Goodwin has advised Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG ("Berenberg") on the establishment of super senior facilities under the existing financing for Ortivity GmbH and its subsidiaries (“Ortivity”), a portfolio company of Apheon.
Ortivity is Germany’s leading integrated outpatient care platform for orthopaedic services. Built around a physician-led model, Ortivity operates over 100 medical centres across Germany, offering a full spectrum of orthopaedic services, including diagnostics, anaesthesia, surgery, prevention, and aftercare. Ortivity has demonstrated consistent growth through a combination of strategic acquisitions and organic development.
Berenberg was founded in 1590 and is today one of Europe's leading private banks with its Corporate, Wealth and Asset Management and Investment Bank divisions. The Hamburg-based bank is managed by personally liable partners and has a strong presence in the financial centres of Frankfurt, London and New York.
Apheon, established in 2005, is a pan-European mid-market private equity investment company managing around EUR 4.5bn of assets from select global institutional investors and families. Apheon has invested in more than 40 companies across Europe and completed more than 200 add-on acquisitions for a total aggregate transaction value in excess of EUR 7bn.
Goodwin’s transaction team included Winfried M. Carli and Folko Moroni (Private Equity/Debt Finance, Munich).