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Germany: Vivecti and Sana join forces to create leading European tech-driven procurement network
By Nick Herbert
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22nd September 2025
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The Vivecti Group, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, and Sana Kliniken are entering into a strategic partnership whereby Vivecti is taking over the purchasing group of Sana Kliniken, which serves more than 1,500 healthcare facilities in Germany and Switzerland. At the same time, Sana Kliniken will acquire a 21% stake in the Vivecti Group.
The combination will create a leading, technology-oriented purchasing network in the European healthcare sector.
“The healthcare sector needs strong partnerships in a market that is consolidating and on the verge of upheaval,” said Prof Dr Benjamin I Behar, CEO of the Vivecti Group. “Together with Sana Purchasing, we are laying the foundation for sustainable profitability and innovative solutions that offer our customers real added value.”
Vivecti Group delivers tech-enabled procurement services, management services, and advisory services to healthcare providers,was founded under the name Prospitalia as a purchasing group for hospitals. Over the years, the company has developed into an integrated service provider for inpatient and outpatient healthcare providers and, together with Prospitalia, now comprises 10 specialised group companies, including PCM, Wawibox, h-trak and CoSolvia. The group enhances savings, transparency, and financial resilience, and drives positive ESG impact in healthcare. It is one of the biggest independent purchasing organisations for medtech, pharma, and food for healthcare providers in Europe.
In 2024, it reported revenues of €145m and had 550 employees.
Sana Kliniken, founded in 1976 and owned by 24 private health insurance companies, is an integrated healthcare provider in the German-speaking world. Through the Sana purchasing network, affiliated hospitals and healthcare facilities currently purchase goods worth around €4bn at conditions brokered by Sana Einkauf & Logistik with the industry. The product range includes medical devices, consumables, capital goods as well as the pharmaceutical and laboratory sectors.
In 2024, the firm had approximately 41,500 employees and generated sales of €3.6bn.
Through the Sana purchasing network, affiliated hospitals and healthcare facilities currently purchase goods worth around four billion euros at conditions brokered by Sana Einkauf & Logistik with the industry. The product range includes medical devices, consumables, capital goods as well as the pharmaceutical and laboratory sectors. The integration