Näder Holding Gmbh & Co. Kg agreed to acquire the remaining 20% stake in Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA from EQT VII, a fund managed by EQT AB (publ) (OM:EQT) on March 13, 2024. Prior to the transaction, Näder Holding Gmbh & Co. Kg held 80%. As of 2023, Ottobock The transaction is expected to close in H1 2024.

Daiwa Corporate Advisory Limited acted as financial advisor to Ottobock and Näder Holding. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:DBK) acted as financial advisor to Ottobock and Näder Holding. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) acted as financial advisor to Ottobock and Näder Holding. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP acted as legal advisor to Ottobock and Näder Holding. Lilja & Co. AG acted as financial advisor to Ottobock and Näder Holding. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) acted as financial advisor to EQT AB. Daniel Möritz, Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain, Nikolaus Vieten, Wolfgang Spoerr, Jan Bonhage, Gunther Wagner and Hendrik Bockenheimer of Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB acted as legal advisor to EQT AB. KPMG LLP acted as accountant to EQT AB.