Partner
| Legal 500, 2023
Andreas Hertel specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a particular focus on private equity and large corporate transactions. He also advises on venture capital transactions, particularly those involving private equity funds. He assists Danish and international clients with all aspects of M&A, including leveraged buyouts, mergers, demergers, restructurings, governance, portfolio management and resolving disputes over transactions. He has extensive experience of transactions in the industrial, technology, finance (including fintech) and life sciences sectors.
Notable projects he has worked on include advising on Silver Lake's acquisition of Shine (via Cegid), Hg Capital's acquisition and sale of Trackunit, Montagu's sale of DEAS (Real Estate and Asset Management) and Vitruvian's acquisition of Infare Solutions (via OAG). He has also advised Kesko on the acquisitions of the Davidsen Group, CF Petersen, Roslev Trælasthandel and Tømmergaarden, and has advised on complex transactions involving A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Chr. Hansen, CrowdStrike, Axcel and others.
Drawing on his extensive experience and in-depth industry knowledge, he provides legal advice on challenging and substantial M&A cases involving acquisitions, investments, divestments, mergers and restructurings to private equity funds and industrial companies alike.
Gorrissen Federspiel since 2018
Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2025
External lecturer, University of Copenhagen 2017 - 2022
Moalem Weitemeyer Bendtsen 2015 - 2018
Atea A/S 2012 - 2015
Admitted to the Danish Bar 2018
Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen 2015
English
Andreas Hertel has been rated as 'Recommended Lawyer' in Legal 500 as well as Rising Star in IFLR1000.
Former External Lecturer in Companies and Capital Markets and Company Law at the University of Copenhagen