Stephan Hennrich
Stephan Hennrich

Stephan Hennrich

Partner

Frankfurt

+49 69 97 11 26 20 | +49 173 708 4277
Stephan.Hennrich@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Stephan brings a strong track record in guiding clients through high-profile transactions in the energy, telecommunications and other regulated sectors.

Dr Stephan Hennrich advises national and international corporate and private equity clients on M&A transactions, public takeovers as well as complex contracts. He has extensive experience in public and private M&A, stock corporation matters, cross-border mergers and IPOs. He has a particular focus on the energy and telecommunications industries, as well as other regulated industries.

Stephan studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He obtained a doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) at Bucerius Law School for a thesis on the pledge of shares in cross-border securities transactions. He was admitted to the German bar in 2011.

Prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie in 2020, Stephan was a Counsel in the Frankfurt office of the German law firm Hengeler Mueller. He had been on secondments to Vitol Group (2015) and Slaughter and May (2015/2016) in London.

  • Dispatch B.V. | Partner | 2025 | Advising in connection with the purchase of an SPV that develops one of the largest battery energy storage solutions (BESS) projects in Europe.
  • Apontis Pharma AG | Partner | 2025 | Advising on the merger of the company into Zentiva AG and simultaneous squeeze-out of the remaining minority shareholders.
  • Biotest AG | Partner | 2025 | Advising on the public delisting offer by GRIFOLS, S.A. and its delisting from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. (Partner | 2025)
  • Apontis Pharma | Partner | 2024 | Advising on investment agreement with Zentiva. (Partner | 2024)
  • Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH | Partner | 2024 | Advising on the acquisition of DMS Digitale Mess- und Steuerungssysteme AG, headquartered in Ettlingen, Baden-Württemberg, and its Chinese subsidiary, DMS Automation Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
  • Robert Bosch GmbH | Partner | 2023 | Advising on the dissolution of its joint venture with DENSO Corporation, Advanced Driver Information Technology (ADIT), with business activities in Japan and Germany.
  • 1&1 Mobilunk GmbH | Partner | 2023 | Advised on the conclusion of the binding heads of terms with Vodafone GmbH for a long-term exclusive national roaming partnership.
  • Asset management company | Partner | 2023 | Advising on a financing for Meridiam for the deployment of several FTTH networks in Germany.
  • 1&1 Towers GmbH | Partner | 2022 | Advising on the conclusion of a contract with Eubanet GmbH for the acquisition of up to 7,500 new 5G antenna locations.
  • 1&1 AG | Partner | 2022 | Advising on the conclusion of a contract with GfTD GmbH for the construction of 500 antenna sites across Germany for the rollout of 1&1's mobile network.

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