Hartenberg acquired majority stake in Sanus

November 7, 2014

FutureLife a.s., daughter company of Hartenberg Holding (Hartenberg), has acquired majority shareholding in PRVNÍ PRIVÁTNÍ CHIRURGICKÉ CENTRUM, spol. s r.o. privately owned medical centre, which operates under brand Sanus medical clinics in Hradec Králové, Pardubice and Jihlava.

“It took us almost 20 years of hard work and daily improvements to achieve current combination of highest quality of medical services with professional personal approach to each client. Now we are getting new impulse from strategic partner with long-term plan in healthcare business, which will help us further enhance our services, invest into our new development projects within fields we currently operates (e.g. new building for IVF in Hradec Králové). In same time we believe that as a part of bigger healthcare project, our clinic will utilize synergies and transform it to benefits for both, our clinic and our clients”, said MUDr. Jiří Štěpán CSc., Medical Director of the clinic.

“We are acquiring Sanus as a regional leader in IVF and with well established position in other specializations in order to expand beyond borders of Prague and Brno areas and enhance portfolio of medical care specializations within our healthcare project FutureLife”, said Jozef Janov, Managing Partner of Hartenberg.

Hartenberg and Sanus’s management assure that all key doctors and managers will continue in their positions and will enhance company’s future growth, development and performance.

Along with acquisition of Sanus, FutureLife announced capital investment in Vidia-diagnostika, spol. s.r.o. through company Darsena a.s. Vidia-Diagnostika spol. s r.o. is privately owned medical laboratory, which offers laboratory services in clinical biochemistry, haematology, immunology, allergology and diagnostic of infections.

About Sanus

Sanus was founded 1995 and currently has clinic in Hradec Králové with focus on IVF, plastic and cosmetic surgery, gynecology and urology and two detached IVF centres in Pardubice and Jihlava. Annual revenues of Sanus amount to 160 million CZK.

www.sanus.cz

About FutureLife

FutureLife aims to create a healthcare holding in the Czech and Slovak Republic. Shareholders of FutureLife are Hartenberg Holding, MUDr. Ladislav Zgabur (founder) and management.

About Hartenberg

Hartenberg Holding is a company focused on investments in assets in the Central European Region, primarily Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Equity commitments from the founders reach 200 million EUR.

We prefer to be a long-term investor in companies we acquire, in some cases we may stay “forever”.

Shareholders of Hartenberg Holding are Mr. Andrej Babiš and Mr. Jozef Janov.

www.hartenbergcapital.com