Renzenbrink & Partner advises the shareholders of 3B Scientific on the sale to J. H. Whitney Capital Partners

3B Scientific specializes in the production and marketing of didactic materials for scientific and medical education as well as in the field of patient education. Founded in Hamburg in 1948, the company is now represented in over 100 countries with around 800 employees internationally, 370 of whom are based in Germany. 3B Scientific is a global leader in the field of health education.

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners was founded in 1946 and was one of the first private equity firms in the USA. J.H. Whitney Capital Partners focuses on investments in the healthcare, consumer products, specialty products and business services industries.

The previous owners and managing directors of 3B Scientific, Marion and Manfred Kurland and Otto H. Gies, have sold their entire shareholdings in 3B Scientific to J.H. Whitney Capital Partners. They received comprehensive legal advice from Renzenbrink & Partner in connection with the transaction.

The Renzenbrink & Partner team consisted of partners Dr. Andreas Stoll, Dr. Ulf Renzenbrink (both M&A/corporate) and Marc H. Kotyrba (tax) as well as associates Dr. Niels Maier and Jan Schlottbohm (both M&A/corporate). On antitrust issues, Renzenbrink & Partner worked in a team with Dr. Andreas Hahn from the law firm Oppenländer.