Friederike Henke

Friederike Henke

Friederike Henke, partner and lawyer (advocaat and Rechtsanwältin) at BUREN, heads BURENs German Desk. She specialises in (international) corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, financing, reorganisations, and restructurings. Friederike advises multinationals and mid-sized companies in Dutch, English, and German in (international) transactions and in their day-to-day legal work. In that respect, she regularly works with lawyers from abroad.

Friederike grew up in Germany, studied in The Netherlands and Germany and is admitted to the Amsterdam and the Cologne bar. Before becoming a lawyer, Friederike worked in Hyderabad, India, which is why she is one of the key contacts of BURENs India Desk. Next to that, heading our German Desk, Friederike is a member of the German-Dutch lawyers association, the German lawyers association DAV (Deutscher Anwaltverein) and the DAV Niederlande of which she is the president. She is also a member of the Internationals Bar Association (IBA) and an honorary member of the international lawyers' association AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers). 

Publications

• In this episode of the German podcast Sparringslounge für Entscheider, hosted by Tobias Bobka, Friederike Henke, head of our German Desk, joins attorney Markus Beyer (GÖRG) to discuss key aspects of mergers and acquisitions. The conversation covers the typical phases of an M&A process, current trends in transaction activity, and practical considerations for company buyers and sellers. 
  Podcast about the series (German)
• Stricter Oversight of FDI in Tech, Februari 2025 
  Heightened scrutiny of foreign direct investments (FDI) in companies is an increasing trend at both national and European levels. It is essential for the General Counsel to be aware of these developments and to potentially adjust their approach to investments and transactions accordingly.
• M&A Review, April 2022 (German) 
  Contribution to a series of articles on the FDI Screening Regulation
  FDI Screening-Verordnung und ihre Auswirkungen auf europäische Investitionsprüfungen (FDI Screening Regulation and its impact on European investment audits) with Dr. Milena Charnitzky as introductory contribution to the series of articles 
  FDI Screening-Verordnung und die Regelungen in den Niederlanden (FDI Screening Regulation and the Regulations in the Netherlands) with an overview of the Dutch regulation
  Podcast about the series
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, March 2021 (RO 2021-25) (Dutch) – Case summary of a judgment of the Zeeland-West Brabant District Court dated 22 December 2020 on the question, whether the court in this case finds sufficient grounds for dismissal of a managing director for mismanagement.
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, August 2021 (RO 2021-47) (Dutch) – Case summary of a judgment of the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal of 25 May 2021 on the question, whether the circumstance that a director of a company is a trustee director, is relevant for the assessment of mismanagement.
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, February 2021 (RO 2021/11) (Dutch) – Case summary of a decision of a Dutch Court (Gerechtshof Amsterdam) of 10 November 2020 on the question, whether the rights or interests of a shareholder in certain circumstances are infringed in such a way, that he can reasonably not be expected to continue his share ownership. 
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, December 2020 (RO 2020/79) (Dutch) – Case summary of a decision of a Dutch Court (Rechtbank Midden-Nederland) of 20 May 2020 on the question, whether exceptional circumstances (i.e. serious escalation of a conflict between shareholders and board members) can lead to a compulsory transfer of shares.
   
• Das UBO-Register in Belgien und in den Niederlanden (German), Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, Oktober 2020 – Article on the introduction of the UBO register in the Netherlands
   
• Corona Maßnahmen in den Niederlanden (German), Länderreport, August 2020 – Article on the economic/financial measures in the Netherlands in connection with the pandemic.
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, July 2020 (RO 2020/66) (Dutch) – Case summary of a decision of a Dutch Court (Rechtbank Gelderland) of 17 July 2020 on the question whether, in the absence of a resolution to appoint a director, merely the intention of parties would be sufficient.
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, June 2020 (RO 2020/59) (Dutch) – Case summary of a decision of a Dutch Court (Rechtbank Overijssel) of 24 June 2020 on the question, whether a shareholder had harmed the interest of a company to such an extent, that the continuation of the corporate relationship had become unreasonable for the other shareholders, for which reason an exclusion of the shareholder would be justified.
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, May 2020 (RO 2020/49) (Dutch) - Case summary of a decision of a Dutch Appeal Court (Gerechtshof Den Haag) of 27 May 2020 on the question, whether the Corona crisis can be a reason not to pay dividends and to (temporarily) modify a alimony obligation.
   
• M&A in times of Corona | In the current COVID-19 turmoil pending M&A activity is coming to a hard stop worldwide, mena.nl, April 2020
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, February 2020 (RO 2020/42) (Dutch) - Case summary of a decision of a Dutch Appeal Court (Gerechtshof Amsterdam) of 18 February 2020 on the question, whether a majority shareholder had exceeded its powers or abused its voting power, or whether the requirement of reasonable fairness was breached.
   
• Rechtspraak Ondernemingsrecht, Januar 2020 (RO 2020/22)(Dutch) – Case summary of a decision of the Enterprise Chamber of 8 January 2020 on an application for removal from office and the increase of the audit budget.
   
• Bedrijfsjuridische Berichten, Mai 2019 (Bb 2019-31) (Dutch – Article regarding a decision of the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) of 22 June 2018 on the forced sale of shares in connection with a share transfer restriction.  
   
• Netherlands Commercial Court – englischsprachige Gerichtsverfahren in den Niederlanden (German), Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, May 2019 – Article on the Netherlands Commercial Court.
   
• Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) – englischsprachige Verfahren in den Niederlanden (German), (German), Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, December 2018 - Article on the Netherlands Commercial Court.