Ergon buys Deutsche Intensivpflege from Delta

Belgian family office Sofina and several other LPs invested alongside Ergon. DIH's founders, Kai Herold and Peter Boesensell, will also continue to hold a share in the company.

According to news website Juve, mezzanine financing for the transaction was provided by Ares.

Ergon acquired the business via its third fund, which closed on €775m in March 2010. Including DIH, the portfolio currently consists of eight companies. Ergon usually makes equity investments of between €20-70m. 

Previous funding
DIH was created in 2013 by Delta Equity.

Company
Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Munich, DIH provides non-clinical intensive care. The group consists of several regional businesses across Germany. It currently operates 10 care centres, providing services to around 400 patients both on an individual basis and in several care groups.

People
Ergon Capital Partners – Wolfgang de Limburg (managing partner); Nils Lüssem (partner).
Deutsche Intensivpflege Holding – Holger Eden (CEO).

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