SHS Capital

Our role

Investec’s Direct Lending team has provided senior debt facilities on a bilateral basis to support healthcare specialist SHS Capital with their acquisition of a majority stake in Medizintechnik Rostock GmbH, a leading home care provider of medical devices in Germany.

SHS Capital’s focused approach on high quality healthcare companies in German speaking countries strategically aligns with our Direct Lending team's DACH strategy. We are delighted to be working with SHS Capital for the first time to execute this transaction and look forward to working with the SHS Capital team in building a successful long-term partnership across European markets.

About SHS Capital

SHS Capital is a private equity provider founded in 1993 that invests in healthcare companies in Europe. The focus of the investments is on expansion financing, shareholder changes and succession situations. "Building European Healthcare Champions" is the investment philosophy according to which SHS finances and develops portfolio companies. The Tübingen-based investor takes both minority and majority stakes. The national and international investors in SHS funds include pension funds, funds of funds, foundations, family offices, strategic investors, entrepreneurs and the SHS management team. The equity or equity-like investment of the AIF is up to € 50 million. Volumes in excess of this can be realised with a network of co-investors. In its investment decisions, SHS attaches great importance to the consideration of ESG aspects and has therefore committed itself to the guidelines of the UN PRI. SHS is currently investing from its sixth fund, which was launched in 2022 and has a volume of ca. € 270 million.

About Medizintechnik Rostock GmbH

Medizintechnik Rostock GmbH, founded in 1994, is a medium-sized company specialising in the provision of medical devices, medical technology and medical aids in specific product groups. The company employs approximately 200 people at the main locations in Rostock and Berlin, as well as in the nationwide field service. The main focus is on the provision of medical aids in the home environment. Since many years, the company has been a contractual partner of almost all statutory health insurance companies, professional associations and other service providers.