Jan Snogdal

Partner
Jan Snogdal
Location
Aarhus
Language
English
Services

Jan Snogdal deals especially with business transfers, company law and serves on boards of directors. 

Jan has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is a member of the Danish Management Society, VL-gruppe 44 (a management forum under the Danish Management Society). 

Jan has vast experience in business transfers and advises owner-managed enterprises within the SME segment in particular. He also advises large private equity funds and enterprises and assisted in the multi-billion kroner sale of the Danish retail chain Normal in 2016.   

He has accumulated considerable experience and knowledge of business affairs and is often involved in strategic considerations relating to business transfers, ownership transitions, restructuring proceedings and turnarounds. 

In recent years, Jan has intensified his commitment to startups and growth companies, particularly within the tech sector. 

Jan is a professional member of boards of directors and sits on several boards of directors including of Nicholaisen A/S, QARS ApS and Top-line A/S. He is also President of the Danish-Italian Chamber of Commerce.   

Moreover, Jan has completed the INSEAD International Directors Programme and is thus certified in Corporate Governance (IDP-C). 

Qualifications
Education
Corporate Governance, INSEAD Certificate
2013
International Directors Programme, INSEAD
2012
Admitted to the Danish Bar
1993
Master of Law, Aarhus University
1990
Memberships

Danish Management Society (VL-gruppe 44) (a management forum under the Danish Management Society) 

The Danish Board Leadership Society 

Admissions
Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court
1999
Experience
Recent highlights
  • Jan advised the owners of the Danish tech company, Fremco A/S, which manufactures and develops fibre blowing machines, in connection with the sale of 84 per cent of its shares to Storskogen Group. 
  • Jan assisted the owners of Padel Club Denmark in the sale to the Swedish private equity fund Triton, through the company Ledap Group, following a very extensive clarification and preparation process. 
  • Jan advised the owners of Danish Sleeknote in connection with the sale to the US e-commerce marketing platform Drip. With the acquisition, Sleeknote will be the headquarters of Drip’s European activities, and the companies have a total of 150 employees across 100 countries. 
Career highlights

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2017 

Partner, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2007-2017 

Partner, Delacour, 1996-2007 

Attorney, Delacour, 1993-1996 

Assistant Attorney, Delacour, 1990-1993  

Positions of trust

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nicholaisen A/S 

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Optipeople ApS 

Member of the Board of Directors, QARS ApS 

Member of the Board of Directors, Top-line A/S  

Member of the Board of Directors, Troels Denmark A/S 

Member of the Board of Directors, Canett Furniture A/S 

Member of the Board of Directors, ABC-Reoler A/S 

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Aksa og Joh. Sørensens Familiefond (a Danish family foundation) 

President of the Danish-Italian Chamber of Commerce  

Insights

Outstanding liability in limited liability companies (published in Danish only), Revision & Regnskabsvæsen, a Danish accounting periodical, no. 2, 2010 

Anti-competitive agreements in M&A transactions (published in Danish only), Revision og Regnskabsvæsen, a Danish accounting periodical, no. 1, 2009