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Otto Group Acquires a Majority Stake in the Medgate Group
24. March 202218 March 2022 - The international trading and services group Otto Group, based in Hamburg, has acquired a majority shareholding in Medgate Holding AG, based in Basel. Otto Group became the new majority shareholder of Medgate Holding by buying out certain existing shareholders and subscribing to newly created shares in a capital increase. AEVIS VICTORIA SA, which previously held 40% of the shares, sold its shareholding in this connection and left the shareholder structure. Medgate Holding is a leading provider of digital health services, including telemedical consulting. In the course of the transaction, Medgate Holding also acquires the German BetterDoc GmbH, provider of services in the field of medical quality data analysis. Through the acquisition of Medgate Holding, Otto Group is specifically expanding its digital services in the direction of digital health. The founders of Medgate Holding and BetterDoc GmbH continue to hold a minority stake in Medgate Holding.
Bratschi advised Otto Group on all legal aspects of Swiss law in the context of the transaction, working together with the law firm CMS Hasche Sigle in Germany. The Bratschi team comprised Marco Rizzi (Partner, Lead/M&A), Dr. Felix Kesselring (Partner, Healthcare), Michael Barrot (Partner, Tax), Dr. Claudio Bazzi (Partner, Finance), Dr. Christian Wind (Partner, Competition Law), Dr. Adrian Bieri (Partner, Competition Law/IP), Stephanie Pontes (Associate, M&A/Corporate), Elisa Aliotta (Associate, IP), Serafin Oberholzer (Associate, Labour Law), Yaël Heymann (Associate, Healthcare/Data Protection), Emile Merkt (Associate, Corporate) and Nadine Wanner (Associate, Corporate).
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Michael Alexis Barrot
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Claudio Bazzi
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Adrian Bieri
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Head Intellectual Property, Technology and Data Protection
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Felix Kesselring
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Serafin Oberholzer
Marco A. Rizzi
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Nadine Wanner
Christian Wind
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Co-Head Compliance and Investigations
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