Profile

At a Glance

Christian J. Henrich is a Partner in the Business and Finance Department.  He advises clients, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; private equity and debt financings; and Delaware corporate law. In addition to his representation of institutional venture capital funds, he is one of a handful of attorneys in the country that represent search funds. Mr. Henrich has co-chaired the Meritas Global M&A and Private Equity community for 8 years. Meritas is a global network of over 190 law firms.

Mr. Henrich obtained his B.A. from Dartmouth College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School where he was honored as a Palmer Scholar. Mr. Henrich is also a retired Infantry Captain having served on active duty for five years – two of which were in the Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment.

Practice Areas

Industry Expertise

Education

University of Pennsylvania, J.D., cum laude and M.B.A., Palmer Scholar (Top 5%)

Dartmouth College, B.A. in Classical Studies, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

Mr. Henrich is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Delaware.

Key Representative Matters

• Lead counsel for Talis Clinical LLC in $65 M sale to Getinge.
• Lead counsel for Hotel Engine in a $65 million Series B funding.
  
• Lead counsel in $100M+ sale of specialty insurance business.

• Lead counsel for Appsian in its acquisition of Israeli-based Xpandion, a GRC software leader
• Lead counsel for Empower Community Care for investment by Northlane Capital Partners.
• Negotiated split up of large, Buffalo based energy provider.
• Lead counsel for CleanFiber raising over $15M in private equity.
• Legal counsel to Backcountry Capital/Eagle Automation in sale of majority interest to Eagle Automation.
• Lead counsel for PostProcess Technologies as it secured, initially, $15 million and subsequently an additional $20 million in financing.

Professional Affiliations

Mr. Henrich is a member of the New York State and American Bar Associations, and the Co-Chair of the Meritas Global M&A and Private Equity Community.

Community Involvement