Berlin/Milan, August 19, 2026 – The international law firm ADVANT, with teams from ADVANT Beiten and ADVANT Nctm, advised the US private equity firm JLL Partners on the acquisition of Life Couriers. The sellers are companies affiliated with AUCTUS Capital Partners. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction volume.
ADVANT's advisory services covered the German and Italian aspects of the cross-border transaction, which was primarily conducted in Germany and involved numerous other jurisdictions in the EU, as well as the USA, Central America, and Asia. ADVANT was retained on the recommendation of the US law firm Winston Taylor. Winston Taylor advised JLL Partners as lead counsel on the US legal aspects of the transaction.
JLL Partners is a US-based private equity firm headquartered in New York and invests in businesses in sectors including healthcare, business services, and industrials.
Life Couriers Group is an internationally operating specialist for time- and temperature-critical logistics solutions for the healthcare and life sciences industries, headquartered in Munich. The group is particularly active in the areas of radiopharmaceuticals, life sciences, stem cell transport, direct supply to patients, pharmaceutical and emergency logistics, and has an international presence in the USA, Europe, Central America and Asia.
With this acquisition, JLL Partners intends to support Life Couriers' next phase of growth. The focus will be on further international expansion and the development of its services for time-critical healthcare logistics.
Advisors to JLL Partners:
ADVANT Beiten: Christian von Wistinghausen, Tassilo Klesen (both lead counsel), Dominik Moser (all Corporate/M&A), Danah El Ismail (Corporate/M&A & Real Estate, all Berlin), Insa Müller-Trucksaess (Corporate/M&A, Munich), Lelu Li (Corporate/M&A, Beijing), Christoph Schmitt, Nadejda Kysel, Jessica Schneeberger, Juliane Schöttler (all Banking/Finance/Restructuring, Frankfurt), Virginia Mäurer, Mark Zimmer, Katharina Furtmayr (all Employment Law, Munich), Christian Döpke (IP, Digital & Data, Düsseldorf), Philipp Hohmann (Commercial, Düsseldorf), Oliver Korte (Commercial, Hamburg), Jochen Pörtge, Kristin Trittermann (both Compliance, Düsseldorf), Silke Dulle (Health Care, Berlin), Christoph Heinrich, Cathleen Laitenberger (both Antitrust), Katrin Lüdtke (Public Sector, all Munich), Markus Linnartz (Tax, Düsseldorf)
ADVANT Nctm: Michele Motta, Mario Giambò, Benedetta Ripa, Federico Cirillo (all Corporate/M&A, Milan)
Press contact
Frauke Reuther
Manager Kommunikation
ADVANT Beiten
+49 (69) 75 60 95 - 570
frauke.reuther@advant-beiten.com
