COMPUGROUP MEDICAL SE & CO. KGAA
DGAP-News: CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Mergers & Acquisitions
CompuGroup Medical acquires VISUS Health IT
2021-06-01 / 15:16
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. Acquisition of VISUS Health IT GmbH, a leader in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
. CompuGroup Medical (CGM) complementing portfolio and building an attractive platform for future growth
. Supplementing CGM's portfolio with Vendor Neutral Archive
. Both CGM and VISUS customers will benefit from the transaction
Koblenz. CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA (CGM), one of the leading e-health companies in the world, acquired VISUS
Health IT GmbH (VISUS), one of the leading providers for Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and
Healthcare Content Management in Germany.
VISUS's key products are JiveX Enterprise PACS, a leading PACS for hospitals and outpatient facilities, JiveX
Healthcare Content Management, a cutting-edge vendor neutral archive solution for medical data, and JiveX Healthcare
Connect with focus on communicating medical data. As a result of the acquisition, CompuGroup Medical is complementing
its portfolio with a well-established and multiple award-winning product suite. For 2020, revenues were amounted to
approximately EUR 18.5 million with an adjusted EBITDA of approximately EUR 2.8
million.
"VISUS complements our existing portfolio of products perfectly and we see a lot of opportunities to integrate these
solutions with our successful ambulatory and hospital information systems," emphasized Dr. Dirk Wössner, CEO of
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA. "We are confident that both, existing CGM and VISUS customers, will benefit from this
transaction, facilitating the provision of structured medical data at the right place and time and usable by anyone who
needs it. VISUS solutions are a key contributor of medical information with the special focus on medical images."
"With this acquisition, we will gain an additional, highly attractive business area, which is very important for most
of our customers, and we will significantly increase our installed customer base particularly in the German hospital
market. At the same time, we will benefit from a great amount of know-how and expert knowledge from our new colleagues.
We are acquiring innovative and strongly growing products here, which have recently been repeatedly honored with
several highly prestigious 'Best in KLAS-Awards'," said Hannes Reichl, Managing Director Inpatient and Social Care at
CGM.
"We are convinced that with this merger we will continue the success story of VISUS for our team and our customers in
the long term. With CGM, we also have the potential to further expand our existing partner network internationally,"
said Klaus Kleber, Co-Founder of VISUS. Jörg Holstein, likewise Co-Founder of VISUS, added, "We have been partners with
CGM for many years and have implemented many successful projects together. We are pleased to become part of the CGM
family while maintaining the VISUS identity. CGM is exactly the right partner for us as a global player with home and
heart in Germany."
VISUS's customer base today consists of more than 1.500 facilities inpatient as well as outpatient. Today, more than
1.6 million professional users, including doctors, dentists, pharmacies and other health professionals in outpatient
and inpatient healthcare facilities trust CompuGroup Medical.
About CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA
CompuGroup Medical is one of the leading e-health companies in the world. With a revenue base of EUR 837 million in
2020, its software products are designed to support all medical and organizational activities in doctors' offices,
pharmacies, laboratories and hospitals. Its information services for all parties involved in the healthcare system and
its web-based personal health records contribute towards safer and more efficient healthcare. CompuGroup Medical's
services are based on a unique customer base of more than 1.6 million users, including doctors, dentists, pharmacists
and other healthcare professionals in inpatient and outpatient facilities. With locations in 18 countries and products
in 56 countries worldwide, CompuGroup Medical is the e-health company with one of the highest coverages among
healthcare professionals. Approximately 8,000 highly qualified employees support customers with innovative solutions
for the steadily growing demands of the healthcare system.
Contact for media representatives:
Michael Franz
Head of Brand Communication
P +49 (0) 261 8000-6100
F +49 (0) 261 8000-3100
E-mail: press@cgm.com
Contact for analysts and investors:
Claudia Thomé
Corporate Vice President Investor Relations
P +49 (0) 261 8000-7030
F +49 (0) 261 8000-3200
E-mail: claudia.thome@cgm.com
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Language: English
Company: CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA
Maria Trost 21
56070 Koblenz
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)261 8000 7030
Fax: +49 (0)261 8000 3200
E-mail: investor@cgm.com
Internet: www.cgm.com
ISIN: DE000A288904
WKN: A28890
Indices: MDAX, TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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