Pia Lykke Mathiasen

Partner
Pia Lykke Mathiasen

Pia Lykke Mathiasen has for more than 10 years dealt with business transfers (M&A) and investments. Pia has advised on both large and small transactions across a broad variety of sectors, thereby gaining vast hands-on experience of handling cross-border transactions. 

In addition, Pia is extensively experienced in advising on venture capital and has assisted venture funds and businesses in connection with various investments.

As part of the above, Pia has profound experience of handling incentive schemes/MIP, such as warrant programmes and other conditional share schemes. 

Pia is an active member of Danish Business Angels (DanBAN), one of Denmark's largest angel-investor networks, where she also lectures at the academy and sits on the board.

Qualifications
Education
Admitted to the Danish Bar
2013
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen
2010
Experience
Recent highlights
  • Acting for the sellers of Anchersen in connection with a sale to French Keolis
  • Acting for a number of sellers in connection with the sale of Spirii to French Edenred Group
  • Acting for the buyer in connection with Artha Kapitalforvaltnings' acquisition of Scope Investment
  • Acting for the sellers of Omnidocs in connection with the sale to Qics in the Netherlands, owned by private equity fund Main Capital Partners
  • Acting for Main Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of ProjectFlow 
  • Acting for the sellers of Vikingbus in connection with the merger of 35 bus companies and subsequent sale to Danish private equity fund Polaris
  • Acting for the sellers of Contour Design in connection with the sale to Danish private equity fund Polaris
  • Acting for the sellers of Les Deux in connection with the sale to the private equity fund Röko AB
  • Acting for Dixa in connection with the acquisition of Australian Elevio
  • Acting for Dixa in connection with its Series C investment round, where General Atlantic was the lead investor 
  • Acting for Talis Capital in connection with the investment in Nøie ApS
  • Acting for Falcon.io in connection with its sale to American Cision Ltd
Career highlights

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2025

Partner, Lundgrens 2023-2025

Director, Lundgrens, 2019-2022 

Attorney, Lundgrens, 2018-2019

Attorney, Delacour, 2013-2018

Assistant attorney, Delacour, 2010-2013

Positions of trust

Board member, the Danish investor network Danish Business Angels

Other positions

Lecturer, the Entrepreneurship programme at Niels Brock, Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, 2019

Rankings
IFLR1000

”Quickly grasps the issues we present and provides an almost instant idea of what could be potential pitfalls and solutions. Very timely and structured.”