Investment date : May 2006
Quebec’s largest distributor of medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and healthcare institutions.
Business description
- Offers a comprehensive range of 75,000 products from over 200 suppliers
- Serves over 2,500 clients across Québec, including all major hospitals and a large number of healthcare facilities and public clinics
- Largest distributor of medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and healthcare institutions in Quebec
Investment rationale
- Strong experienced management team in place
- Entrenchment in the Quebec governmental procurement process create natural barrier to entry for new entrants
- Strong strategic value as leading distributor of medical products across Quebec
- Strong demographic trends favouring strengthening demand for product offering; highly stable predictable cash flow streams
- State of the art physical distribution facilities with significant room for additional volume at little incremental cost
Successful exit
Dismed was sold to FutureMed Healthcare Income Fund on June 30, 2008.
Website : http://www.dismed.com