Managing Partner

Jens Moller

More than 20 years of experience in M&A and transactions. Participated in more than 180 deals in Denmark and cross-border. General experienced in small and mid-cap companies across industries, primarily family-owned businesses.

Member of Agri, Food & Beverages Industry Group.

Industry experience:

Aerospace & defense; Building & construction; Business services; Clean technology; Electronics; Energy & renewables; Engineering; Financial services; Healthcare; Information technology; Luxury goods; Plastics; Recycling; Security; Steel, metal, and woodworking; Textile & clothing; Trade; Wholesale.

Partner

Niels Buus

Niels Buus is a seasoned leader and strategist in the Defense and Space sector, with over 35 years of experience in driving innovation, growth, and transformation for various organizations. He is the Owner and CEO of Longbus Innovation, a company that provides management consulting, coaching, and strategic advice for private and public organizations in the areas of Space, Defense, Innovation, and Technology.

Niels has a proven track record of delivering results and creating value for his clients and stakeholders. He was the Chairman and then CEO of GomSpace, a leading provider of nanosatellite solutions, from 2007 to 2023, where he led the company’s expansion by more than 20 times and successfully listed it in an IPO in 2016. During that tenure he was in 2017 awarded Leader of the year in Danmark. Prior to that, he was the CEO of GateHouse, a leading supplier of software protocol stacks for Inmarsat, where he grew the company from 15 to 100 people within five years, earning him the regional “Entrepreneur of the Year” award twice. He also served as Vice President for the Radar Division at Terma A/S, where he orchestrated a substantial turnaround that positioned the business as a global leader in vessel traffic and surface movement radars.

Niels holds a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Aalborg University, a Master of Science in applied optics from Imperial College London, and a Sloan Fellowship Master in Management from London Business School. He is also a Certified Board Chairman and a graduate of the IHEDN l’Institut des hautes études de défense nationale. Niels is passionate about advancing the Defense and Space industry and fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and collaboration.

Associate Partner

Morten Christensen

Experience from both sides of the “table”.

Experience from operations in private companies as head of finance and CFO.

Moving forward to corporate finance in the area of business valuations, presentations of companies for sale (Information Memorandum), and re-arranging balance-sheet.

Industry expertise:

Agriculture; Beverages; Building & construction; Clean technology; Education and training; Electronics; Food; Healthcare; Hotels & restaurants; Information technology; Luxury goods; Retail and franchising; Steel, metal, and woodworking; Textile & clothing; Trade; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.

Partner

Lars Søndergaard

Partner at CIGNO Mergers & Acquisition.

3 years self-employed consultant

2 years as CEO/CSO Energinord
7 years as Commercial Director Cembrit Holding A/S

14 years of Management positions at VELUX in Denmark, Czech Republic & China and, CSO and Marketing positions as Sky-Watch, Migatronic & Danfoss etc.

Expertise: Sell- and buy-side advisor focusing on the Energy sector, electronics, defence industry, machinery industry, construction materials and cross-border transactions. Lars is focusing on the strategic development of clients as well.

Lars is holding several boards and advisory board positions.

Education: Master degree specialized in international management and finance.

Management education.

Board education from Board Governance.

Partner

Geert Skovsgaard

Accounting background, spent 10 years as CFO before entering role as CEO and owner with global manufacturing footprint within the wind industry for + 20 years Successfully managed setting up multiple locations worldwide related to expansion and localization, post merger i.e. Today Co-owner of several small/medium sized companies in Denmark within district heating, agriculture, bulding industry and heavy transportation.

Industry experience:

Agriculture; Building & construction; Business services; Clean technology; Energy & renewables; Plastics; Recycling; Trade.