Lombard loans in Denmark.
Private credit against Denmark-listed shares — pledged, not sold, with ownership retained.
A Lombard loan against Denmark-listed shares is credit secured by a pledge of equity listed on the Copenhagen. The holder pledges the shares as collateral, draws cash against a fraction of their market value, keeps beneficial ownership and dividends subject to structuring, and recovers the position in full on repayment.
- Lombard loans are arranged against shares listed on the Copenhagen (Nasdaq Copenhagen).
- The pledge is not a sale: ownership, dividends, and the upside stay with the holder.
- Loan-to-value is calibrated to the specific position, funded in DKK or cross-currency.
- Structured under the Finanstilsynet regime, with disclosure from 5%.
Eligible collateral and venues
Lombard Financing arranges facilities against equity listed on the principal Denmark venue: Nasdaq Copenhagen (Nasdaq Copenhagen). Eligibility at the position level turns on the liquidity and free float of the specific line, its volatility, and the size of the holding relative to its typical traded volume — the same variables that drive the loan-to-value.
Regulator and disclosure
Shares listed in Denmark are regulated by Finanstilsynet (Danish FSA) (Finanstilsynet). Substantial-shareholding disclosure is triggered from 5%, and a pledge over a large line is structured with that reporting regime in view so that the transaction remains discreet and compliant. Where a holding sits near a control or takeover threshold, the structure is arranged to avoid disturbing the position.
Funding, custody, and structuring
Facilities are typically arranged for a tenor of twelve to thirty-six months, funded in DKK or in another currency on a cross-currency basis. Throughout the facility the pledged shares are held by a qualified custodian under bankruptcy-remote arrangements, so the security is clean and the holder’s ownership is preserved. Non-recourse, limited-recourse, and full-recourse structures are available, and the choice interacts with the loan-to-value and the pricing.
| Listing venue(s) | Nasdaq Copenhagen (Nasdaq Copenhagen) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Finanstilsynet (Danish FSA) (Finanstilsynet) |
| Currency | DKK (cross-currency available) |
| Disclosure threshold | From 5% substantial-holding disclosure |
| Principal indices | OMX Copenhagen 25 (OMXC25), OMX Copenhagen All-Share |
| Indicative tenor | 12–36 months, renewable by agreement |
| Recourse | Non-recourse / limited-recourse / full-recourse |
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Disclosure and regulation
Danish disclosure sits in Section 38 of the Capital Markets Act, with notification to Finanstilsynet at 5% and at the higher steps to 90%. A Lombard loan against a Copenhagen-listed holding keeps ownership and the vote with the client, so the pledge itself falls outside these flagging duties. The 5% first threshold allows some room before a position is reportable. Because the market is dominated by a handful of very large issuers, we pay attention to where a substantial holding sits, and draw the credit and its collateral terms so that enforcement would not force an unplanned filing or unsettle a family position.
An illustrative example
Take, illustratively, a family holding DKK 250 million of an OMXC25 constituent — an index led by its large pharmaceutical name — that arranges a Lombard loan at 55% loan-to-value, within our disclosed 20–65% range, making about DKK 137.5 million available. Ownership stays with the family, dividends and voting rights continue, and no shares are sold. The advance can be drawn in Danish kroner or another currency where the family spends. Figures are rounded and illustrative, offered to show the shape of a facility rather than to quote any term.
Illustrative only — not an offer, a quotation, or a commitment to lend.