Regina Maria takes over Ponderas Hospital
Private healthcare services provider Regina Maria, owned by Mid Europa Partners, the biggest private equity firm focused on Central and East Europe and Turkey taken over the Bucharest-based Ponderas Hospital, specializing in metabolic and bariatric surgery.
2016-03-24 10:49:18
Regarding this transaction which is pending the approval of Competition Council, Dr. Catalin Copaescu, the general manager of Ponderas Hospital, said the capacity of services and number of specialties provided by the unit will go up. Currently, Ponderas has 141 beds, 35 medical offices and eight operating rooms. The hospital registered a turnover of 16, 1 million Euro last year.
EY and law firm RTPR Allen&Overy assisted Regina Maria on the deal, while PwC and D&B David si Baias assisted Ponderas.
Last year, Mid Europa Partners, the biggest private equity firm focused on Central and East Europe and Turkey, announces the takeover of Regina Maria health network from Advent International. According to Advent International release, the fund, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, together with the Enayati family, the Founders of the business, has agreed to sell Regina Maria, the leading premium integrated private healthcare services operator in Romania, to Mid Europa Partners. The transaction is subject to approval by the regulatory authorities. The purchase price has not been disclosed.
Regina Maria-The Private Healthcare Network is one of the leading private healthcare providers in Romania, with over 3,000 full-time employees and collaborators, and 22 own locations in Bucharest and nationwide. The company offers medical services of the highest quality through an extensive network of facilities across the country serving over 1.2 million retail patients. In addition, it has a portfolio of approximately 300,000 corporate subscriptions. In figures, Regina Maria represents: 22 own locations, 4 hospitals, 2 maternity clinics, 5 medical campuses, 5 imaging centers, 11 accredited medical laboratories, a Central Stem Cells Bank and over 180 partner clinics throughout the country.
With about 300,000 of corporate subscriptions, REGINA MARIA is the main privat operator of premium health services in Romania, with a national presence of 22 locations in Bucharest and all over the country, 4 hospitals, 11 labs and 5 imagistic centers.