Dan Moalem

Partner / Attorney

E-Maildmo@mwblaw.dk
Phone+45 3377 9010
Mobile+45 3037 9610
Born14 March 1973 in Aalborg
LanguagesDanish, English and Hebrew
Primary qualifications

Dan Moalem provides advice primarily regarding M&A, Capital Markets and transactions with real estate.

 

Dan Moalem also provides advice to financial institutions and regarding structuring of venture capital and private equity funds, UCITS and hedge funds.

 

Dan Moalem's recent key transactions include:

 
Merger between PostDanmark and Svenska Posten
 
Prospectus verifications for Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Deutsche Bank, Carnegie
 
Private placement by Johnson & Johnson in Neurosearch
 
Takeover of Brørup Sparekasse to Saxo Bank
 
Danish real estate conglomerate, Kuben A/S, to different buyers
 
Representing  Greystone Capital in the acquisition of Progressive IT
 
Representing 7 Technologies in the sale to Schneider Electric
 
Representing Greystone Capital in the acquisition of Oliver's Petfood

  

International Recognitions

Tax Directors Handbook 2012

Appointed Capital Markets Lawyer of the year, Corporate INTL Global Awards 2011

Chambers Europe 2011 (Corporate/M&A)

Chambers Global 2011 (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets)

Legal500 2011 (Capital Markets, M&A, Real Estate & Construction, Tax)
PLC 2010 (Corporate/M&A, Real Estate)
Overview

2008     Partner in Moalem Weitemeyer Bendtsen Advokatpartnerselskab 
2006     Partner in Lett Law Firm 
2004     Partner in Horten Law Firm
2001-2002    Duke University – visiting scholar 
2002      Attorney at Horten Law Firm 
1999      Assistant Attorney at Horten Law Firm 
1999     LL.M. from the University of Copenhagen
1998     Commercial Assistant, the Royal Danish Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel
1997     Trainee Horten Law Firm
1996     BSc in Business Administration and Commercial Law, Aalborg University

 

Other activities

Dan Moalem is a member of the boards of directors of several companies, including private equity management companies. Moreover, Dan Moalem was one of the initiators in establishing the Danish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (DVCA) in March 2000.

 

Dan Moalem is an active member of several legal organisations, eg the legal committee and the strategy committee of the DVCA. Dan Moalem also serves as advisory board member of the Forum for Company Law and Financial Market Law (FOCOFIMA), which is a forum at the University of Copenhagen for research and debate regarding company law and capital markets.

 

Furthermore, Dan Moalem lectures on eg capital markets, company law, venture capital and investment companies, including hedge funds.

 

Dan Moalem is the author of several publications within the fields of company law and capital markets and has written articles on venture capital and hedge funds as well as trade relations between Denmark and Israel, cf below.

 

 

Books


Moalem, D., Moalem, D. & Werlauff, E. (2007), The Annotated Danish Securities Trading Act, Copenhagen, Gjellerup (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Christiansen E. W. & Kildegaard, H. (2006), The Danish Stock Option Act: employment law regulation of equity-based salary, Copenhagen, Nyt Juridisk Forlag (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Kornerup, J. & Andersen, B.K. (2004), Denmark in Cornick, T. (ed.), The International Guide to Marketing Investment Funds, London, FIR Publications.

 

Moalem, D. & Søeby, P. (2003), Compendium on Debt Enforcement (2nd edition), Copenhagen, Studenterbogladen (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Søeby, P. (2002), Compendium on Registration of Property (2nd edition), Copenhagen, Studenterbogladen (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Søeby, P. (2001), Compendium on Charges (2nd edition), Copenhagen, Studenterbogladen (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Søeby, P. (1999),Compendium on Debt Enforcement, Copenhagen, Studenterbogladen (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. (1998), Compendium on Registration of Property, Copenhagen, Studenterbogladen (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. (1998), Compendium on Rules Pertaining to Real Estate, Copenhagen, Studenterbogladen (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. (1998), Compendium on Charges, Copenhagen, Studenterbogladen (in Danish).

 

 

Articles

Moalem, D., Thomsen, H. H. og Thomsen, M., (2011), Saving banks: Limitations on voting rights and the possibility of converting into a Public Limited Company, Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift 3/2011, s. 219 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Nielsen, C. & Dahlgaard, M. (2009), Capital Market Law Issues Concerning Hedge Funds, Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift 2009, p. 347 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Nielsen, C. & Bang, M. (2009), Introduction to Aspects Relating to Hedge Funds, Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift 3/2009, p. 273 ff. (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Nielsen, C. (2009), A Closure on the Danish Disclosure Rules? ErhvervsJuridisk Tidsskrift nr. 1 - 2009, p. 39-44 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Dahlgaard, M. (2008), New Ban of Short Selling Danish Shares Issued by Financial Institutions, Finans/Invest No 8/2008, p. 18-20 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Nielsen, C. & Dahlgaard, M. (2008), The Obligations of the Tender Offeror when Publishing the Tender Offer and the Tender Advertisement, Finans/Invest No 7/2008, p. 26-27 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Schultz, M.T. (2008), New Executive Order Regarding Other Collective Investment Schemes – LIS § 115, FinansInvest no. 3/2008.

 

Moalem, D. & Bøgelund, T (2008), Ruling in the RealDanmark Case - Disclosure of Inside Information, IBA Securities Law Newsletter, Vol. 14, No 1, April 2008.

 

Moalem, D, Lund, C. & Thomsen, H. H. (2008), Disclosure of Inside Information – The Judgment by the Danish Eastern High Court in the RealDanmark Case, Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift, Forlaget Thomson, No 2/2008 (in Danish) .

 

Moalem, D. & Nielsen, C. (2008), Revised Executive Orders in the Field of Securities Law as a Consequence of the MiFid Directive, Finans/Invest No 2/2008, pp. 24-26 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Malmqvist, C.F. (2006), Implementation of the Takeover Directive in Danish Law – including new Takeover Code (executive order), Nordisk Tidsskrift for Selskabsret, No 3, 2006, pp. 60 ff. (in Danish) .

 

Moalem D. , Bøgelund, T. & Jensen, M. (2006), Professional Liability of Financial Institutions Advising on ´Securities Trading – an Analysis of Practice by the Danish Financial Services Complaints Board, Finans/Invest, No 7, 2006, pp. 12-16 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Malmqvist, C.F. (2006), New Securities Trading Act Rules and a New Takeover Code (executive order), Finans/Invest, No 6, 2006 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Bøgelund, T. (2006), New Rules on Foreign Investment Funds Marketing Activities in Denmark, IBA Securities Law Newsletter, Vol. 12, No 1, pp. 16-18.

 

Moalem, D. & Malmqvist, C.F. (2006), Regulation of Alternative Marketplaces, IBA Securities Law Newsletter, Vol. 12, No 1, pp. 18-22.

 

Moalem, D. & Malmqvist, C.F. (2006), Alternative Market Places – New Part 11a in the Danish Securities Trading Act, Nordisk Tidsskrift for Selskabsret, No 2, 2006, pp. 107 ff. (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Lund, C. (2006), Disclosure of Inside Information – Decision by the European Court of Justice in the RealDanmark case, Finans/Invest 4/06, pp. 24-27 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Hjejle, U.& Lund, C. (2006), New Executive Orders on Prospectuses, NTS 2006/1, pp. 59-71 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Malmqvist, C.F. (2006), Regulation of Alternative Market Places in Denmark, Finans/Invest, 3/06, pp. 19-22 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Hejle, U. & Lund, C. (2006), New Executive Orders on Prospectuses, Finans/invest, 258(2), p. 22. (in Danish)

 

Moalem, D. & Hansen, R.S. (2005), The Danish Stock Option Act: Regulation of Equity-related Instruments in Employment Relationships, Nordisk tidsskrift for selskabsret, 2005(1), pp. 65-74 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Banner-Voigt, E., Hejle, U. & Høibye, K. (2005), Hedge Funds and Taxation of Hedge-based Investment Activities, Revision & regnskabsvæsen, 74(11), pp. 58-67 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Hejle, U. (2005), Hedge Funds: a New Danish Investment Vehicle, Finans/invest, 257(7), pp. 20-23 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2005), The Midtbank Case: Following the Supreme-court Judgment, Finans/invest, 253(3), pp. 19-23 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2005), New Reform of Danish Securities Legislation, Revision & regnskabsvæsen, 74(2), pp. 16-27 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2005), New Reform of the Danish Securities Trading Act, Finans/invest, 257(8), pp. 25-27 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2005), About Inside Information and “the Abuse Reservation”: Following the Supreme-court Judgment in the Midtbank Case, Nordisk tidsskrift for selskabsret, 2005(2), pp. 52-68 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Lund, C. (2005), Disclosure of Inside Information: Following the NEG Micon Judgment, Finans/invest, 257(8), pp. 24-25 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2004), Review of The Danish Securities Trading Act with Comments by Jesper Lau Hansen, Finans & samfund, 2004(12), p. 12 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2004), The Midtbank Judgment: Prior to the Supreme-court Judgment, Nordisk tidsskrift for selskabsret, 2004(3), pp. 294-304 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2004), The Midtbank Judgment, Finans/invest, 246(4), pp. 14-17 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Hansen, R.S. (2004), The Danish Stock Option Act: Regulation of Equity-related Instruments in Employment Relationships, Finans/invest, 247(5), pp. 29-31 (in Danish). 

 

Moalem, D. (2004), About ’Inside Information’ and ’Materiality’ in Danish Securities Trading Law, Nordisk tidsskrift for selskabsret, 2004(1), pp. 71-82 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2004), The Danish Securities Trading Act, Finans & samfund, 2004(12), p. 12(in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. (2003), Corporate Finance and Analyst Activities by Investment Banks: about Chinese Walls and Wall Crossing, Legal Topics at the University of Southern Denmark, 2003, pp. 162-176 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Hansen, R. S. & Moalem, D. (2002), New rules on authority in Danish securities trading law, Revision & regnskabsvæsen, 71(12), pp. 19-23  (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Hansen R.S. & Moalem, D. (2003), Regulation of the Securities Market: Status and Perspectives, Finans/invest, 246(1), pp. 16-20  (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Moalem, D. (2002), New Listing Rules on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Nordisk tidsskrift for selskabsret, 2002(2), pp. 147-160  (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Hoffmeyer, T. & Moalem, D. (2002), New Danish Insider Register: More Onerous Obligations for Companies and Insiders, Revision & regnskabsvæsen, 71(9), pp. 44-49  (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. (2001), Venture Capital Companies: Interaction Between Law and Finance, Legal Topics at the University of Southern Denmark, 2001, pp. 80-91 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. (2001), The Copenhagen Stock Exchange KVX Growth Market: Growth Index or Technology Index?, Revision & regnskabsvæsen, 70(4), pp. 32-37 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Kornerup, J. & Krenchel, J. V. (2001), Innovation Funds: a Venture Capital Investment Vehicle for Professional Investors, Revision & regnskabsvæsen, 70(9), pp. 16-21 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. (2000), Listed Venture Capital Companies: Duty to Disclose Material Information?, Revision & regnskabsvæsen, 69(7), pp. 6-14 (in Danish).  

 

Moalem, D. & Pedersen, J.B.(1999), Pollution of the Holy Land, Aktuelt miljø, 6(8), pp. 44-46 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Brinkmann, S & Rasmussen, F.S. (1999), Positive Discrimination in EU Law, Justitia, 22(2), pp. 5-30 (in Danish.

 

Moalem, D. (1999, 27 April), From Nobody to Somebody on the IT Map, Børsen, information technology section, p. 2 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Pedersen, J.B. (1999, 10 February), Denmark Could Take a Lesson from the Israeli IT Adventure, Jyllands-Posten, digital section, pp. 6-7 (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D. & Pedersen, J.B. (1998, 8 December), Israel Challenges Silicon Valley, Børsen, information technology section, p. 4  (in Danish).

 

Moalem, D., Fog, M.Q. & Schjelde, D. (1997), Strategic Takeovers, Justitia, 20(1), pp. 1-45 (in Danish).