26.9.2024Astera Legal advises Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft Zweigniederlassung Süddeutschland on the financing of the acquisition of Deutsche Medizinrechenzentrum GmbH by VIA equity. Deutsche Medizinrechenzentrum GmbH ('DMRZ') was founded in 2007 and is an innovative pioneer among the established software companies in the healthcare sector. DMRZ's billing software for healthcare providers has been completely redesigned and continuously developed with the aim of making the billing of prescriptions more efficient. VIA equity is a leading Northern European investment company with offices in Copenhagen and Munich. VIA equity invests in companies in the areas of software, IT services and tech-enabled services based in the Nordic countries and the DACH region. Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft Zweigniederlassung Süddeutschland ('RLBOÖ'), a major financier of small & mid-cap LBOs in the DACH region, was advised by Astera Legal for the first time. The RLBOÖ team led by Helmuth Schönauer and Michael Sattler structured the LBO financing. The Astera Legal team consisted of partner Isabell Hitzer and associate Benedikt Ruck. Noerr advised the borrower side with a team consisting of Michael Schumacher, Pinar Turkac-Christmann and Dr. Marius Fischer. Astera Legal is a high-end boutique law firm that advises on all types of national and international complex financing structures.

31.7.2023Advising Goldbeck Robens Industrial Partners (GRIP) on the growth financing of its stake in HWP Handwerkspartner GmbH

13.11.2023Astera Legal advised Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe as well as Volksbank eG – Die Gestalterbank, as joint arrangers, on the financing of the acquisition of the Midoco Group by VR Equitypartner GmbH, funds advised by BIP Capital Partners as co-investor and the management.

22.11.2023Astera Legal advised Volksbank eG - Die Gestalterbank (Andreas Schmidt and Carsten Ihlenfeld) on the financing of the acquisition of YAVEON Group by Volpi Capital.

2.8.2023Advising LEO II Fund on the financing of the acquisition of promedi Personalmanagement GmbH

14.10.2022Support of the investment fund Lenbach Equity Opportunities II GmbH & Co. KG. *Deal completed with former law firm.

10.12.2021Support of Volksbank eG – Die Gestalterbank in financing the acquisition of Fishing-King GmbH by Afinum Management GmbH. The parties have agreed not to disclose the financing volume. *Deal completed with former law firm.

15.9.2022Advise of Volksbank eG – the "Gestalterbank" on the refinancing of the YAVEON Group, in which, among others, an Unigestion SA advised fund and the management are significantly involved. Deal completed with former law firm.

31.8.2021Advise of FSN Capital VI* on the financing of an investment in MEGABAD. *Deal completed with former law firm.

14.7.2021Advise of EMZ Partners on an investment in Simon Hegele in a „management sponsored“ buy-out as part of an orderly succession plan. *Deal completed with former law firm.