Christian Schow Madsen assists Danish and international pension funds, businesses, private equity funds and public property owners in real estate-related acquisitions and divestitures and project development. Christian has contributed to The Danish Bar and Law Society’s guidelines on corporate and stock exchange matters. Furthermore, Christian is admitted to Kraks Blå Bog 2010 and top ranked in the largest legal directories. In 2021, Christian completed the arbitrator programme under The Association of Danish Law Firms and became a certified arbitrator.
Highlights (Panel content)
- Danica Ejendomme on the sale of half of Danske Bank's new domicile
- Freja Ejendomme on the sale of Hornbæk Hospital to COPI Group
- PensionDanmark in connection with the acquisition of a real estate portfolio from Coop for approx. DKK 1 billion.
- Matter Real Estate with the building of a portfolio worth more than DKK 2 billion, consisting of approx. 800 rental properties through the joint venture company Velkomn Denmark
- Northern Horizon in the acquisition of 6 care homes from NREP for DKK 1.5 billion
- Danica Ejendomme in the acquisition of a large office property on Vester Søgade close to the Lakes in central Copenhagen for DKK 600 million
- ATP Ejendomme and PensionDanmark in the sale of four Magasin department stores in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense and Lyngby for approx. 4.5 billion
- Udviklingsselskabet CØ P/S, a joint venture between Danica Ejendomme, Nordkranen and Unionkul, with the development of the Paper Island (in Danish: Papirøen) for over DKK 3 billion
- PensionDanmark in the sale of four Danish courthouses with a total area of over 21,000 sqm for a three-digit million DKK sum (in four mid-size cities)
- PensionDanmark in connection with the construction of Hotel- og Restaurantskolen including the development of a campus and residences in Valby with a total area of 38,548 sqm and an investment sum of DKK 1 billion
- Danica Pension with the ongoing development of the prestigious new office and residential CBD (central business district) area Postbyen in central Copenhagen, including development and lease agreements of two significant tower blocks with hotel developer edyn (previously SACO), a contract with KPC for a new tower block project worth DKK 2 billion and the construction of Danske Bank’s new domicile
Rankings (Panel content)
Christian Schow Madsen is ranked in Band 1 in Chambers and Partners, and is recognized as a Leading Individual in The Legal 500 and recommended in Who’s Who Legal 2020.
"Christian Schow Madsen is one of the most professional, service-minded and versatile lawyers I have ever worked with. In any difficult negotiation or complex matter he is a clear first choice every time." (Client testimonial, The Legal 500, 2022).
"He is one of the best in the Danish real estate industry and has a diverse and talented team. He always delivers on time." (Client testimonial, Chambers and Partners, 2022).
Medlemskaber (Panel content)
Member of
- The Danish Bar and Law Society
- International Bar Association
- Danish Supreme Court Bar Association