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TRANSACTIONS

Selected Transaction Advisory Track Record

Vinci Partners acquired the Mérya Group.

March 2019

CRG acted as exclusive financial advisor to Mérya

About the Company

  • Grupo Mérya is a leader in diagnostic imaging in Brazil’s South region.
  • Formed by a group of entrepreneurs who, in less than four years, acquired all of the clinics that make up the group.
  • It has benchmark diagnostic imaging centers in the main cities of the South region: Londrina and Curitiba, Paraná; Pato Branco, Paraná; Florianópolis and Chapecó, Santa Catarina; and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

About the Buyer

  • Vinci Partners is one of Brazil’s leading private equity firms, with more than R$24 billion under management across its alternative investment platform.
  • Cura is one of the most traditional diagnostic medicine groups in the city of São Paulo.
  • Cura was acquired by Vinci Partners in 2018 as a consolidation platform in the segment.

Transaction Rationale

  • Creates the sixth-largest clinical analysis and diagnostic imaging group in Brazil.

Transaction Highlights

  • Carries out two transactions simultaneously: the acquisition of control and the incorporation of Mérya into Cura.
  • Demonstrates CRG’s ability to find the best solution for its clients, addressing the need for capital injection, liquidity for shareholders, and the prospect of regional growth in a single transaction.
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