Renzenbrink & Partner advises AmRest founder Henry McGovern on entry into dean&david

Henry McGovern, founder and long-standing CEO of the European multi-concept restaurateur AmRest, acquires 49% of the shares in the dean&david Group from Hermann Weiffenbach with his holding company McWin.

Since leaving AmRest, the American Henry McGovern has been pursuing various projects in the international gastronomy and food sector as an investor.

The fresh-casual restaurant brand dean&david was founded by David Baumgartner in 2007 and now has 150 locations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Qatar.

Renzenbrink & Partner advised Henry McGovern with the following team: Dr. Ulf Renzenbrink, Christopher Blumenthal and Vincent Faure (all Corporate/PE).

Previously, a Renzenbrink & Partner team led by Dr. Ulf Renzenbrink had already advised Henry McGovern and other investors on the acquisition of the Vapiano business from the insolvency estate.