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Poul Guo (Quach)/郭保罗

Partner

Poul engages in M&A, private equity and venture capital, and Management Incentive Plans, and he advises on all types of contractual obligations related to employment. Poul also heads the firm’s China Desk practice.

WeChat: PoulQuach

Foreign Expertise
China
Languages
Danish, English and Mandarin
Career & Education
2017
LL.M., Peking University Law School, People's Republic of China

2016
Admission to the Danish bar

2013
Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen

2012
Moalem Weitemeyer

2011
Bachelor of Laws, University of Copenhagen
Other relevant education and experience

2018
Seconded at DSV, Copenhagen

2017-2018
Seconded at King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing

2015
Participant in the Sidley Austin LLP Corporate College 2015, Chicago
Appointments and other Activities

Poul is a member of ACLE (Association for Chinese Lawyers in Europe) and participate in events throughout the year with a view to promote and bridge Chinese European relations.

Poul is attached to the University of Copenhagen as an external lecturer in the course Corporate Law and Capital Markets and as an SG teacher in Family and Succession Law.

Recent Recognitions

Poul Guo ranks among the busiest M&A lawyers (non-partner level) according to Mergermarket in Denmark.

Next Generation Partner 2024:

Commercial, Corporate and M&A

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Key Lawyer 2022:

Commercial, Corporate & M&A and Employment

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Key Lawyer 2021:

Employment

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Transaction Highlights
Public M&A
Represented Vestum in connection with the acquisition of Scanregn

Represented DSV in connection with the acquisition of SBS Worldwide Holdings and with the proposed merger with NASDAQ (New York) listed UTi Worldwide, Inc.

Represented National Silicon Industry Group in connection with the private offer and subsequent public takeover bid for NASDAQ Copenhagen listed Topsil
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Private M&A
Represented XANO Industri in connection with Cipax Industri’s acquisition of Dansk Rotations Plastic

Represented Montrose Environmental Group in the acquisition of Vandrensning.com

Represented Trophy Games (Nasdaq: TGAMES) in its acquisition of the mobile game Transit King Tycoon from Finnish game developer Bon Games.

Represented Trophy Games (Nasdaq: TGAMES) in its acquisition of the mobile games Idle Necromancer and ZR from Goathamster Studio.

Represented the sellers of EGN Group in connection with the sale of EGN Group to Gridiron Capital owned Vistage Worldwide, Inc

Represented the sellers of CLOUDIO in connection with the sale to Goldman Sachs Asset Management owned Swedish IT Company Advania

Represented Trophy Games (Nasdaq: TGAMES) in the acquisition of 80% of the Lithuanian game development company PIU-PIU LT

Represented Caverion Danmark in the acquisition of 100% of the share capital in CS electric A/S

Represented  Y Soft Corporation in the acquisition of the 100% shareholding in EveryonePrint

Represented Miniclip in the acquisition of the 100% shareholding in SYBO

Represented Klaravik Sverige in its joint acquisition of Nordisk Logistik Partner and Dansk Auktions Service

Represented the owners in the divestment of 100% of the share capital in Mybanker Group to the Norwegian media group Schibsted

Represented Metafy, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of the Danish company GamerzClass ApS. 

Represented Polaris and the minority sellers in connection with the sale of its majority shareholding in Designers Company to Design Holding

Represented Kantar in connection with its acquisition of Blackwood Seven

Represented Caverion Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Caverion Danmark in connection with the acquisition of DI-Teknik

Represented the sellers of  in connection with the sale of all shares to Obsidian Digital, a portfolio company of Danish private equity fund Capidea
 
Represented Nordhealth in connection with the acquisition of EasyPractice

Represented Aras Corporation in connection with the combination of Minerva PLM into Aras’ business through an acquisition of 100 % of the shares in Minerva Group A/S

Represented LI Enterprises Group in the acquisition of Broen-Lab from Danish private equity fund Capidea

Represented Mellby Gård AB in connection with the sale of Smarteyes to Grand Vision NV and the Synoptik Foundation through its Danish subsidiary Synoptik A/S

Represented Trophy Games in the acquisition of Tiny Titan Studios

Represented Danish private equity fund Polaris' portfolio company Designers Company in the acquisition of Brdr. Petersen and global rights for all Ib Kofod-Larsen designs

Represented the sellers of True Gum in connection with the sale of all shares to the Swedish listed company Humble Group

Represented the owners of Intellishore with the sale to Solita

Represented Matilda FoodTech in the acquisition of Kraftvaerk FoodTech

Represented NXP Semiconductors in the acquisition of Retune DSP

Represented Nalka Invest in the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the CERTEGO Group

Represented Penta Infra with their acquisition of Waterland Private Equity portfolio company Sentia Group's data centre business in Denmark

Represented XANO Automation in the acquisition of 100% of the share capital in CIM Industrial Systems

Represented Amino Technologies plc in the acquisition of Nordija

Represented KCK in the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Danish nanotech company Radisurf

Represented SkySpecs, Inc. in the acquisition of 100% of the share capital in Vertikal AI

Represented Triton Partners and Dantaxi 4x48 in the acquisition of HB-Care A/S

Represented DSV A/S in connection with the acquisition of Prime Cargo

Represented DSV Panalpina in connection with the acquisition of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics Business GIL

Represented Stairways in connection with the sale of Copenhagen Software to IT Relation 

Represented Augustinus Fabrikker in connection with the private placement and secondary transactions in relation to Abacus Medicine and in the investment in Blazar Capital

Represented the owners of Fokus Asset Management and Fokus Fund Management in the sale to private equity funds advised by BlackFin Capital Partners

Represented Acme Smoked Fish Corp.  with the acquisition of 50% of Norlax in connection with a management buyout

Represented Viking Venture, regarded as one of the leading software investors in the Nordics, in the acquisition of a majority stake in Danish SaaS company Encode A/S

Represented the shareholders in ProActive in the merger with Fellowmind

Represented Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes in connection with the acquisition of Bifodan

Represented the shareholders of Axxsys Limited in connection with the sale of 100% of the shares to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

Represented Randers Reb International in connection with the acquisition of Itsaskorda, SL

Represented RCF Group in connection with the acquisition of DPA Microphones

Represented the Erhvervsinvest Management in connection with the acquisition of Arminox and Arminox Middle East and in the sale of Mejerigaarden Investment to Food Union

Repræsenterede Ragtech og EAB Holding i forbindelse med salget af Aidbuilder til iRaiser Group

Represented the founders in connection with the exit of Suzumuchi to Kindreg Group plc (former Unibet)

Represented the founders and io in connection with an investment from several business angels

Represented CNH Industrial in the acquisition of the grass & soil business of Kongskilde from DLG

Represented selling shareholders of Autobutler with the sale of Autobutler to Automobiles Peugeot as well as the private placement by Index Ventures and Verdane Capital

Represented GN in connection with the sale of GN Otometrics to Natus Medical Inc.

Represented Pilen Holding in connection with the acquisition of CIDAN Machinery

Represented 3i Infrastructure and AMP Capital in connection with the acquisition of Esvagt

Represented FMC Corporation in the acquisition of Cheminova

Represented Accellos in the acquisition of HighJump Software Denmark

Represented Invitetobuy.dk with the acquisition of a webshop

Represented the majority shareholders of Debitor Registret in connection with the sale of the company to Bisnode
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Private Equity and Venture Capital
Represented Blue Phoenix Group, a portfolio company of InfraVia Capital Partners and Daiwa International Capital Partners, in the acquisition of RGS Nordic

Represented People Ventures in connection with a Seed funding round in Hakio.

Represented the VC fund Transition in connection with the seed investment in Reel.

Represented the Danish media company Mediehuset Friheden in connection with their latest investment round from a group of existing and new investors.

Represented Prosus Ventures and Atomico, pertaining to the $60 million Series B funding round investment in Corti 

Represented  Waterland Private Equity’s portfolio company EnviDan in its acquisition of Bangsgaard & Paludan

Represented Waterland Private Equity in their acquisition of the Danish market leading app consultancy agency, Shape

Represented Enreach, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, in its acquisition of the Danish service provider Datel

Represented Luminar Ventures in its investment in the Danish software developer Muninn.

Represented  SEB through SEB Venture Capital in its investment in the Danish software developer, Leneo A/S

Represented Bano Group, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, in its acquisition of J. Honoré Care

Represented KKR & Co. Inc. and Bettcher Industries in the acquisition of Frontmatec from Nordic private equity company Axcel

Represented Monterro in connection with the acquisition of the Danish software developer, TimeXtender

Represented SoftPay, its founders and seed investors in connection with the private placement of DKKm 37 from certain investors and Heartland

Represented Sycamore Partners and its portfolio company, Pure Fishing, in connection with the acquisition of Svendsen Sport from Maj Invest

Represented Prosero Security Group, a portfolio company of Swedish PE firm Valedo Partners, in connection with the acquisition of HARDI-V, a full-service provider of technical security

Represented Inflexion in connection with their investment in Wood Thilsted as Danish counsel together with lead counsel Taylor Wessing

Represented Viking Venture in the acquisition of WorkPoint

Represented ComplyCloud in connection with the seed investment of DKKm 33.5 from Seed Capital Denmark

Represented Waterland Private Equity’s portfolio company EnviDan in the acquisition of Arealtek AS and in the carve-out acquisition of VA-INGENJÖRERNA, its portfolio company Within Reach Holding in connection with the acquisition of ipnordic, and Waterland Private Equity Investments in connection with the acquisition of ICO Concerts, ICO Touring & Management, Blixten & Co, Maloney Concerts, Atomic Soul Booking and Friction

Represented Scrive in the acquisition of esignatur

Represented Röko in connection with their acquisition of the majority in Golf Experten and the majority in leading Danish menswear company Les Deux 

Represented Polaris Private Equity, owned Designers Company, the company behind MENU and the Audo, in the acquisition of By Lassen as an add-on to MENU Holding

Represented private equity firm Great Hill Partners in connection with the USDm 55 investment in eloomi

Represented Pento in connection with the USDm 15.6 Series A Round Investment led by US venture capital firm General Catalyst

Represented the sellers in connection with the sale of FinPro to Polaris, as part of the newly established North Group

Represented Kinnevik in a Series B1 investment round and secondary transaction to acquire 10% of the shares in Feast Kitchen as well as lead investors Kinnevik and Sprints Capital in a Series D investment round in Vivino worth DKK 1 Billion (USDm 155)

Represented FSN Capital V in connection with the acquisition of iMPREG Group

Represented Centerbridge Partners-owned APCOA Parking in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Onepark

Represented Polaris Private Equity in connection with the acquisition of Falck Safety Services Holding, Falck, Configit and Louis Poulsen Lighting as well as in connection with the public takeover bid for NASDAQ Copenhagen listed Mols-Linien

Represented Adelis Equity Partners Fund II in connection with the acquisition of Caseon.dk

Represented Agilitas Private Equity in the acquisition of City Container Danmark, City Container, City Container Fyn and Norrecco
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Real Estate M&A
Represented the owners of Fokus Asset Management and Fokus Fund Management (a leading Danish real estate asset and fund manager) in the sale to private equity funds advised by BlackFin Capital Partners
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Selected Publications

The use of buy-back clauses in connection with issuance of warrants following the new amendments to the Danish Stock Option Act
Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift 2019, p. 156 (in Danish), Guo, P.  & Bech, S. D. (2019)

Authority and capacity of the Board of Directors to transfer the business of a company
Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift no. 3/2015, pp. 229-235 (in Danish), Nielsen, M.V.W. & Guo, P. (2015)

The Danish Stock Option Act – employment law regulation on equity compensation (2. edition) Djøf forlag,
(in Danish), Enkegaard, J. & Friis Nolsø, K. & Guo, P. (2022)

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