Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) – The Deutsche Mittelstandsholding from Frankfurt wants to take over the Offenbacher dental dealer Pluradent. The creditors’ committees of Pluradent and GLS Logistik in Kassel, which belonged to the group, had approved the offer and the insolvency plans, the company said on Thursday. After the bankruptcy proceedings were completed, the Pluradent Group was to become the leading trading and service company for dentists, it said. A price for the takeover was not mentioned.
The Pluradent Group, which supplies dentists, dental clinics and dental laboratories with products and offers technical service and advice, had filed for bankruptcy at the end of February. The company has had discussions with investors since March with 1300 employees worldwide and annual sales of over 300 million euros. “We are pleased that Deutsche Mittelstandsholding supports the restructuring and further development of Pluradent and wants to further advance our company in the market,” said Michael Herdt, Managing Director of GLS Logistik, which is active in the trade of dental products.
Pluradent reportedly opened a new online shop in May, making it easier to find and order dental supplies. In addition, the technical service offering should be expanded. “We see ourselves as partners and experts for dentists and dental laboratories,” said Karsten Hemmer, CEO of the Pluradent Group. The investor Deutsche Mittelstandsholding said that Pluradent and GLS would be supported in the realignment in order to do justice to the “profound structural changes in the dental trade”.
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