M&A Deal Summary

Duke Street Private Equity Acquires ForLife

On December 2, 2024, private equity firm Duke Street Private Equity acquired medical products company ForLife from GHD GesundHeits

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Duke Street Private Equity’s 5th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Duke Street Private Equity’s 5th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-12-02
Target ForLife
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Duke Street Private Equity
Sellers(s) GHD GesundHeits
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

ForLife

Berlin, Germany
ForLife designs develops, and manufactures high-quality medical devices and aids with a core focus on stoma care. ForLife was founded in 1990 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Duke Street Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Duke Street Private Equity is a European private equity firm that targets investments in mid-market UK and French businesses valued between €50 and €350 million. Duke Street looks to build companies through organic growth and acquisitions. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, retail and consumer, food, industrial, healthcare, leisure, and financial services. Duke Street Private Equity was founded in 1988 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 56 of 56
Sector (Medical Products) 5 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 7
Country (Germany) 5 of 5
Year (2024) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-15 Agito Medical

Norresundby, Denmark

Agito Medical offers healthcare practitioners and their service providers cost-efficient imaging equipment and spare parts. Agito Medical was founded in 2004 and is based in Norresundby, Denmark.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GHD GesundHeits

Ahrensburg, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Medical Products
Employees1,930
Revenue 590M EUR (2022)
DESCRIPTION

GHD GesundHeits is a system-relevant, Germany-wide supply company in the areas of rehabilitation, auxiliary and pharmaceutical therapies. GHD operates as a truly integrated business including the production of medical supplies and compounded pharmaceuticals, and strong wholesale and logistics activities. GHD GesundHeits was founded in 1992 and is based in Ahrensburg, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (Germany) 2 of 2
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-19 Profusio GesundHeits Germany

Greven, Germany

Profusio GesundHeits GmbH Germany is the second largest cytostatics compounder in Germany with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Leipzig, Haan and Munich.

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