GÖRG has advised Bertelsmann Education Group, a subsidiary of the Bertelsmann media group, on the sale of Relias Learning GmbH to the Thieme Group. The transaction was led by Hamburg-based GÖRG partner Dr Jan-Henric M. Punte.
Completion of the transaction was subject to antitrust approval, which has since been granted. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Relias Learning GmbH operates the eponymous platform or digital education, e-learning and compliance management in the healthcare and social care sector. It has a particularly strong presence in elder care and social service facilities, as well as in small and medium-sized medical practices, medical care centres and clinics. Through mandatory training and digital compliance management, Relias supports over 3,000 institutions in German-speaking countries. Following completion of the transaction, Relias will focus on its US home market within the Bertelsmann Education Group.
Through this acquisition, the Thieme Group, an established provider of medical specialty information and digital knowledge and learning platforms, including CNE — Certified Nursing Education — and I care PLUS, is strategically expanding its presence in the field of digital continuing education and professional development in nursing. Together, Thieme and Relias will support around one million users in their ongoing professional development, representing approximately half of all people working in nursing professions in Germany.
For the Bertelsmann Education Group, the divestiture is part of its ongoing effort to refocus its investment portfolio. The GÖRG team was led by partner Dr Jan-Henric M. Punte.
Advisors Bertelsmann Education Group
GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten
Dr Jan-Henric M. Punte, LL.M. (Hull) (Lead, Partner, Corporate Law / M&A, Hamburg)
Claus Christopher Schiller (Partner, Corporate Law / M&A, Cologne)
Dr Nicolai Müller (Senior Associate, Corporate Law / M&A, Hamburg)
Dr Christian Bürger (Partner, Antitrust Law, Cologne)
Dr Michael Heise, LL.M. (Pennsylvania) (Partner, IP/IT/Commercial, Frankfurt am Main)
Dr Adalbert Rödding, LL.M. (Partner, Tax Law, Cologne)
Dr Holger Dann, LL.M. (Counsel, Tax Law, Cologne)
Metehan Uzunçakmak, LL.M. (Associated Partner, Antitrust Law, Cologne)
Dr Valentin Zipfel (Associated Partner, IP/IT/Commercial, Frankfurt am Main
Florian Knoll (Senior Associate, Tax Law, Cologne)
Emma Wilckens (Associate, Corporate Law / M&A, Hamburg)
