Advestra advises GBL on the acquisition of a majority stake in Sanoptis

Groupe Bruxelles Lam­bert (“GBL”) has entered into a defin­it­ive agree­ment to acquire a major­ity stake in San­optis, a lead­ing net­work of oph­thal­mo­logy clin­ics across Ger­many and Switzer­land, from Telemos Cap­it­al. GBL is com­mit­ting up to EUR 750 mil­lion in equity for this trans­ac­tion. San­optis is the second largest European oph­thal­mo­logy ser­vices pro­vider with over 250 facil­it­ies, serving both pub­licly and privately insured patients.

Advestra acts as Swiss leg­al coun­sel to GBL in this trans­ac­tion. The team includes Beda Kaufmann, Alex­an­der von Jein­sen, Anna Capaul and Alex­an­der Fisch (all Cor­por­ate | M&A).