A consortium comprising Goldman Sachs, UBS, and Deutsche Bank is set to syndicate an emergency loan of 1.1 billion euros (approximately $1.2 billion) to facilitate CVC Capital Partners' acquisition of German company CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA. This information has been reported by various foreign media outlets.
In December, CVC proposed to acquire CompuGroup for 1.18 billion euros, which translates to 22 euros per share. As part of this deal, CVC has formed a strategic partnership with the Gotthardt family, the majority shareholders, who will retain a 50.1% stake in the company.
CVC is actively expanding its asset acquisition activities through its substantial 26 billion euro share buyback fund, which is recognized as the largest of its kind globally.
Goldman Sachs, headquartered in New York, is a leading American multinational investment bank involved in various financial services, including investment banking, securities trading, and asset management.
CVC Capital Partners, based in Jersey, England, is a prominent British private equity firm managing assets worth 186 billion euros. The firm has invested in 100 companies and operates a network of 25 offices across the EMEA region, Asia, and the Americas.
CompuGroup Medical, headquartered in Koblenz, Germany, is a software company specializing in healthcare solutions. It develops cloud and digital applications for doctors, pharmacies, medical laboratories, and hospitals, with a presence in 56 countries.
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