Sonic Healthcare Limited has signed binding agreements to acquire LADR – Laboratory Group Dr. Kramer & Colleagues (‘LADR’) – one of the ‘Top 5’ medical laboratory groups in Germany.
Since its establishment in 1945, LADR has been owned by the Kramer family, now in its third generation. LADR is a highly reputable market participant with more than 2,800 full time equivalent staff with its central laboratory located in Geesthacht near Hamburg. LADR is a national laboratory participant, providing high-quality testing services delivered through a network of stand-alone and hospital-based laboratories throughout Germany. In addition to its predominant German laboratory operations, LADR also has a presence in Poland and a small joint-venture interest in Finland.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including antitrust clearance, and is expected to close in H1, CY 2025.
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic Healthcare is one of the world’s leading healthcare providers with specialist operations in laboratory medicine/pathology, radiology and general practice medicine.
Hengeler Mueller Team for Sonic Healthcare
M&A/Corporate: Kai-Steffen Scholz (partner), Marvin Vesper-Gräske (counsel, both lead), Hermann Dahlitz, Gülşah Schrader, Marcin Pawlik (all senior associate), Patrick Horwitz, Judith Laurini, Nikolaus Wallraf (all associate, all Berlin),
Antitrust: Christoph Wilken (partner, Brussels), Marco Karim Badra (Düsseldorf), Philipp Heuser (Brussels, both senior associate),
IP/IT: Matthias Berberich (counsel), Kevin Dollerschell (associate, both Berlin),
Tax: Sebastian Heinrichs (counsel, Frankfurt),
Employment: Sonnhild Draack (counsel), Kira Fritsche (associate, both Frankfurt),
Data protection: Susanne Koch (counsel, Düsseldorf), Patrick Oei (associate, Berlin).