ARQIS advises Lafayette Mittelstand Capital, shareholder of Argentum Gruppe, on the acquisition of Zerbst Pflege Gruppe

ARQIS and MARCK acted on the transaction: ARQIS advised Lafayette Mittelstand Capital, the shareholder of Argentum Gruppe, in connection with the acquisition; MARCK provided antitrust advice to the parties involved in the matter. The transaction comprised the acquisition and subsequent restructuring of Alten- und Pflegeheim in Zerbst GmbH (Zerbst Pflege Gruppe). ARQIS’s advice secured continuity of operations for the Zerbst Pflege Gruppe and ensured that all facilities across a total of eight locations were maintained. The acquisition also positions Argentum Gruppe for further growth. The parties have agreed not to disclose further details; the transaction remains subject to the usual regulatory approvals. Alten- und Pflegeheim in Zerbst GmbH employs around 750 people and operates inpatient and outpatient care facilities as well as senior care facilities in Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony, Berlin and Saxony. Argentum Gruppe, headquartered in Bad Homburg, currently operates 22 facilities across Germany with approximately 1,600 employees and provides services to over 2,000 residents, including full inpatient care, assisted living, short-term care and home care. ARQIS represented Lafayette Mittelstand Capital with a team composed by: Johannes Landry (Partner, Restructuring and Insolvency), Dr. Ulrich Lienhard (Partner, Real Estate), Benjamin Bandur (Counsel, Transactions, Munich; Core Deal Team), Dr. Mauritz von Einem (Partner, Transactions, Munich), Tobias Neufeld (Data Law), Jens Knipping (Counsel, Tax, Munich), Dennis Reisich (Tax, Munich), Martin Weingärtner (HR Law), Johanna Klingen (Managing Associate, Data Law), Sabine Müller (Associate, HR Law, Munich), Lia Papismedova (Associate, Real Estate) and Konstantinos Strempas (Foreign Lawyer, Transactions, Munich). MARCK represented the parties on antitrust matters with a team composed by: Dr. Georg Schmittmann (Partner, Antitrust) and Dr. Reto Batzel (Partner, Antitrust).

ARQIS advises Lafayette Mittelstand Capital, shareholder of Argentum Gruppe, on the acquisition of Zerbst Pflege Gruppe

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