Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare

Siemens Healthcare

Weinhold Legal provided legal transaction services to Siemens Healthcare GmbH, a leading medtech companyand a member of the largest industrial manufacturing conglomerate in Europe, in the  disposal of its full ownership interest in Meomed, s.r.o. to Meopta - optika, s.r.o. headquartered in Přerov, a leading manufacturer with a long tradition of developing, manufacturing and assembling world class optical, opto-mechanical and optoelectronic products.

National Organization for Medicine Verification / Národní organizace pro ověřování pravosti léčiv

On 9th February, 2019 there was a launch of a medicine verification system operated by the National Organization for Medicine Verification (Národní organizace pro ověřování pravosti léčiv or NOOL). Weinhold Legal has provided complex legal assistance to NOOL in respect of this European system of medicine verification established by Falsified Medicine European Directive (FMD) 20011/62/EU. Legal services comprised of organising a tender for the supplier of the new IT system, negotiation of the contract with suppliers and European Medical Verification Organisation, registering holders and end users of the IT system and other required legal assistance. Which was to be concluded with more than 2 500 end – users, the preparation of a contract to be concluded with the marketing authorization holders and others. This is a totally unique and unique pan-European project involving all original drug manufacturers, as well as all pharmacies, hospitals and drug distributors.

Henry Schein

Weinhold Legal provided Czech and Slovak legal services to Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions for office-based dental and medical professionals, in relation to the spin-off of its animal health business. Following the spin-off, Covetrus (NASDAQ:CVET) was launched as a newly formed company arising from the combination of two businesses – Henry Schein Animal Health and Vets First Choice. Henry Schein informed that as part of the spin-off, it received approximately USD 1.1 billion in what is expected to be tax-free proceeds. Following the spin-off of Animal Health, Henry Schein will have more than 18,000 Team Schein Members in 31 countries, serving more than 1 million customers. Covetrus is headquartered in Portland, Maine, with more than 5,000 employees, serving over 100,000 customers around the globe. Weinhold Legal´s eguláto included a corporate Demerger in Czechia, multiple share transfers in Czechia and Slovakia and various corporate law, labor law, contractual and regulatory matters.