Henrietta J. Ditzen is an associate in the Düsseldorf office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department. Henrietta focuses on transactions as well as corporate and regulatory matters in the healthcare and life sciences industries.

She has extensive experience advising a full spectrum of healthcare and life sciences clients in the healthcare market on: 

  • M&A transactions
  • Restructurings

In the life sciences sector, Henrietta advises German and international pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers at all stages of the business or product life cycle with regard to: 

  • M&A transactions
  • German and EU regulatory matters 

Henrietta’s experience includes advising:

  • Acrotec (a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group) on the:
    • Acquisition of Friedrich Daniels
    • Acquisition of Mebus MIM-Technik
  • A supplier of industrial solutions on the sale of a ceramics business
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of the majority stake in amedes Holding AG, a provider of medical diagnostic services
  • Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the acquisition of medavis GmbH
  • Cheplapharm on the:
    • Acquisition of the worldwide commercial rights (excluding South Korea) for Gemzar® from Eli Lilly and Company 
    • Acquisition of the worldwide commercial rights (excluding South Korea) for Zyprexa® from Eli Lilly and Company
    • Acquisition of the medicinal products Seroquel and Seroquel XR in Europe, Russia, the US, and Canada from AstraZeneca
  • Demant on the:
    • Acquisition of OHRWERK Group
    • Agreement to acquire KIND Group
  • DPE Deutsche Private Equity and Maxburg Capital Partners on the sale of PharmaZell GmbH
  • EQT Partners AB on the acquisition of Siemens Audiology Solutions from Siemens
  • Fresenius on the sale of the majority of Vamed’s rehabilitation business to PAI Partners
  • Inari Medical on the acquisition of LimFlow
  • ITM on the acquisition of a worldwide exclusive license for cancer treatment
  • Juno Therapeutics on the acquisition of Stage Cell Therapeutics GmbH
  • Medigo GmbH on corporate and regulatory advice in connection with establishing an online platform for medical tourism 
  • Novo Nordisk on the acquisition of Cardior Pharmaceuticals
  • Perrigo on its proposed divestiture of its dermacosmetics branded business
  • Raptor Pharmaceuticals in connection with the product commercialization of an orphan drug in the EEA
  • Siemens in connection with the internal reorganization of its healthcare division
  • Tecan Trading AG on the acquisition of IBL International Holding B.V., a developer and distributor of in-vitro diagnostic test systems
  • Thoratec Corporation on clinical trials in Germany and Austria
  • Trilantic on the acquisition of the Deutsche Pflege und Wohnen Group and the Argentum Group in a combined purchase procedure
  • TriVascular on medical device legislation and compliance 
  • ZAVA Global on the sale to listed US-based Hims & Hers Health, Inc.   

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwältin (Germany)

Education

  • LL.M., Columbia University, 2013
  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Hamburg, 2011
  • First German State Exam, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, 2009

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English