Transactions & Deals in Denmark

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• Foreign investments that reach at least 10% of the shares or voting rights in a company in a particularly sensitive sector need prior authorisation from the Danish Business Authority under the Investment Screening Act; other investments of at least 25% by non-EU/EFTA investors that may threaten national security or public order can be notified voluntarily.

  Particularly sensitive sectors: defence, IT security and classified information, dual-use products, other critical technology, and critical infrastructure. Further authorisation is needed at 20%, one-third, 50%, two-thirds and 100%.Business in Denmark (Danish Business Authority) · checked 2026-10-19

• Mergers and acquisitions meeting turnover thresholds under the Danish Competition Act must be notified to and approved by the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen) before completion.

  Combined Danish turnover of at least DKK 900 million with at least two parties each above DKK 100 million, or one party above DKK 3.8 billion in Denmark and another above DKK 3.8 billion worldwide. The authority can also call in some below-threshold mergers where combined Danish turnover is at least DKK 50 million.Danish Competition and Consumer Authority · checked 2026-10-19

• Transactions giving a foreign investor control or significant influence over a Danish business in a sensitive sector may need approval under the Investment Screening Act before completion.

  Foreign investors acquiring qualifying stakes in covered sectors.Business in Denmark (Danish Business Authority) · checked 2026-10-19

• Takeovers of companies listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen are governed by Danish capital markets legislation and takeover rules supervised by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, including mandatory offer rules.

  Listed companies.AI-written, not source-checked

• Danish insolvency law provides for bankruptcy (konkurs) and reconstruction (rekonstruktion), handled by the probate divisions of the district courts and, for the Greater Copenhagen area, by the Maritime and Commercial Court.

  Insolvent or financially distressed debtors.Danish Court Administration (Danmarks Domstole) · checked 2026-10-19

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