EQUASENS

Acquisition of the German company ADV and creation of PHARMAGEST Germany

Villers-lès-Nancy, 23 November 2023 - 6:00 p.m. (CET)

PRESS RELEASE

Acquisition of the German company ADV
and creation of PHARMAGEST Germany

EQUASENS, in partnership with ARZ HAAN, a German market leader for services and software solutions for healthcare providers, acquires ADV (Apotheken Datenverarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG), which becomes PHARMAGEST Germany, through a holding company 6%-held by ARZ HAAN and 94%-held by EQUASENS.

• PHARMAGEST Germany will invest in developing technology and technical building blocks, as well as a sales network to reinforce ADV's software offering.
• This acquisition marks a new milestone in the deployment of the growth strategy of EQUASENS, already present in Germany in the medication compliance segment through its subsidiary that markets the MultiMeds pill dispenser and robot. EQUASENS is in this way strengthening its position in the German market in its core pharmacy business.

EQUASENS acquires ADV.

EQUASENS, a leading healthcare software publisher (Euronext Paris - Compartment A - ISIN: FR 0012882389 - Ticker: EQS) today announces the acquisition of 100% of the capital of AD Apotheken Datenverarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG (ADV) in partnership with ARZ HAAN.

ADV, founded in 1986, specialises in IT and software solutions for pharmacies. As an independent software vendor, ADV is recognized in Germany for the quality and range of its offering, its customer-focused culture and its ability to adapt its solutions to changing market conditions.

ADV is the developer of the GAWIS business software solution which is based on proven, high-performance technologies offering a comprehensive range of modules and services: dispensing assistance, invoicing, order processing, business intelligence, etc. And in order to meet all needs of the German market, GAWIS is connected to an entire ecosystem of complementary solutions: self-service kiosks and digital shelves, dispensing robots and checkout kiosks. As a result, this software solution is perfectly adapted to the configuration of the German market and also to developments in the German healthcare sector, which, like other European markets, is currently engaged in a digital transformation.