Linklaters has advised Vyaire Medical, a portfolio company held by funds advised by Apax Partners, on the sale of Vyaire Consumables Business to SunMed, a North American manufacturer and distributor of consumable medical devices for anaesthesia and respiratory care. The transaction closed on 1 May 2023.
The Vyaire consumables portfolio encompasses leading airway management and operative care technology. With their established products, the business offers a differentiated portfolio of products for patients.
Linklaters accompanied and coordinated the transaction in 12 jurisdictions worldwide.
The multi-jurisdictional and cross-practice Linklaters team was led by private equity partner Dr Ralph Drebes (Frankfurt), Dr René Döring (Partner, Employment, Frankfurt) and Nikita Selivanov (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt).
The team also included Emma Gray (Counsel, Employment & Incentives, London), Gijs Smit (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, Amsterdam), Mara Ruberto (Managing Associate, Employment, Milan), Kenji Shimada (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A, Tokyo), Alessandro Gemmo (Managing Associate, Banking & Energy & Infrastructure, Milan), Ningying (Bonnie) Bao (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A, Shanghai), Anna Gagliardi (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A, Milan), Cathy Yuen (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A, Hong Kong), Anjali Raval (Managing Associate, Employment & Incentives, London), Ann-Katrin Pfeifer (Associate, Employment, Munich), Julius Gerbaulet (Associate, Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt), Bianca Grujcic (Associate, Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Düsseldorf), Najwa Hamidallah (Associate, Public Law, Milan), Valentine Charrier (Associate, Employment, Paris), Elisa Volontè (Associate, Public Law, Milan), Virgile Morel (Associate, Corporate/M&A, Paris), Lucia Herrero (Associate, Corporate/M&A, Madrid), Rochelle Silva (Associate, Employment & Incentives, London), Volodymyr Yakubovskyy (Foreign Lawyer, Corporate/M&A, Frankfurt).
