Hengeler Mueller advises Sonic Healthcare on the acquisition of Diagnosticum Laboratory Group

Sonic Healthcare Limited has signed binding agreements to acquire the Diagnosticum group of laboratories, one of the largest clinical and anatomical pathology laboratory groups operating in the South East of Germany, around the city of Dresden.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances and approvals, and is expected to occur before the end of the 2023 calendar year.

Hengeler Mueller Team for Sonic Healthcare

Corporate/M&A: Kai-Steffen Scholz (partner, lead), Marvin Vesper-Gräske (counsel), Sebastian Bauer, Siyuan Zhou, Theresa Scharff, Krzysztof Paluch and Gülşah Civelek (all associates, all Berlin),

Employment: Hendrik Bockenheimer (partner), Stefan Kreß (associate, both Frankfurt),

Antitrust: Christoph Wilken (partner, Brussels), Sara Jungewelter (associate, Dusseldorf),

Foreign Trade Law: Jan Bonhage (partner), Anton Petrov, Valerie Klos (both associates, all Berlin),

Tax: Sebastian Heinrichs (counsel), Maximilian Maucher (associate, both Frankfurt),

IP/IT: Matthias Berberich (counsel, Berlin).