| Henrik Frederiksen | |
| Nationality: | Danish |
| Occupation: | businessman |
| Known For: | Car collection |
| Spouse: | Vivi Frederiksen (died 2015) |
Henrik Frederiksen (born 1943/1944) is a Danish businessman and vintage car collector.
Frederiksen has been called "one of Denmark's wealthiest men".[1]
Frederiksen grew up in Virum and began his career as a student in Matas. As a 27-year-old, he became an independent materialist, and in the following years bought eight more Matas stores. When Matas was sold to CVC Capital Partners in 2007, Frederiksen was among the largest shareholders.[2]
In 2015, Bonham's auctioned his collection of 48 cars, mostly pre-war, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Lagonda and Maybach, at his home Lyngsbækgård, a 16th-century manor house built for the Danish royal family, close to Ebeltoft on the eastern coast of Jutland.[3] [1] [4] The sale was expected to raise $25–40 million.[4] [1] His cars included a Bentley S1 Drophead Coupé, first owned by John D. Rockefeller Jr.[5]
Frederiksen was married to Vivi until her death in Spring 2015.[1] Her favourite car was a 1937 Maybach SW38 Zeppelin Special Roadster.[1] They had built the car collection together and had never sold a car, but her death led to him selling the entire collection.[4]