Recare acquires Pflegeplatzmanager GmbH with employment law support from KLIEMT.HR Lawyers


Recare Holding GmbH, one of the leading providers of digital patient discharge management, has acquired Pflegeplatzmanager GmbH by way of a share swap. KLIEMT. Arbeitsrecht advised on the employment law aspects of the transaction in close coordination with BMH Bräutigam who led on the deal.

Recare Holding GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, acts as a technology partner for optimal discharge management. The company uses modern technology in complex, regulated environments to facilitate efficient coordination between healthcare stakeholders. It connects more than 700 acute and rehabilitation clinics with 17,000 post-acute care providers via the platform of the same name, to which all customers of Pflegeplatzmanager GmbH will be transferred in a transition phase lasting several months. After integration, the extended Recare platform will provide 500 acute hospital and 550 rehabilitation clinic customers with access to a total of 23,000 aftercare providers in the areas of nursing, rehabilitation and aids/homecare. The German and French businesses of Recare Holding GmbH and Pflegeplatzmanager GmbH will in future be located under a single holding company.

The advisory team for Recare Holding GmbH on the side of BMH Bräutigam consisted of Dr. Alexander Wulff (Partner, Berlin), Catharina Schmidt, Dr. Jan Böhle, Maximilian Frink (all Associates, Berlin) as well as Lisa-Marie Sarucco (transaction lawyer). KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht advised on the employment law side of the transaction with a cross-office team consisting of Dr Till Heimann (Partner, Frankfurt), Jakob F. Krüger (Counsel, Berlin), Sabine Vorbrodt, LL.M., Sophie Haubold, Maître en droit, (both Associates, Frankfurt) and Ayse-Gül Bozok (Associate, Berlin).