Embryos Partners with Integral for Expansion
Deal News | Feb 03, 2025 | integral venture partners
Integral Capital Group, formerly known as Integral Venture Partners, has successfully acquired a majority stake in Embryos, a leading Romanian in-vitro fertilization clinic. The acquisition involves a secondary purchase of shares from the clinic's founding doctors, who will maintain minority shareholder positions while remaining active in the business. With Integral's backing, Embryos aims to enhance its market position in Romania through the expansion of its existing clinic in Bucharest and potential new locations in other Romanian cities. Embryos will serve as the core of Integral’s broader strategy to build a pan-regional IVF platform by consolidating similar entities across neighboring markets. Founded in 2018, Embryos specializes in assisted reproductive technologies and operates a state-of-the-art clinic providing a wide range of fertility treatments. This acquisition is the first made from Integral’s second fund, Evolving Europe Principal Investments Fund II, underscoring its focus on the Romanian healthcare sector and the development of medium-sized companies across Central and South-Eastern Europe.
Sectors
- Healthcare
- Private Equity
Geography
- Romania – The target company, Embryos, is a Romanian IVF clinic, and this deal involves significant business activities within Romania.
- Central and South-Eastern Europe – Integral's strategy involves the consolidation of IVF clinics across Central and South-Eastern Europe, indicating broader geographic involvement beyond Romania.
Industry
- Healthcare – Embryos operates as a specialized IVF clinic, which is a part of the healthcare industry, specifically within the fertility and reproductive technology sector.
- Private Equity – Integral Capital Group is an investment firm involved in acquiring and managing stakes in companies, including the recent acquisition of Embryos, indicating active participation in private equity investments.
Financials
- Not Disclosed – The terms of the investment and acquisition price were not publicly revealed.
Participants
Name | Role | Type | Description |
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Integral Capital Group | Bidding Company | Company | An investment firm that focuses on institutional private equity and growth capital investments in medium-sized companies in Central and South-Eastern Europe. |
Embryos | Target Company | Company | A leading Romanian IVF clinic specializing in fertility and gynecology services. |
Andreea Carp-Veliscu | Founder and Minority Shareholder | Person | One of the founding doctors of Embryos, who will remain as partner and minority shareholder. |
Ionela Anghelescu | Founder and Minority Shareholder | Person | One of the founding doctors of Embryos, who will remain as partner and minority shareholder. |
Tarig Massawi | Founder and Minority Shareholder | Person | One of the founding doctors of Embryos, who will remain as partner and minority shareholder. |