Mritunjay Kumar

Candesic

Candesic provides management consultancy and commercial due diligence services to corporates, private equity and other financial investors, and public sector organisations like the NHS. Our main practices are healthcare and social care, aerospace, defence & security. Candesic was founded in 2002 by Dr Leonid Shapiro and Marc Kitten. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in France, Spain, Italy and India. Commercial Due Diligence (Recent successful Transactions) • Acquisition of SERB Pharmaceuticals, valued at €250m according to Mergermarket, by Charterhouse • Minority investment in Lucid Group by LDC • Acquisition of Carling Group by LDC-owned Fishawack • Acquisition of Envision Pharma by Ardian and GHO Capital • Acquisition of Priory and Partnerships in Care by BC Partners £320m • Acquisition of Orolia by Eurazeo for €100m (public source) • Reverse acquisition of Mediclinic by Al Noor for £7.4bn • Investment in CEVA Santé Animale by CHD Investments valuing the company over €1.5bn • Acquisition of Medical Imaging Partnership by Apposite Capital • Metric Capital: investment in Proton Beam Therapy technology Historical transactions • AllianceBoots: completed CDD for largest European LBO to date at £12bn • Acquisition of Phadia by Cinven for €1.2bn (later sold to Thermo Fisher Scientific for £2.2bn) VCDD • Swanton Care: provider of residential care specialised in learning disabilities and Autism • Cambian: leading Mental Health provider for patients with Learning Disabilities and Acquired Brain Injuries • Danshell: refinancing Strategy • Caring Home Group, HC One, HCP REIT, Monarch Alternative Capital: commercial analysis of care homes site • Somed: building a private hospital chain in Morocco • Bupa: dental market review and strategic options for growth, led to the creation of a leading chain in the UK • Schoen Klinik: spanish hospital market workshop • GenesisCare: commercial integration of IMO, a Spanish radiotherapy chain