Pava Partners acted as exclusive Debt Advisor to Ortheum Group, a portfolio company of Deutsche Private Equity (“DPE”), on a comprehensive expansion of its financing structure.

Based on the successful growth in recent years and the strong M&A pipeline, the existing financing was replaced by a new financing agreement with a new lender. The new financing structure, which includes a significant acquisition facility, offers the Group the greatest flexibility for further acquisitions in order to support the future growth strategy in the best possible way.

About Ortheum

Ortheum Group is as a leading provider of specialized orthopedic services within Germany. Since its establishment as a group in 2021, Ortheum has consistently expanded its footprint through eight strategic acquisitions, broadening its service offering to encompass conservative, outpatient, and inpatient treatment solutions across orthopedics, trauma surgery, and sports medicine. Currently, the group boasts a workforce exceeding 480 individuals spread across its eight locations in Cologne, Leipzig, Trier, Achern, and Leinfelden. Central to Ortheum’s service offering is a strategic alignment aimed at uniting specialized physicians and outstanding surgeons. This collaborative synergy facilitates the exchange of expertise and specialized knowledge, thereby optimizing resource utilization to ensure patients receive unmatched treatment. As a result, this endeavor fosters the emergence of regional “centers of excellence”, providing patients with the highest level of healthcare while offering treatment facilities sustainable opportunities for development.

More information can be found here www.ortheum.de.

About DPE Deutsche Private Equity

Deutsche Private Equity (“DPE”) is an independent investment company that supports medium-sized companies on their growth path as a partnership investor. Over the past 15 years, DPE has become one of the largest growth investors in the DACH region and currently manages total assets of over €3 billion. The core of DPE’s investment strategy is in the areas of digitalization/software, healthcare, industrial technology, B2B services, energy and environmental technology. Within these sectors, DPE focuses on established companies that hold a strong market position with a leading product or service offering and offer significant growth potential for the future. DPE focuses on medium-sized companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and typically invests €50 to €200 million of equity per company.

More information can be found here www.dpe.de/en.