Houlihan Lokey Advises APELOS Therapie

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce the successful growth financing of APELOS Therapie (APELOS), one of the leading providers of outpatient physiotherapy, ergotherapy, logopaedics, osteopathy, and sports therapy services in Germany. The growth financing supports the acquisition of more than 50 practices, significantly scaling the existing platform and expanding APELOS’ national footprint.

APELOS, headquartered in Leipzig, Germany, comprises more than 30 practices across five clusters in Germany with regional clusters in and around Munich, Niederrhein, Hanover/Brunswig, and Frankfurt am Main as well as Leipzig, and employs c. 520 people. APELOS’ business model offers existing practice owners a succession solution and is highly scalable, providing a unique platform for growth going forward. The established network of practices that are located in densely populated German areas allows for high-quality therapy services through the sharing of best practices. Given established know-how and structures, APELOS will be able to seamlessly integrate the acquired practices and thereby further strengthen its market-leading position in Germany and drive growth through operational improvements.

The company was founded in 2020 and is backed by GENUI. Apelos’ management team has executed a highly successful and targeted platform strategy through various acquisitions.

Houlihan Lokey provided debt advice on all commercial aspects of the refinancing in combination with a flexible growth financing and thereby helped to secure a highly attractive, tailor-made, and flexible financing structure that will support the company’s growth and further execution of the platform strategy.

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