Düsseldorf
+49 211 600 55-268 +49 211 600 55-278 b.dehne@heuking.de
Languages
German,
English,
Dutch,
Chinese
Practice groups/Expertise
Consulting focuses
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
- Corporate Law
- Foreign Investment Control
- Foreign Trade Law
- Real Estate Transactions
- Carve-out-transactions
- Reorganisation [of group of companies]
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
Vita
- Admitted to the Bar since 2010
- Leader of our China Desk
- Education and former activities
- Noerr LLP, Senior Associate 2011-2016
- Shearman Sterling LLP, Associate 2010-2011
- Legal clerkship at District Court of Aachen with stations at German Embassy Beijing and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP2007-2009
- Study of law at universities in Cologne/Germany, Chengdu/China and Passau/Germany 1999-2006
Affiliations
- German-Chinese Lawyers Association (DCJV, 中德法学家协会)
- German-Dutch Lawyers Association (DNRV, Duits-Nederlandse Advocatenvereniging)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
Dr. Bodo Dehne's Distinctions
Legal 500 Deutschland 2026
JUVE Ranking Wirtschaftskanzleien 2025/2026
Legal 500 Deutschland 2025
Handelsblatt: Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025
Best Lawyers 2026
JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2024/2025
Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2024
Best Lawyers 2025
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Legal 500 Germany 2024
JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2023/2024
Best Lawyers 2024
Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2023
Legal 500 Germany 2023
Latest news
Publications
2022
FDI Screening in Germany – Foreign investment control with respect of foreign sovereign wealth funds’ investments in German companies by means of foreign trade law
Nomos, 2022, 655 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-3-8487-6231-6
2020
China remains outside
© All rights reserved. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH, Frankfurt. "China bleibt draußen" from the F.A.Z., December 16, 2020. Provided by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Archiv.,
together with
Michael Kreisler, LL.M.
New export control law forces companies to be vigilant
ASIA BRIDGE 12:2020,
together with
Dr. Kai Bandilla
Foreign investment control becoming key factor in M&A deals – German government decides to block acquisition of German tech company
Update Corporate/M&A, No. 14, December 4, 2020,
together with
Michael Kreisler, LL.M.
, Dr. Christoph Schork, LL.M.
German foreign investment control tightened amidst Covid-19 pandemic
IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee eBulletin, summer 2020,
together with
Boris Dürr
Upcoming Changes to German Foreign Investment Control Regime
Update Corporate/M&A 05, April 21, 2020,
together with
Dr. Christoph Schork, LL.M.
2017
Stricter rules governing the participation of non-EU investors in German companies
Factsheet, November 13, 2017
Higher hurdles for M&A
ASIA BRIDGE 9:2017, www.asia-bridge.de
Lectures
2025
Cross Border M&A Transactions and Recent Developments in FDI Screening
Betriebs-Berater, M&A Conference 2025, January 28, 2025, Industrie-Club Düsseldorf,
together with
Dr. Mathias Schroeder, LL.M. (Intl. Legal Stud Golden Gate Univ.)
2024
Increased role of regulators
Global Leaders Forum, 8th Annual Corporate M&A Forum, July 10, 2024, London
2019
Legal Aspects for Doing Business in Germany and the Difference between the Business Environment in the UK and Germany
Business Environment for Chinese Companies, September 20, 2019, London
Going Global – Germany
Entrepreneurs Week: Going Global Session, September 19, 2019, London
Brexit and Tighter Investment Control – Impact on Investments
NRW Business and Investors Forum, April 2, 2019, Beijing
2018
Stricter control of foreign investment in German companies – current developments and impact on mid-tier businesses
2. Düsseldorfer M&A Roundtable, November 21, 2018, Düsseldorf
Land recycling in practice – Legal hurdles for property developers and investors
Immobilien-Frühstück Nordrhein-Westfalen, August 31, 2018, Düsseldorf
Update investment control – stricter rules of the game for Chinese M&A deals
Chinesische Unternehmenskäufe in Deutschland im Jahr 2018, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, March 1, 2018 in Hamburg, March 19, 2018 in Düsseldorf, March 23, 2018 in Frankfurt
2017
Legal Aspects of Setting Up Business in Germany
Smart Manufacturing in North Rhine-Westphalia – Taiwan-Germany Business Seminar on Industry 4.0, October 24, 2017 in Taichung, Taiwan
Chinese investment in Germany –background and analysis
DCW regional meeting China and Germany in the year of the rooster, DCW, May 30, 2017 in Düsseldorf
Aixtron, Kuka, & Co. – current and planned investment restrictions on Chinese M&A deals
Chinese M&A transactions in Germany, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Düsseldorf, March 2, 2017