Stuttgart, 30 October 2026 - Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH has provided legal advice to the CAVEO care group (CAVEO Pflegegruppe) on the acquisition of DEPW Holding GmbH including its group companies. With the acquisition, the care group founded in 2021 continues its buy-and-build strategy and strengthens its market presence in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Luther supports CAVEO on an ongoing basis in the legal implementation of its growth strategy.
The CAVEO care group, headquartered in Stuttgart, has grown continuously since 2023 through targeted company acquisitions. With the acquisition of DEPW Holding, the group expands its offering in particular in outpatient care, day care and assisted living. The acquired group includes five outpatient care services and two additional care offices, which care for 626 patients with a total of 152 employees. In addition, there is a day care facility with 15 places, five assisted living offerings with a total of 267 apartments, an academy and the medical supply store HejApo.
Luther advises the CAVEO care group on an ongoing basis on its buy-and-build strategy and supports the company in the legal structuring and implementation of corporate transactions. The advice on the acquisition of DEPW Holding was jointly led by Thomas Kuhnle and Marco Kühne-Hellmessen.
About the CAVEO care group:
The CAVEO care group, headquartered in Stuttgart, was founded in 2021 and has been active in the care market since 2023. The group brings together companies in outpatient care, intensive care, day care, assisted living, inpatient care and care counselling. Around 700 employees care for more than 2,100 people at 28 locations. The group pursues a buy-and-build strategy in which regionally established care companies are integrated into a common group while retaining their operational independence.
For the CAVEO care group:
Luther, Corporate/M&A: Dr. Thomas Kuhnle (Partner, Federführung), Marco Kühne-Hellmessen (Associate, Federführung)
Luther, Steuerrecht: Dr. Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M. (Partner)
Luther, Arbeitsrecht: Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz (Counsel)
This text was automatically translated from the German original.