GHX Europe GmbH entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of medical columbus AG (DB:MCE) for €18.7 million on July 10, 2018. The purchase price includes an earn-out amounting to €6.5 million should certain goals be achieved by June 30, 2019. As part of transaction, GHX Europe GmbH will acquire majority of the assets and employees of Medical Columbus and will continue the business unchanged. Isenberg will remain with Medical Columbus AG. The assets of medical columbus AG will consist, after the completion of the transaction, of cash and the investment in MEDIQON. The deal was approved by shareholders of medical columbus AG on September 21, 2018. The transaction is expected to close in about three months. medical columbus AG will use the proceeds for expansion of the business of MEDIQON. Stephan Göckeler, Jan Giedinghagen, Alexander Heinen, Stefan Voss and Alexander Löschhorn of Flick Gocke Schaumburg acted as legal advisors for medical columbus AG. Hanno Witt, Rainer Traugott, Jeremias Bura, Dirk Koche, Stefan Süß, Ulf Kieker, Jörn Kassow, Jana Dammann de Chapto, Immo Schuler, Christian Engelhardt, Thies Deike, Annika Juds and Eun-Kyung Lee of Latham & Watkins acted as legal advisors for GHX Europe. GHX Europe GmbH completed the acquisition of certain assets of medical columbus AG (DB:MCE) on October 31, 2018.