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A&O Shearman advises MidEuropa on its sale of Regina Maria Group

A&O Shearman advises MidEuropa on its sale of Regina Maria Group
Published Date
Apr 7 2025
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A&O Shearman is advising private equity investor MidEuropa Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on investments in Central Europe, on the sale of Regina Maria Group, a leading private healthcare provider in Romania and Serbia, to Mehiläinen, the largest healthcare and social care provider in Finland and a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners.

This transaction marks the largest ever healthcare services transaction in Central Europe. Closing is subject to mandatory regulatory clearances and is expected to take place later this year. Hellman & Friedman also joins CVC in forming an investment partnership in Mehiläinen.

A&O Shearman global co-head of private equity and private equity sector lead Stephen Lloyd said: “We are delighted to have advised MidEuropa on this landmark healthcare transaction”.

A&O Shearman’s team was led by private equity partner Stephen Lloyd alongside senior associate Caroline Crawford and associates Caitlin Smith and Livia Gauntlett in London. With support from senior associates Adarsh Chhabria and Soyeon Lim, antitrust partner David Weaver, leveraged finance partner Adam Zecharia and tax partner Tim Harrop. A&O Shearman worked closely with local law firms RTPR (Costin Tărăcilă and Roxana Ionescu) in Romania, Karanovic & Partners (Sava Draca) in Serbia and NautaDutilh (Caroline Notte) in Luxembourg, who assisted with local law advice.

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