Provided by Babette Märzheuser-Wood
Global Head of Franchising and Managing Director of Dentons Franchise Advisory. Through the Dentons Franchise Consulting Business, Babette helps new franchisors with the strategic use of franchising. She also provides critical review of existing franchise business models and assists with franchise manual and franchise expansion strategy.
She advises on the full range of franchise legal issues including franchise disclosure documents, franchise registration, master franchise and area development agreements. She is well known as a strong negotiator who gets deals done, representing not only brands but also large master franchisees.
Her sector focus is in the retail and hospitality sector acting for many hotel and restaurant companies and for luxury retail brands. She often assist hotel owners with converting managed hotels to franchise. She speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Russian. She has experience advising on the franchise laws of 56 different countries.
She's also ranked Chambers Global Band 1 for international franchising.
Qualified UK 1993, Partner 2000. Joined Dentons 2013.
Also qualified in Germany
Managing Director Franchise Advisory 2020
ABA Franchise Forum, IFA, German Law Society,, Advisory Board GRIF
Advisory Board Future of Hospitality Forum,
Judge: Restaurant Franchise of the Year award
Managing Director Dentons Franchise Advisory
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Babette has this very valuable population of relationships. She works hard and at odd hours, she makes sure her client is taken care of.
Babette is great at franchising.
Babette is awesome.
Babette has this very valuable population of relationships. She works hard and at odd hours, she makes sure her client is taken care of.
Babette is great at franchising.
Babette is awesome.
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Dentons advises Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on US$60 million export financing to Molo Group
Dentons has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), the Polish development bank, on a long-term investment loan of up to US$60 million granted to Molo Group, owned by the Słomiński family. The financing will be used to build a hotel complex with 251 rooms and suites in Turks and Caicos.
Kenya Red Cross applauds Dentons for its help in restructuring Kenyan hotel
Dentons has provided pro-bono advice to the Kenya Red Cross on concluding management contracts for three hotels in Kenya, with Aleph Hospitality. The three hotels - Boma Nairobi, Boma Inn Nairobi and Boma Inn Eldoret - are owned by the Kenya Red Cross Society through its Boma Pan-African subsidiary.
Dentons advises Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on US$60 million export financing to Molo Group
Dentons has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), the Polish development bank, on a long-term investment loan of up to US$60 million granted to Molo Group, owned by the Słomiński family. The financing will be used to build a hotel complex with 251 rooms and suites in Turks and Caicos.
Kenya Red Cross applauds Dentons for its help in restructuring Kenyan hotel
Dentons has provided pro-bono advice to the Kenya Red Cross on concluding management contracts for three hotels in Kenya, with Aleph Hospitality. The three hotels - Boma Nairobi, Boma Inn Nairobi and Boma Inn Eldoret - are owned by the Kenya Red Cross Society through its Boma Pan-African subsidiary.