Sven Frode Frølund

Professional profile

Sven Frode Frølund specialises in M&A, M&A Real Estate and Private Equity.

Providing structured and solution-oriented legal advice, Sven Frode assists, in particular, private equity clients, pension funds and other investors on acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures. He has many years of experience in cross-border transactions and advises several international private equity heavyweights on their Danish activities.

Having started his career in Denmark, Sven Frode spent seven years in New York and London, practising as an attorney at law before the New York State Bar and subsequently being employed as an associate with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. At Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, he specialised in the M&A both within the Private Equity and Real Estate space across Europe and with a particular focus on the Nordics.

During his years abroad, Sven Frode has established a vast international network. He has advised several large private equity funds on a number of M&A and property transactions in Europe and on several capital market cases, including, in particular, issuance of high-yield bonds.

Career and education

Career

Gorrissen Federspiel, partner, 2023 –
Bech-Bruun, partner, 2018 – 2023
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, associate, 2012 – 2018
Bech-Bruun, associate, 2008 – 2012

Education

Admitted to the Bar in New York, 2012
Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2011
LLM, Columbia Law School (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), 2011
Master of Law, Copenhagen University, 2008
Bachelor of Law, Copenhagen University, 2005