Dicamed AB acquired by Fresenius Medical Care AG

Fresenius Medical Care AG, Bad Homburg, the worlds largest provider of dialysis products and services for patients with chronic kidney failure, today announced that it acquired Dicamed AB, Sollentuna (Sweden). Dicamed has been the Swedish distributor for Fresenius Medical Care for 23 years.

Sven Gustafsson, the previous owner of Dicamed AB, commented: "It is with great pleasure that I am now selling the company to Fresenius Medical Care, which I see as the natural buyer of Dicamed AB. It is an optimal solution for the staff as well as for our customers with continuity for both parties. At the same time I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our customers for the great confidence which has been shown in Dicamed AB over the years. It will be a pleasure to follow the development of Dicamed AB in the future"

Norman Erhard, Vice President Northern and South Eastern Europe of Fresenius Medical Care: "We are happy about this friendly acquisition, which will help us to maintain and expand our position as one the leading providers in the Swedish dialysis market. Keeping the experienced team of Dicamed in place, we not only will see a very smooth transition for our customers, but also an even more focussed market approach in the future."