Jacob Sørensen
Attorney
Senior Director
Phone
Mobile
Location
About
Jacob Sørensen specialises in corporate finance with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions.
Jacob provides advice especially to private equity clients that regularly sell and purchase businesses, and he also assists business owners wishing to sell their businesses.
Qualifications
Education
MSc in Finance and Accounting, Copenhagen Business School
2013
Studies at Kellogg School of Management, the US
2012
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Finance), Copenhagen Business School
2011
Admitted to the Danish Bar
2010
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen
2007
Experience
Recent highlights
- Jacob provided trusted advice to Xero Limited, a leading global provider of software solutions, in connection with its acquisition of Planday A/S, a workforce management platform with more than 350,000 employee users across Europe and the UK.
- Jacob acted for Japanese technology group NEC Corporation on its acquisition of KMD, which is Denmark’s largest provider of IT to the public sector.
- Jacob acted for Danish private equity fund Dansk Ejerkapital on its investment in Danish veterinary company Vetgruppen A/S and the subsequent business transfer to Axcel.
Career highlights
Director, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2022
Senior Associate, DLA Piper Denmark, 2019-2021
Attorney, DLA Piper Denmark, 2017-2019
Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2016-2017
Attorney, TVC, 2015-2016
Attorney, Plesner, 2010-2015
Assistant Attorney, Plesner, 2007-2010
Relevant news
Cases
DLA Piper advises the sellers of DermaPharm A/S on the sale to healthcare investor Archimed
Insights
DLA Piper has advised Link Logistics on the acquisition of Parcel4You
DLA Piper advised the owners of ICEpower on the investment from Crestline
