Law
Member of the International Bar Association
Member of the Legal Expert Panel of the Confederation of Danish Industry
Former chairman and member of the board of law district 1, Copenhagen, 2013-2019
Former member of the Danish Bar and Law Society's panel of experts on corporate law, succession and M&A
Former external lecturer in the subject of mergers and acquisitions at the law school, 2003-2004
Former external lecturer in the subject of corporate governance at the University of Copenhagen, 2001-2004
Former lecturer in the subject of constitutional law at Aarhus University, 1993-1995
Publications
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Co-author of "Selskabsretlige forhold for revisorer med fokus på selskabsretlige transaktioner" (Corporate Law for Auditors, Focusing on Corporate Law Transactions) – Danish Institute of State-Authorized Public Accountants, 2013
Author of articles on various aspects of corporate law, etc.
High-profile cases
Jens has advised clients in a number of high-profile cases:
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Merger of the pension providers DIP and JØP into P+, Pensionskassen for Akademikere
Danica Pension's acquisition of SEB Pension in Denmark
Gjensidige's acquisition of Nykredit Forsikring
Gjensidige's acquisition of Mølholm Forsikring
Span Nord Bank's sale of Nørresundby Bank
Qiagen's acquisition of Exiqon
Merger between pension provider Bankpension and PFA
Merger between Værkstedsfunktionærerne i Jernet and PFA
Cooperation between Pensionskassen for Farmakonomer and PKA
Cooperation between Pensionskassen for Arkitekter and Sampension
Cooperation between Pensionskassen for Jordbrugsakademikere og Dyrlæger and Sampension
Gjensidige's acquisition of Mondux Forsikring
Gjensidige's acquisition of Gouda Forsikring
Sale of TDC to Nordic Telephone Company
Dong Energy's (now Ørsted's) sale of Energiverk Monkstad
Stodir's acquisition of Keops
Merger of DONG/Elsam (now Ørsted).
