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January 23, 2026
Sidley Represents DaVita in Its Expansion of International Operations in South America with Four Acquisitions

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- Sidley is advising DaVita Inc
- on its agreement to expand operations in Brazil and Colombia and to enter Chile and Ecuador through four acquisitions from Fresenius Medical Care, totaling US$300 million
- Following completion, DaVita will operate more than 270 clinics
- The Sidley team is led by Aaron J
- Rigby and Sharon R
- Flanagan, with involvement from specialists in M&A, antitrust, employee benefits, healthcare, labor, privacy, real estate, tax, and technology.
In a deal that reflects the strength of the firm’s global healthcare transactions capabilities, Sidley is representing DaVita Inc, a leading provider of kidney care services, in its agreement to expand its international operations in Brazil and Colombia and its entry into Chile and Ecuador. The deal involves four separate acquisitions from Fresenius Medical Care for a total purchase price of US$300 million. Upon the completion of all transactions, DaVita will have more than 270 clinics. The Sidley healthcare transactions team is being led by Aaron J. Rigby and Sharon R. Flanagan (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Jocelyne E. Kelly, Tong Tong, and Caitlan M. Rocha (M&A); Vadim M. Brusser (Antitrust and Competition); Christian E. Pilhofer and Tom Topping (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Jon S. Zucker and Taylor Andelman (Healthcare); Teresa L. Reuter (Labor and Employment); Thomas D. Cunningham and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Beatriz Azcuy, Jonathan H. Koh, and Natasha Gunasekara Garber (Real Estate); Suresh T. Advani and Jonathan M. Westreich (Tax); and Lauren G. Grau (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).~~In a deal that reflects the strength of the firm’s global healthcare transactions capabilities, Sidley is representing DaVita Inc, a leading provider of kidney care services, in its agreement to expand its international operations in Brazil and Colombia and its entry into Chile and Ecuador. The deal involves four separate acquisitions from Fresenius Medical Care for a total purchase price of US$300 million. Upon the completion of all transactions, DaVita will have more than 270 clinics. The Sidley healthcare transactions team is being led by Aaron J. Rigby and Sharon R. Flanagan (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Jocelyne E. Kelly, Tong Tong, and Caitlan M. Rocha (M&A); Vadim M. Brusser (Antitrust and Competition); Christian E. Pilhofer and Tom Topping (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Jon S. Zucker and Taylor Andelman (Healthcare); Teresa L. Reuter (Labor and Employment); Thomas D. Cunningham and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Beatriz Azcuy, Jonathan H. Koh, and Natasha Gunasekara Garber (Real Estate); Suresh T. Advani and Jonathan M. Westreich (Tax); and Lauren G. Grau (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).
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