PLUTA partner Torsten Gutmann finds investor for Domus Cura nursing home in Hildesheim

Mr Torsten Gutmann from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has announced good news in the proceedings for Domus Cura Pflegezentrum Hildesheim GmbH: the attorney and his team have found a follow-up solution for the nursing home.

SWB care GmbH based in Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, has acquired the business and all assets by way of an asset deal effective 14 March 2026. The purchase agreement has already been signed by the parties. All of the more than 70 employees have been kept on. The residents’ continued care is therefore also guaranteed.

Domus Cura Pflegezentrum Hildesheim GmbH filed for insolvency in February. On 11 February 2026, the Local Court of Hildesheim ordered provisional insolvency administration for the company’s assets and appointed Mr Torsten Gutmann from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as provisional administrator. The proceedings were opened on 13 March 2026, and the PLUTA attorney was appointed regular insolvency administrator.

The solution has been achieved under challenging circumstances, as the insolvent company had initially been prevented from continuing to operate the nursing home in Hildesheim due to a prohibition order. As a temporary measure, the residential care supervision authority coordinated the care of all residents with management at the facility. Following constructive discussions between the residential care supervision authority, the Association of Substitute Health Insurance Funds (vdek), representatives of the insolvent company and the provisional administrator, the business was successfully stabilised under the supervision of the provisional insolvency administration team until its transfer on 14 March 2026.

Mr Torsten Gutmann said, “The proceedings were initially very challenging for all concerned, given the complex circumstances. Despite this, we have succeeded in finding a solution that ensures the continued care of the residents and safeguards the employees’ jobs. We have been able to execute the purchase agreement in a legally sound way. I would like to thank all of the employees for their great commitment in recent weeks as well as Mr Peter Paul Gruber, managing director, and Mr Fred Maleika, shareholder of Domus Cura Pflegezentrum Hildesheim GmbH, and attorneys Mr Steffen Schneider and Dr Georg Hüllen from BBL.” In addition to attorney Mr Torsten Gutmann, the PLUTA team comprises business lawyer Mr Marc-Aurel Strüber and business management expert Mr André Dins.

The company had filed for insolvency due to liquidity problems. It had been part of the Domus Cura Group, which runs several care facilities in Germany. Mr Torsten Gutmann is the administrator for Domus Cura Pflegezentrum Hildesheim GmbH. This facility was completed in February 2025.