Sale of 'Bartje Pharmacies' to the VNA Foundation

Description

The selling owners once started with one pharmacy and in 25 years have managed to expand that to 11 branches, including their own distribution center for 'local filling' and 'central prescription'. This was based on the vision that upscaling and more efficient cooperation were necessary to achieve the change from 'pharmacy as dispensing counter' to 'expert for health advice'. A clear story that was often at the forefront of the market, inspiring and also proved to be future-proof.

Buyer VNA will in the longer term transfer the 'Apotheken van Bartje' back to six young pharmacists so that entrepreneurship is safeguarded.

For Indus, this transaction was not only honorable but also interesting to do. Because the size of Bartje allowed it and because the concept was innovative, we were able to market this proposition widely and talk to various parties throughout Europe. Jacques de Vries guided this process with Joost Jochems from valuation and information memorandum to legal formalization.