Dan Kjerulf joined Danske Private Equity in 2000.

Dan has more than 30 years of experience in legal matters relating to private equity and other financial transactions. Dan has been responsible for negotiating and structuring terms and conditions governing all portfolio funds in Danske PEP I-VI as well as Danske PEP 2018. Dan has served on the LP Platform Council and Professional Standards Committee of Invest Europe and on the Legal Affairs Committee of the Danish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association and guest lectured on private equity law at the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School.

Dan’s focus on negotiating and drafting commercially minded contractual relationships ensures an ongoing alignment of interest between Danske Private Equity, its investors and portfolio funds. Before joining Danske Private Equity, Dan was Head of the Legal Section in Danske Securities Corporate Finance, where his duties included due diligence on and monitoring of equity fund investments made by the Danske Bank Group, and advised third party clients on a range of transactions involving private equity funds. Prior to heading the legal section of Danske Securities, Dan held various legal positions within Danske Bank (HandelsBanken).

Dan holds a masters degree in law from the University of Copenhagen.