RTPR and Karanovic & Partners have advised MidEuropa on the sale of Regina Maria Group to Mehilainen. White & Case advised Mehilainen. Kinstellar advised Blue Sea Capital on the sell-side as well. Reportedly, A&O Shearman's London office also advised MidEuropa while Bondoc & Asociatii also advised Mehilainen.
The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approval.
According to RTPR, Regina Maria Group is an integrated private healthcare network in Romania, offering a range of multi-specialty outpatient and hospital services through its 300-unit network and serving over two million patients annually. The sale also includes Regina Maria’s sister company, MediGroup, a service provider in the private healthcare market in Serbia.
Mehilainen is a Finland-based healthcare and social care provider and is a CVC Capital Partners portfolio company.
Blue Sea Capital is an independent private equity firm with offices in Belgrade and Zagreb, focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises in the region.
The RTPR team included Managing Partner Costin Taracila, Partners Alina Stavaru and Roxana Ionescu, Senior Associate Marina Fecheta-Giurgica, and Associate Maria Luca.
The Karanovic & Partners team included Senior Partners Rastko Petakovic and Milos Jakovljevic, Partner Sava Draca, and Junior Associate Anja Karadzic.
The White & Case team included Prague-based Partner Petr Panek, Local Partners Jana Chwaszcz and Magda Olysarova, and Associates Hana Matouskova, Barbora Smekalova, and Lucie Zanaskova, as well as further team members in Abu Dhabi, London, Washington DC, Luxembourg, and Brussels.
The Kinstellar team included Partner Hugh Owen and Senior Associate Bianca Kovacs.