Luxempart partners with VALEARA, a leading provider of ambulatory mental healthcare services in Germany
Luxempart is pleased to announce that it has entered into an investment agreement to become the majority shareholder of VALEARA, a leading provider of ambulatory mental healthcare services in Germany. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
VALEARA plays a vital role in improving access to mental healthcare in Germany. Through an integrated platform of different care settings and interdisciplinary teams, the company offers timely, comprehensive and high-quality treatment for patients in need. Furthermore, it addresses a structural undersupply of therapeutic capacity through its own in-house academy.
Luxempart partners with VALEARA’s existing shareholders led by GENUI, a reputable, entrepreneur-backed investor, as well as the group’s management headed by Dr. Christian Utler (CEO). As new majority investor, Luxempart will support VALEARA through its next phase of growth while preserving the company’s strong culture and focus on patient outcomes.
“VALEARA stands on a very solid foundation. We have built a modern, high-performing organization that combines quality, culture, and economic sustainability. With Luxempart, we are gaining a strong partner with whom we can strategically shape our next phase of growth. Our structures are designed to reliably safeguard and scale quality and impact as we grow. Our ambition remains unchanged: to take people seriously in their full complexity and with their emotional needs, to structurally improve mental healthcare, and to make a measurable contribution to reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. Together with Luxempart, we are moving closer to our vision: VALEARA – human connection for mental health.” says Dr. Christian Utler, CEO of VALEARA.
Rudolf Ohnesorge, Member of the Group Executive Committee and responsible for the DACH activities of Luxempart, comments: “Mental health is of key concern in today’s societies. Dr. Utler and the VALEARA team have developed a unique patient-centric approach providing high quality care across the full spectrum of patients’ needs. We look forward to supporting VALEARA in its ambitious mission.”
John Penning, CEO of Luxempart adds: “Investing into mental health aligns well with our long-standing commitment to healthcare as one of our focus area. With our flexible, long-term approach, we see ourselves as a suitable partner for VALEARA’s next phase of growth. VALEARA complements our portfolio of healthcare companies including Medios, Nexus, Pflegebutler and Rimed.”
About VALEARA
VALEARA stands for a new era in outpatient mental health care. The interdisciplinary team has set itself a clear mission: to reduce the stigmatization of mental illness and to close gaps in care wherever people need support — between hospital and home, during waiting periods for psychotherapy, and in accompanying individuals on their way back to a structured everyday life.
As an employer, VALEARA views emotions as an essential part of being human. This shapes its culture and leadership philosophy. VALEARA stands for genuine collaboration, a high level of personal responsibility, and a balance between empathy and performance — individually and as a community.
VALEARA: Human connection for mental health.
About GENUI
GENUI is a private investment firm based in Hamburg/Germany and Zurich/Switzerland. It was founded in 2014 by renowned entrepreneurs and experienced investment professionals, who have been investing in companies for over two decades and supporting them on their growth paths. GENUI follows the approach of “Good Entrepreneurship”, combining attractive returns and positive impact. The more than 30 GENUI entrepreneurs (founders and owners of companies such as BioNTech, Fressnapf, Adecco, Cancom and others) are actively and personally involved in all stages of the investment process. The focus of GENUI is on investments in market leaders in health, environmental transformation, and digitalization.
About Luxempart
Luxempart is a Luxembourg-based listed investment company with a net worth of EUR 2.3bn backed by Luxembourgish entrepreneurial families. With permanent capital and a professional investment team, Luxempart provides flexible long-term financing solutions to entrepreneurs, families and management and actively supports its portfolio companies in their growth and international expansion. Luxempart’s Direct Investment strategy consists in investing equity tickets ranging from EUR 25m up to EUR 100m in the DACH region, France, BeLux and Northern Italy.
Contact: Rudolf Ohnesorge +352 437 43 5101
