Gilde Healthcare launches new neuroimaging platform with support from Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig has provided legal counsel to Gilde Healthcare in the establishment of a new global platform for neuroimaging technology. As part of this complex, cross-border transaction, Greenberg Traurig comprehensively advised the private equity investor on the parallel acquisitions of NIRx Medical Technologies (Germany/USA) and Artinis Medical Systems (Netherlands). Both companies are recognized leaders in the field of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The combination of these two entities forms a new global market leader in fNIRS technologies, aiming to drive innovation and the application of advanced neuroimaging research tools worldwide.
Gilde Healthcare is a specialized European healthcare investor headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, managing over €2.6 billion across its Private Equity and Venture/Growth fund strategies.
The team of advisors
Under the leadership of Berlin-based partner Henrik Armah (PICTURED), an international Greenberg Traurig team – with attorneys from offices in Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands – advised Gilde Healthcare on both M&A transactions. This included counsel on the formation of a holding company in the Netherlands, seller reinvestments, international tax structuring, and regulatory compliance across all three jurisdictions.
In particular, the team was composed of:
Berlin/Munich
Partners: Henrik Armah (Corporate/M&A, Lead [Photo]), Viola Bensinger (IP/Tech, Berlin), Georg von Wallis (Tax)
Local Partners: Sylvia Petereit-Kemter, Julian Bartholomä, Lucas Wüsthof (all Public Law), Dorothee von Einem (Employment Law)
Associates: Jannis Dietrich-Webb, Paul Dürr, Claudia Amthor (all IP/Tech), Franca Sonntag, Jakob Jürgensen, Lisa Meinel, Robert Feind, Paul Gantner (all Corporate/M&A), Ahmet Kilic (Public Law), Florian Seitz (Tax), Josephine Beier (Employment Law), Julius Werhahn (Infrastructure)
Amsterdam
Partners: Bas Vletter, Maarten de Boorder (both Corporate), Wesley Boldewijn, Thomas van der Vliet (both Tax), Thomas Timmermans (Employment Law), Erik de Bie (International Trade), Thijs Elseman (Restructuring), Vincent de Bruijn (Compliance), Radboud Ribbert (IP/Tech), Simone Wijngaard (Real Estate)
Local Partners: Jack Schrijver (Finance), Robert Hardy (Antitrust)
Of Counsel: Gudrun Feitsma (Employment Law)
Associates: Thomas De Booij, Aukje Strik, Alexander van Rijckevorsel van Kessel (all Tax), Nina Mantel (Litigation), Ning Dijkgraaf, Jesse Hoek, Lulu Trainor, Rabia Simsek, Chazz Sutherland (all Corporate)
London
Partner: Sophie Allen (International Tax)
United States
Partners: Daniella Silberstein, Justin E. Mann, Chad D. Striker (all Corporate), Hannah Caplan, Keshia M. Tiemann (both Employment Law), Nick J. Diamond (Healthcare), Jeffrey K. Ekeberg, Leanne M. Reagan (both Tax), Miriam C. Thompson (Immigration & Compliance), Andrew Tibbetts (IP/Tech), James Maynor, David Gillespie (Tax), Justin P. Hedge (Antitrust), Joseph J. Mamounas (Litigation), Melissa P. Prusock, Shomari B. Wade (both Government Contracts), Cyril T. Brennan (International Trade)
Of Counsel: Guillaume Le Masson, Kristy Ritter (both Corporate), Sonali Dohale (International Trade)
Associates: Nicole Baptista (Healthcare), Miranda R. Carnes, Sonali Dohale (both International Trade), Nicole Galli Baptista (Healthcare), Ketan M. Ganase (Litigation), Meryl Roux Jimenez, Christine Plagmeijer (both Corporate), Laura McJilton (IP/Tech).
Background
It’s not the first time Gilde Healthcare relies on the legal support from Greenberg Traurig. The firm regularly advises Gilde on its investments in Germany, including recent transactions involving Acti-Med and EUROPIN, as well as Christian Diener and Koscher & Würtz.
