Näder, the management and investment holding company of the Näder family, completed the acquisition of a 20% stake in Ottobock, a prosthetic and orthotic medical devices, serving people with mobility challenges around the world, from EQT Partners, a private equity firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Through the partnership with EQT, we have further professionalized Ottobock in recent years and developed its IPO readiness. Today, we benefit from a strong foundation for the next growth phase of our company. The collaboration with EQT was characterized by a high level of mutual respect and trust. And it was very successful: in 2023, we achieved the highest sales volume and the best results in the company's history. We will now continue our successful strategy as a purely family-owned company in the legal form of an SE & Co. KGaA, owned by my family and led by our CEO Oliver Jakobi and his strong management team,” Hans Georg Näder, Ottobock Owner and Chairman.