Luther advises Medicana Health Group on the acquisition of the Jewish Hospital Berlin

With the acquisition of the Jewish Hospital Berlin, Medicana, as a foreign investor, is launching its long-term commitment to the German hospital market. In making this move, Medicana relied on Luther’s industry-renowned expertise. The transaction secures jobs, strengthens healthcare provision in Berlin and creates a long-term outlook for the hospital.

A multi-office Luther team led by Dr Thomas Halberkamp and Stefan Tolksdorf guided Medicana through the structured bidding process and all phases of the acquisition. Luther provided Medicana with comprehensive advice during the due diligence process and the complex contractual negotiations. Another key focus was on fulfilling the conditions precedent to completion, in particular the regulatory requirements and the inclusion of the hospital under its new ownership in the state hospital plan.

“With the Jewish Hospital Berlin, a new chapter is beginning for Medicana in Germany. We want to strengthen healthcare provision at the site in the long term and safeguard jobs. “The Luther team guided us through the complex and highly regulated acquisition process with extensive industry knowledge, a high degree of reliability and a clear eye for practical solutions,” says Ogeday Cuhadar, Executive Board Member, International Investments, at the Medicana Health Group.

The acquisition agreement was signed on 9 July 2026. The transaction was completed on 1 October 2026.

The i-unit group advised Medicana on its strategic market entry into Germany and supported the investor process.

About the Medicana Health Group

The Medicana Health Group is a family-run hospital group based in Istanbul. Since 1992, the group has been providing medical care across numerous specialist areas. According to its own figures, it operates 19 hospitals in Turkey and abroad and employs more than 16,000 staff.

About the Jewish Hospital Berlin

The Jewish Hospital Berlin is a modern acute care hospital with a 270-year tradition. Around 820 staff are employed at the hospital, which has 384 beds in the specialities of internal medicine: cardiology, angiology, gastroenterology and diabetology, as well as orthopaedics and trauma surgery, general and visceral surgery, vascular surgery, anaesthesiology, neurology, and psychiatry and psychotherapy. A medical centre for radiological diagnostics and minimally invasive therapy completes the range of services at the site. The hospital is certified to DIN EN:ISO standards and, by the DDG, as a clinic suitable for diabetes patients; it also has the following certified centres: an interdisciplinary vascular centre, a specialist centre for multiple sclerosis, a supra-regional stroke unit, a chest pain unit, a cardiac arrest centre and an endoprosthetics centre. The Department of Psychiatry holds CBASP certification.

On behalf of the Medicana Health Group:

Luther, M&A: Dr Thomas Halberkamp (Partner, lead), Dr Daniel Schubmann (Counsel), Stefan H. Tolksdorf, LL.M. (Senior Associate, lead), Vivien Insa Seifert (Associate), Dr Julian Schüßler (Associate)

Luther, healthcare law: Dr Oliver Kairies (Partner), Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy (Partner), Martina Steude, LL.M. (Senior Associate), Charlotte Riese (Senior Associate), Frances Diemer (Senior Associate)

Luther, Employment Law, Occupational Pensions: Dr Paul Gooren (Partner), Dr Marco Arteaga (Partner), Dr Lisa Kraayvanger (Senior Associate), Dr Paulina Noppeney (Associate)

Luther, Real Estate/Property Law: Dr Thomas Gohrke (Partner), Patrick Gocht (Senior Associate), Christoph Kolb (Senior Associate), Lucas H. Franke (Associate)

Luther, Tax Law: Dr Zacharias Schneider, LL.B., LL.M. (Partner), Dr Marco-Marcel Niebuhr (Senior Associate), Jolanda Fiss (Associate)

Luther, IP/IT: Dr Kay Oelschlaegel (Partner), Dominik Menhaj (Senior Associate)

Luther, Insolvency Law: Gunnar Mueller-Henneberg (Partner)

Luther, Merger Control Law/FDI: Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (Partner)