What Realise Danmark ApS does

Realise Danmark ApS is a Copenhagen-based, independent economic advisory firm founded in 2015 that builds the financial and socioeconomic decision-making foundations for Danish public and private investments. The firm specializes in market analyses, socioeconomic cost-benefit calculations (using established models PLASK and TERESA), business case development, valuation, and the design of fair, realizable financing and contribution models — most often for projects where stakeholder alignment is the binding constraint. Its three core service lines are infrastructure (ports, airports, roads, railways), urban and area development (residential, commercial and transformation areas, hotels and tourism), and climate adaptation (coastal protection, cloudburst, high water, near-surface groundwater).

The firm operates a compact senior team (~9 professionals including two partners, Brian Gardner Mogensen and Allan Munk, plus Chief Advisor Hans Christian Stigaard with airport/aviation expertise and Chief Architect Jannik Nyrop with urban-planning depth) and differentiates itself through proprietary Danish valuation IP — notably the FLID recreational-boat-harbor valuation model developed with Foreningen af Lystbådehavne i Danmark, a green-area valuation model created for Copenhagen Municipality under The Green Cities initiative, and an economic model for quantifying costs and benefits of solar and wind energy parks for citizens and municipalities.

Commercially, Realise Danmark generates revenue exclusively through fee-for-service project engagements won via competitive public tenders, partner referrals, and direct relationships with Danish municipalities, ports, public utilities, water companies, and private developers. It operates with no subscription product, no recurring pricing, and no disclosed parent or institutional capital, earning revenue proportional to project scope and duration — most recently through commissions such as the København Syd master plan win (2023, with Holscher Nordberg/ADEPT/LYTT/Artelia), the Strøby Egede coastal protection win (2021, with Schønherr/WSP), an EIB-financed Nakskov high-water protection subcontract to Rambøll, and a strategic role in the Kystspecialisterne partnership (2024) and Green X Energy Nakskov (2025).

Name

Realise Danmark ApS

Legal name

Realise Danmark ApS

Website

https://realise-aps.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Realise Danmark ApS is a Copenhagen-based independent advisory firm that builds socioeconomic cost-benefit analyses, business cases, and financing models for Danish infrastructure, urban development, and climate adaptation projects. It serves municipalities, ports, water utilities, and private developers through project-based consulting engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic & Infrastructure Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate Public-Private Partnership (PPP) & Infrastructure-Adjacent Real Estate Advisory (BPAJANAL)

Keywords

• Socio-economic analysis
• Infrastructure consulting
• Urban development advisory
• Climate adaptation consulting
• Financing models

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements delivering economic analyses, business cases, socioeconomic cost-benefit calculations, financing models, and valuations to public and private clients. Revenue is generated project-by-project, typically through competitive tender processes or direct commissions from municipalities, ports, public utilities, and private developers. No recurring subscription model; revenue is proportional to project scope and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Realise Danmark ApS is a specialized Danish advisory firm that creates optimal economic decision-making foundations for investments in infrastructure, urban and area development, and climate adaptation. The firm delivers market analyses, socio-economic cost-benefit calculations, business cases, financing models, project development, and strategic economic consulting to Danish municipalities, ports, public utilities, and private developers across the entire project lifecycle from A to Z.

Product overview

Realise Danmark ApS is a specialized advisory and analysis company that creates economic decision-making foundations for public, commercial, and institutional investments. The company offers a portfolio of consulting services including market analyses, socio-economic calculations, business cases, financing models, project development, and strategic economic consulting. The core service offerings are organized around three main areas: Infrastructure (ports, airports, roads, railways), Urban and Area Development (residential and commercial areas, transformation areas, hotel projects), and Climate Adaptation (storm surge, high water, cloudburst, and groundwater solutions). All services are delivered through professional, dedicated, and independent advisory across the entire project lifecycle from A to Z.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kystspecialisterne: A partnership consisting of Mølbak Landinspektører A/S, NATOUR ApS and Realise Danmark ApS focused on coastal protection/shoreline protection projects in Denmark.
• Green X Energy Nakskov

Products and services

• Market Analyses (Markedsanalyser)
• Socio-economic Calculations (Samfundsøkonomiske beregninger)
• Business Cases (Businesscases)
• Financing Models (Finansieringsmodeller)
• Project Development (Projektudvikling)
• Strategic and Economic Consulting (Strategisk og økonomisk rådgivning)
• Infrastructure Consulting (Infrastruktur rådgivning)
• Urban Development (Byudvikling)
• Commercial Port Development (Erhvervshavne udvikling)
• Tourism Development (Turismeudvikling)
• Valuation (Værdisætning)
• Climate Adaptation (Klimatilpasning)

Quantifiable outcome

• Developed first economic model for valuation of recreational boat harbors in Denmark (FLID model, 2024-2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Green X Energy NakskovminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Realise Danmark is a partner in Green X Energy Nakskov, a commercially sustainable partnership in Nakskov focused on circular production, attracting growth companies, and resource exchange between companies. Green X Energy Nakskov has entered a partnership with Lolland Municipality and Business Lolland Falster to attract new companies to Nakskov.
• Kystspecialisterne (Coastal Specialists Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 August 2024Kystspecialisterne is a partnership between Mølbak Landinspektører A/S, NATOUR ApS, and Realise Danmark ApS created to deliver the best and most economically optimal coastal protection projects in Denmark. The partnership combines expertise in land and rights, landscape, recreation, and economics and financing. They offer fair and realizable part-contribution models, holistic solutions considering landscape and biodiversity, voluntary agreements and expropriations, identification of external financing sources, and socioeconomic cost-benefit calculations.
• Rambøll DanmarkminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRealise Danmark is a subcontractor to Rambøll Danmark for the Nakskov high-water protection project, where they are responsible for socioeconomic cost-benefit analyses and financing/part-contribution models.
• Foreningen af Lystbådehavne i Danmark (FLID)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLID (Foreningen af Lystbådehavne i Danmark) partnered with Hird&Ko ApS and Realise Danmark ApS to develop a model for valuation of recreational boat harbors in Denmark during 2024-2025.
• Hird&Ko ApSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Realise Danmark and FLID to develop a model for valuation of recreational boat harbors in Denmark.
• PKF HoteleksperterminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRealise Danmark worked with PKF Hoteleksperter on a market and feasibility analysis for a new hotel in Kolding.
• The Green Cityties ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner Brian Gardner Mogensen was project leader in the development of the first economic model for valuing green areas in Copenhagen Municipality, as part of the Green Cityties consortium.
• KounominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegular collaboration partner on socioeconomic analyses and business case calculations for climate adaptation and water utility projects. Jointly developed a socioeconomic model for calculating effects of supply investments for Kalundborg Forsyning.
• Gehl ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRealise Danmark worked with Gehl Architects and Raw Mobility on the helhedsplan (master plan) for Lautrup business area in Ballerup.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COWI: Major Danish-headquartered engineering consultancy providing infrastructure, environment, and economics advisory across the Nordics. Competes with Realise Danmark for socioeconomic cost-benefit analyses on coastal protection, urban development, and infrastructure projects involving Danish municipalities.
• Rambøll: Large Danish engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with deep infrastructure, urban development, and climate adaptation practices. Realise Danmark is a subcontractor to Rambøll on the Nakskov high-water protection project, making Rambøll both a collaborator and a competitor for socioeconomic advisory engagements.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a large Danish practice following the WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff acquisition. Competes in infrastructure, urban development, and climate adaptation advisory, and is a frequent consortium partner with Realise Danmark (e.g., Strøby Egede coalition).
• Sweco: Nordic-headquartered engineering, design, and consulting firm with significant Danish operations. Competes in socioeconomic analysis, infrastructure advisory, and urban development economic studies for Danish municipalities and ports.
• Artelia: European engineering and project management consultancy with Danish operations. Co-delivered the København Syd master plan competition with Realise Danmark, positioning Artelia as both a partner and competitor for urban development and infrastructure economic advisory.
• NIRAS: Danish engineering and consulting firm with strong public-sector and climate adaptation practices. Directly comparable to Realise Danmark in delivering socioeconomic and feasibility studies for Danish municipalities, water utilities, and infrastructure projects.
• Holscher Nordberg: Danish architecture and urban planning firm that partnered with Realise Danmark on the winning København Syd master plan. Comparable in delivering integrated urban development and master planning services to Danish municipalities.

Emerging players

• Gehl Architects: People-centered urban design consultancy originating in Copenhagen. Partnered with Realise Danmark on the Lautrup business park master plan for Ballerup Municipality, and overall comparable in delivering urban development projects to Danish municipalities.

Broad incumbents

• Copenhagen Economics: Danish economic advisory firm specializing in competition economics, regulation, and public-policy economics. While broader in scope and corporate-focused, it overlaps with Realise Danmark in delivering economic advisory to Danish public-sector and regulated clients.
• COWI A/S, Economics & Management Consulting: Subsidiary-style economics advisory within the COWI group that competes with Realise Danmark for socioeconomic cost-benefit and feasibility work for public-sector clients across Denmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/realise-aps

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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