Schölly Fiberoptic sells majority stake to Aesculap
Freiburg — The Schölly family has sold the majority of its shares in Baden-Württemberg-based Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH to Aesculap AG, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical group B. Braun SE, but will retain a 30 percent stake. The transaction is still subject to antitrust clearance. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Schölly Fiberoptic was comprehensively legally advised on the sale by a corporate and M&A team from the law firm Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner, led by Dr. Barbara Mayer. FGvW thus once again underscores the strong healthcare expertise of its M&A practice. FGvW previously advised Schölly Fiberoptic on the sale of its robotics endoscopy business to Intuitive Surgical in 2019. Schölly was advised on tax matters by Hanns-Georg Schell and Claudio Schmitt of the auditing and tax consulting firm BANSBACH GmbH in Freiburg. Aesculap AG was advised by a team from the law firm Breiten Burkhardt under the leadership of Dr. Christian Ulrich Wolf in Hamburg.
The medical technology company Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH, based in Denzlingen / Baden-Württemberg, specializes in engineering and the production of customized visualization systems in the business areas of Medical Endoscopy and Visual Inspection. Since 1998, the owners of the globally active company have been both the Schölly family and Aesculap AG in Tuttlingen. Schölly Fiberoptic was founded in 1973 and currently employs about 550 people.
Aesculap AG, with around 3,600 employees and headquarters in Tuttlingen, is a leading global supplier of products and services in the field of medical technology. The company is part of the B. Braun Group.
Advisors to Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH: Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner, Freiburg
Dr. Barbara Mayer, Freiburg, Partner (Lead Partner, Corporate, M&A)
Dr. Jan Barth, Freiburg, Senior Associate (Corporate, M&A)
Daniel Rombach, Freiburg, Associate (Merger Control)
BANSBACH GmbH, Freiburg
Hanns-Georg Schell, Managing Partner (Tax Law)
Claudio Schmitt, Associate Partner (Tax Law)