PARATUS Secures Majority Ownership in DB Soft
PARATUS Acquires Majority Stake in DB Soft, Paving the Way for Healthcare Software Expansion
Munich, September 2023 – GREENPEAK Partners announced today that through their holding group PARATUS, they have acquired a majority stake in DB Soft SL, a leading provider of Laboratory Information and Management Systems (LIMS) servicing the major laboratories in Spain.
The investment by PARATUS is a strategic building block in establishing a global leading healthcare software and IT-service provider. The founders of DB Soft placed their trust in PARATUS through a significant reinvest.
Stefan Donat, CEO of PARATUS, commented, “We are excited that DB Soft is now a part of our PARATUS software group. After our fast-growing RIS/PACS cluster, DB Soft is the starting point for our second cluster LIMS.”
Friedrich von Kleist, Co-Founder of PARATUS, added” The founders of DB Soft equally share our ESG values and long-term vision. We look forward to working together with DB Soft’s management team to continue building a cutting-edge technology platform that will transform the healthcare sector, especially the medical care of patients.”
Alejandro Sicilia, Managing Director of DB Soft, commented: “As a founder and CEO of DB Soft, I am incredibly proud of what our team has achieved over the years. We started as a small start-up with a big vision, and today, we have grown into a recognized leader in the Spanish healthcare system. Our commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction has been the driving force behind our success. This new partnership with PARATUS represents the next chapter in our company’s journey, and we are excited about the opportunities it will bring for both our team and our customers.”
Leopoldo Vitini, also Managing Director of DB Soft, said: “At DB Soft, we have built a strong reputation for Laboratory Information and Management Systems LIMS that sets us apart in the Spanish HealthCare IT market. Our team’s dedication and hard work have been instrumental in our growth and success. We are excited about the future and the possibilities it holds for our company. We believe that under PARATUS ownership, the business will continue to develop into a leading European player in the HealthCare IT market.”
ADVISORS
The founders of DB Soft have been advised by Norgestion (financial and legal) in the Transaction, while Pérez-Llorca and FMDH have acted as legal advisor to the PARATUS. wdp supported PARATUS as Tech Due Diligence advisor and WTS with its local Spanish partners FTI Consulting and Cuatrecasas in the Financial and Tax Due Diligence.
ABOUT PARATUS
PARATUS stands for the establishment and development of a leading decentralized group of companies in the field of software and IT services in the healthcare sector and is dedicated to enable better health through digitalization. The group was set up to become a leading provider of specialized niche healthcare software and IT-service solutions. PARATUS will form partnerships between companies and entrepreneurs to actively promote digitalization and transformation into a data-driven healthcare system and support the group with HR, digitalization, regulatory and data privacy solutions. PARATUS is pursuing a long-term growth path, both organically and by adding new partners to its group.
ABOUT DB SOFT
ABOUT GREENPEAK PARTNERS
GREENPEAK Partners is a company builder with proven track record and comprehensive expertise in the foundation, development, and expansion of industry leaders. While executing its Buy & Build strategies, GREENPEAK aims to develop industry leaders by virtue of strong partnerships, ESG values, and aligned sustainable interests. To date, the GREENPEAK Partners team has built over 10 platforms, with annual revenues exceeding €1 billion.
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Stefan Donat, PARATUS
+49 1714165110
sdonat@paratus-gruppe.de
www.paratus-gruppe.de
Alejandro Sicilia, DB Soft
+34 607 7575 79
alejandro.sicilia@dbsoft.es
www.dbsoft.es
Junior CFO/Head of Finance & Controlling (m/f/d)
As Junior CFO/Head of Finance & Controlling (m/f/d), would you like to take on responsibility from the very beginning and contribute to the expansion and success of our global software group in close cooperation with the founders of the PARATUS Group? Join us as we strive to become a leading healthcare software and IT company.
Your tasks:
- In central finance, you coordinate the finance staff and/or their tax advisors at our affiliated companies in Europe and the USA
- You create monthly reporting and controlling for the companies and the whole group
- You communicate with the CFO of our parent company and support him in his reporting tasks
- You are involved in the acquisition process of additional companies and work with our financing partners
- You ensure a smooth integration of Finance and the onboarding of new companies in our group
- You collaborate on monthly and annual financial statements and group accounting
Your profile:
- You have successfully completed a degree in business administration and already have experience in investment controlling as well as in HGB (consolidated) accounting or as a consultant for an auditing company (audit, transaction services).
- Your passion is numbers, but also the need to understand the companies behind them and their business
- You work independently, communicate openly with all stakeholders at all levels and see yourself as a supporter of the positive business development of our companies and the entire group
- MS Office skills (especially Excel and PowerPoint) are of course a matter of course
- Knowledge of LucaNet is desirable
PARATUS Holding GmbH
Theatinerstraße 14
80333 Munich
info@paratus-gruppe.de
The PARATUS Group
With PARATUS, we are making a key contribution to the digitalization of the healthcare system and addressing the demands of modern medicine. We succeed by putting patient data protection at the forefront and by promoting networking and interoperability between systems through the range of services offered by an alliance that thinks and acts entrepreneurially.
IMAGE Information Systems joins PARATUS
GREENPEAK Partners announced today that through their holding group PARATUS, they have acquired a majority stake in IMAGE Information Systems Europe GmbH in Rostock.
The founders of IMAGE placed their trust in PARATUS through a significant reinvest. IMAGE is a leading provider of PACS solutions servicing radiologists around the world led by a strong management team with a staff of high expertise and staffed by highly qualified PACS professionals.
This investment by PARATUS is a strategic building block in establishing a global leading healthcare software and IT-service provider.
Stefan Donat, CEO of PARATUS, commented, “We are excited that IMAGE has placed their trust in PARATUS as a partner and equally shares our ESG values and long-term vision. We look forward to working together with IMAGE’s management team to continue building a cutting-edge technology platform that will greatly transform the healthcare sector, especially the medical care of patients.
Dr. Arpad Bischof, Managing Director of IMAGE, commented: “With PARATUS, there will be a particular focus on technology development by sharing expert knowledge and best practices within the group. The orientation of the group with respect to ESG criteria also enables us to set a new growth agenda that includes green IT, humanity in the workplace, employee incentive programs, and strong emphasis on data protection and data security.”
Mike Jensen, also Managing Director of IMAGE, said: “I am thrilled this synergetic opportunity enables us to promise an exciting, sustainable and profitable future for our customers, as well as for our employees and business partners worldwide. It lays the foundation for shaping IMAGE‘s future in a dynamic world supported by a strong and equal partner such as PARATUS.
ABOUT PARATUS
PARATUS is dedicated to providing physicians and medical professionals with customised state-of-the-art software solutions to enable better health through digitalization. The group was set up to become a leading provider of specialized niche healthcare software and IT-service solutions. PARATUS will form partnerships between companies and entrepreneurs to actively promote digitalization and transformation into a data-driven healthcare system and support the group with HR, digitalization, regulatory and data privacy solutions.
PARATUS is pursuing a long-term growth path, both organically and by adding new partners to its group.
ABOUT IMAGE
IMAGE is a leading software and IT-service provider of Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) solutions. The company is based in Rostock, Germany, with local offices in the USA and India. IMAGE was founded in 2003 with the aim of providing complete, easy-to-use and innovative medical imaging solutions for radiology and healthcare professionals worldwide. By now, installation sites exceed 10,000 in over 100 countries.
ABOUT GREENPEAK PARTNERS
GREENPEAK Partners is a company builder with proven track record and comprehensive expertise in the foundation, development, and expansion of industry leaders within the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. While executing its Buy & Build strategies, GREENPEAK aims to develop industry leaders by virtue of strong partnerships, ESG values, and aligned sustainable interests.
To date, the GREENPEAK Partners team has built 7 platforms, with annual revenues exceeding €500m.
GREENPEAK Partners announced today that through their holding group PARATUS, they have acquired a majority stake in D.A.T.A.
GREENPEAK Partners announced today that through their holding group PARATUS, they have acquired a majority stake in D.A.T.A. Corporation Softwareentwicklungs GmbH (D.A.T.A.) in Vienna. D.A.T.A. is a leading provider of RIS and PACS solutions servicing outpatient radiologists in Austria led by a strong management team.
As the first investment by PARATUS, D.A.T.A. is a building block in establishing the leading healthcare software and IT-service provider in the German-speaking region.
Daniel Beringer, Managing Partner for GREENPEAK and CEO of PARATUS, commented, “We are thankful that D.A.T.A. has placed their trust in us as a partner for PARATUS and shares our ESG values and long-term vision. We look forward to working together with D.A.T.A. to continue building a platform that will greatly enhance the treatment of patients through the use of cutting-edge technology”.
Eduardo Desits, Managing Director of D.A.T.A., commented: “In partnering with the PARATUS Group, we were able to achieve a succession arrangement that continues the development intentions of the previous shareholders of D.A.T.A. and affirms management objectives that promise a profitable and exciting future for all stakeholders. This lays the foundation for shaping D.A.T.A.’s future jointly and proactively with PARATUS.
Rainer Anzböck, also Managing Director of D.A.T.A., said: “With PARATUS, there is a particular focus on technology development and the sharing of expert knowledge and best practices. The orientation of the group with respect to ESG criteria also enables us to set a new growth agenda that includes green IT, humanity in the workplace with employee development programs, and the high demands on data protection and data security.”
ABOUT PARATUS
PARATUS is dedicated to providing physicians and medical professionals with customised state-of-the-art software solutions to promote better health for the benefit of patients. The group was set up to become a leading provider of specialized niche healthcare software and IT-service solutions in the DACH region. PARATUS will form partnerships between companies and entrepreneurs to actively promote digitization and transformation into a data-driven healthcare system and support the group with HR, digitization, regulatory and data privacy solutions.
PARATUS is pursuing a long-term growth path, both organically and by adding new partners to its group.
ABOUT D.A.T.A.
D.A.T.A. is a leading software and IT-service provider of Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) solutions. The company is based in Vienna and services outpatient radiologists in Austria. D.A.T.A. provides software and IT-service solutions throughout the workflow of radiologists, and is a leader in delivering quality.
ABOUT GREENPEAK PARTNERS
GREENPEAK Partners is a company builder with proven track record and comprehensive expertise in the foundation, development, and expansion of industry leaders within the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. While executing its Buy & Build strategies, GREENPEAK aims to develop industry leaders by virtue of strong partnerships, ESG values, and aligned sustainable interests.
To date, the GREENPEAK Partners team has built 7 platforms, with annual revenues exceeding €500m.
Foundation of ACADEMIA, a dedicated Buy & Build concept within the special laboratory space
We are excited to announce that GREENPEAK Partners today officially launched its special laboratory Buy & Build strategy ACADEMIA. The group aims to partner with pathologies, human genetic and hemostaseology laboratories in Germany to generate superior results for practitioners and patients alike.
With Marcus Geier, GREENPEAK Partners managed to sign an experienced industry expert with strong track record in the Healthcare market as CEO for ACADEMIA. With the acquisition of an authorized hospital ACADEMIA has created the basis for a partnership with leading laboratories.
About GREENPEAK Partners
GREENPEAK Partners is a company builder with proven track record and comprehensive expertise in the foundation, development, and expansion of industry leaders within the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. While executing its Buy & Build strategies, GREENPEAK aims at developing industry leaders by virtue of strong and close partnerships, ESG values, and aligned sustainable interests.
PARATUS - our Healthcare Software & IT-Service Buy & Build Group
We are happy to announce that we have added another group. PARATUS is set to become the leading Software and IT-Service Company within the German Healthcare market. Through partnering with of small-cap software and IT-Service companies within dedicated healthcare niche verticals PARATUS aims to deliver real benefits to their partners and customers. Among other things, PARATUS will support group members and their customers in overcoming regulatory challenges emerging from new data security laws, to promote further growth and digitizating in the Health-IT sector.
About GREENPEAK Partners
GREENPEAK Partners is a company builder with proven track record and comprehensive expertise in the foundation, development, and expansion of industry leaders within the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. While executing its Buy & Build strategies, GREENPEAK aims at developing industry leaders by virtue of strong and close partnerships, ESG values, and aligned sustainable interests.
Incorporation of CERTANIA, our TIC focused Buy & Build Platform
We are pleased to announce the incorporation of another platform for our GP II Fund. CERTANIA is set to become a leading ecologically oriented Testing, Inspection, and Certification provider with a dedication to supporting customers as an independent partner to ensure quality, sustainability, and transparency along its value-chain.
CERTANIA benefits from its experienced management team, consisting of experts from the TIC industry.
About GREENPEAK partners
GREENPEAK Partners is a company builder with proven track record and comprehensive expertise in the foundation, development, and expansion of industry leaders within the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. While executing its Buy & Build strategies, GREENPEAK aims at developing industry leaders by virtue of strong and close partnerships, ESG values, and aligned sustainable interests.
Our new Building Services Strategy, aiming to decarbonise the housing sector, has officially launched
We are pleased to share the incorporation of our Building Service platform. The company sees itself as a pioneer in driving ecological change within the German-speaking building service market, facilitating opportunities to achieve CO2 reduction. The HVAC market in Germany is characterised as highly fragmented and non-cyclical, which offers substantial consolidation potential. Additionally, the market is benefiting from several technologisation, social trends, as well as environmental policy requirements.
About GREENPEAK Partners
GREENPEAK Partners is a company builder with proven track record and comprehensive expertise in the foundation, development, and expansion of industry leaders within the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets. While executing its Buy & Build strategies, GREENPEAK aims at developing industry leaders by virtue of strong and close partnerships, ESG values, and aligned sustainable interests.