HEUKING advises Investor Legian on Acquisition of vitagroup Health Dialog
A HEUKING team led by partners Mark Rossbroich, LL.M. (King's College London) and Dr. Oliver von Rosenberg, LL.M. (Georgetown University Law Center) has provided comprehensive legal advice to investor Legian Investment Partner AG on its acquisition of the Health Dialog business unit from vitagroup AG.
As part of a responsible succession arrangement by the previous majority shareholder and SAP co-founder Dr. Hans-Werner Hector, vitagroup AG has divested the Health Dialog business unit to Legian Investment Partner AG, an investor with extensive experience in the healthcare sector. The transaction aims to secure the continued successful development of Health Dialog over the long term while simultaneously opening up new growth opportunities. The company has deliberately chosen to prioritise continuity: the entire Health Dialog management team is staying on board and will continue on the current course together with the new partner. The two established locations in Mannheim and Chemnitz also remain central pillars of future development, with Mannheim continuing to serve as the company's headquarters. The outgoing CEO Emek Altun sends a strong signal of confidence and future viability.
Gregor Hilverkus and Dirk Mühl, Legian Investment Partner AG, comment: "We are very impressed by Health Dialog's performance in recent years and look forward to supporting Emek Altun and his team in the continued development of the company as shareholders."
Kamilo Kolarz, CEO of vitagroup AG, states: "I am very pleased for Health Dialog to have found in Legian the perfect partner for sustainable stability and continued growth. We deliberately chose an experienced investor with proven expertise in the healthcare sector. The decision in favour of Legian – rather than a direct market participant as the new shareholder – is a clear signal of our commitment to further expanding our leading role as an independent service provider and innovator in healthcare delivery."
Health Dialog helps people gain direct and straightforward access to optimal outpatient care. By meaningfully combining analogue and digital services, it enhances time- and location-independent care for patients. With over 300 medical staff and around-the-clock availability, the Telemedical Centre (TMZ) offers comprehensive services for associations of statutory health insurance physicians (Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen) and statutory insurers (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherungen) – ranging from emergency medical services and on-call physician services to appointment scheduling. The care platform healthMatch provides patients with a complementary, time- and location-independent digital gateway to their optimal care services.
Counsel to Legian Investment Partner AG
HEUKING:
Mark Rossbroich, LL.M. (King's College London),
Dr. Oliver von Rosenberg, LL.M. (Georgetown University Law Center) (both lead),
Christopher Kleinert (all M&A / Private Equity),
Dr. Lutz Martin Keppeler (IT / Data Protection), all Cologne,
Fabian G. Gaffron,
Simon Pommer, LL.M. (both Tax),
Sandra Pfister, LL.M. (Sydney),
Beliardis Ehlert-Gasde (both Finance), all Hamburg,
Christoph Hexel (Employment), Düsseldorf
