L'Air Liquide S.A. (ENXTPA:AI) agreed to acquire BetaMed S.A. on September 7, 2021. Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has conditionally approved the transaction. In 2020, BetaMed S.A. reported a total revenues of €25 million. The buyer will have to be approved by the President of UOKiK. As per the condition imposed by Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Air Liquide will operate under the existing contracts with the National Health Fund (NFZ) for long-term home care for mechanically ventilated patients in the Dolnoslaskie and Malopolskie voivodships, which are valid until June 30, 2022. Betamed will take part in NFZ competition procedures for the provision of these services after June 30, 2022. It will submit an offer based on its knowledge and experience, in the scope not narrower than that offered in previous years. If the National Health Fund chooses this offer, the company will conclude a contract with the National Health Fund.