Acquisitions in St. Gallen, Switzerland

Healthcare Holding Schweiz AG acquired a majority stake in Medddbase International AG, a specialized provider of commercialization, importer-of-record, and logistics services for medical products across Switzerland, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Medddbase International is headquartered in Buchs, St. Gallen, and includes Medddbase Schweiz AG and Medddbase Deutschland GmbH. Healthcare Holding Schweiz is managed by Winterberg Advisory GmbH and KKA Partners.

Healthcare Holding Schweiz AG, a Swiss medtech services and distribution group managed by Winterberg Advisory GmbH, has completed the acquisition of Naropa Reha AG. The deal adds Naropa’s rehabilitation and care products portfolio and wheelchair fitting/maintenance capabilities, strengthening Healthcare Holding’s presence in the Swiss healthcare market. Naropa’s previous owner, Herbert Dietsche, sold the company to Healthcare Holding Schweiz.

Forterro, a European consolidator of industrial-focused software, has acquired Swiss ERP provider Proffix Software AG to strengthen its presence in the Swiss German SME market. The deal brings Proffix’s modular ERP and >2,500 active customers into Forterro’s portfolio and supports Forterro’s Central Europe expansion and cloud transformation plans for the product.

CSL Limited has launched an all-cash tender offer to acquire all publicly held shares of Vifor Pharma Ltd for US$179.25 per share, implying an aggregate equity value of approximately US$11.7 billion. The transaction, unanimously recommended by both boards, expands CSL's presence in nephrology, iron deficiency and cardio-renal therapies and will be funded through a combination of equity placement, new debt and existing cash facilities.