Rymarz Zdort Maruta advises American Heart of Poland on acquisition of control over Scanmed Group in Poland

We are pleased to announce that we advised American Heart of Poland Group on the acquisition of control over Scanmed Group from Abris Capital Partners.

The acquisition of control over Scanmed Group is another important step in the implementation of the development strategy of the American Heart of Poland Group, Gruppo San Donato Italy “GSD” and GKSD Srl (of which American Heart of Poland is a part) in Poland. The acquisition of Scanmed Group will contribute to doubling the scale of American Heart of Poland’s operations in the public healthcare sector. American Heart of Poland will also significantly increase its territorial reach as once the transaction is finalised, it will be able to provide medical care to 500,000 patients per year.

Scanmed Group is a leader among private medical operators in terms of the range of services provided, which services include primary healthcare treatment, outpatient specialist care and hospital treatment. Scanmed Group offers medical care at nearly 40 locations throughout Poland. Scanmed operates a network of cardiology centres, three multi-speciality hospitals – St. Raphael’s Hospital in Kraków, Rudolf Weigl Hospital in Blachownia and Ars Medical in Piła – as well as single-profile specialist hospitals focused on gastroenterology, ophthalmology and orthopaedics. In addition, Scanmed operates medical centres offering primary care, diagnostics and specialist outpatient care services.

The American Heart of Poland Group (AHP Group) is a leading independent cardiovascular care provider in Europe and one of the largest private healthcare providers in Poland. As part of the public healthcare system, the Group provides comprehensive, multi-specialist medical care to patients at more than 20 medical centres, combining health education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for lifestyle diseases. It provides care in connection with up to 73,000 hospitalisations per year, particularly in relation to coronary interventions, rhythm and conduction disorders, and heart failure. American Heart of Poland is part of Gruppo San Donato, which is Italy’s largest private healthcare group and a leading healthcare group in Europe. Gruppo San Donato manages a diversified portfolio of companies operating across a range of sectors in Italy, including real estate, engineering, energy, purchasing and healthcare consulting.

The transaction team was led by Paweł Zdort (managing partner). The team consisted of: Małgorzata Deruś (senior associate), Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz (senior associate), Szymon Marciniak (associate) and Alicja Szymańska (associate).

The transaction requires the consent of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. Advice on merger clearance was provided by a team consisting of: Iwona Her (partner), Tomasz Kordala (senior associate), Karolina Chudy (associate) and Justyna Niezgoda (associate).