Henrik Frederiksen
Danish businessman and vintage car collector
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Henrik Frederiksen (20 June 1944 – 1 February 2026[1][2]) was a Danish businessman and vintage car collector.
Henrik Frederiksen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1944 |
| Died | 1 February 2026 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | Car collection |
| Spouse | Vivi Frederiksen (died 2015) |
Frederiksen has been called "one of Denmark's wealthiest men".[3]
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.[4] When Matas was sold to CVC Capital Partners in 2007, Frederiksen was among the largest shareholders.[5]
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.[6][3][7] The sale was expected to raise $25–40 million.[7][3] His cars included a Bentley S1 Drophead Coupé, first owned by John D. Rockefeller Jr.[8]
Frederiksen was married to Vivi until her death in Spring 2015.[3] Her favourite car was a 1937 Maybach SW38 Zeppelin Special Roadster.[3] They had built the car collection together and had never sold a car, but her death led to him selling the entire collection.[7]