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Clifford Chance advised Ramsay Santé on its major acquisition of the French mental health division belonging to Générale de Santé

2 December 2013

Clifford Chance advised Ramsay Santé on its major acquisition of the French mental health division belonging to Générale de Santé

Clifford Chance has advised Ramsay Santé on its major acquisition of the French mental health division belonging to Générale de Santé.

Medipsy is one of the largest and most highly regarded private psychiatric groups in France. It is a leading operator of private psychiatric hospitals in France with 30 hospitals and more than 2,600 beds and places and generates annual revenue of around €150M. With the addition of Medipsy , this will give Ramsay Santé a total of 40 facilities in France (4,100 beds and places) making it the third largest hospital operator in France by number of facilities.

The large Paris team involved was led by Simonetta Giordano, Counsel, and Laurent Schoenstein, Partner, and with assistance from M&A associates Michael Samol, Julien Brun and Olga Cicatelli. Antitrust: Emmanuel Durand, Partner and Amelie Steiner. Tax team: Alexandre Lagarrigue, Partner, and Celine Allignol. Real estate team: Karine Smith, Adeline de Menonville, Eliette Masri and Gabriel Dalarun. Employment team: Manon Deswarte-Abdoun and Bertrand Thibaut. Public Law team: Léonard Balme-Leygues. Litigation team: Charles-Henri Boeringer and Arnaud Constans.