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theCFO as the exclusive M&A advisor to Medyk Poznań in the sale of 100% of shares to Air Liquide


Warsaw, July 1st, 2020

theCFO is pleased to announce the signing of a definite binding share purchase agreement between the shareholders of NZOZ Medyk-Poznań (“Medyk” or the “Company”) and Air Liquide Polska a subsidiary of Air Liquide Group regarding the sale of 100% of shares in Medyk to ALP.

Medyk is a specialised healthcare service provider located in Poznań, Poland. Since its creation in 1999 by Mrs and Mr Grottel the Company has developed an activity focused on home respiratory ventilation for both adult patients and for children. In addition, the Company has developed in several other fields, most importantly in hospice & palliative medicine and in ambulatory care through its medical clinic located in Poznań. Each year Medyk serves thousands of patients in Greater Poland voivodeship.

Air Liquide Group, traded at Euronext Paris Stock Exchange is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare with revenue of €21,9 billion, 3.7+ million customers & patients and 67,000 employees. Air Liquide Healthcare, which forms part of Air Liquide Group, is a major world player in home healthcare, an expert in chronic disease follow up at home, and supplier of medical gases and hygiene products for hospitals. Its 16,500 men and women support 1.7 million patients at home and 15,000 hospitals and clinics, in more than 35 countries. Over the past years Air Liquide Polska has gained a significant position on the Polish home healthcare market.

theCFO acted as an exclusive financial and M&A advisor to the shareholders of Medyk in this transaction and also as a lead deal negotiator together with G’N’LAW, a specialised M&A law firm from Poznań. theCFO is an M&A advisor to entrepreneurs, corporates and PE firms operating in Poland and CEE region with primary focus on equity transactions, raising growth capital and owners’ succession. We support clients from the very beginning to the end of the transaction process, actively participating in defining the criteria for a transaction and in successfully executing the deal.

The transactional closing took place on July 1, 2020 in Warsaw. The parties agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.