The transaction is pending approval from Romania’s Competition Council.
Polisano pharmacies ended 2021 with sales of RON44.6 million, up 10% from 2020.
The Marcos Provit network ended 2021 with sales of RON161 million, up 20% on the year, and profit of almost RON3 million, as per finance ministry data. The company is held by Andrei Isac and Gabriel Neagu, in line with data on confidas.ro platform.
In June 2022, Marcos Provit also acquired the Gifarm drugstore in Tecuci, with sales of over RON20 million. The transaction was already approved by the Competition Council.
Overall, Sibiu County has 24 Polisano pharmacies held by Daniela Vonica (84% of the shares) and Valentina Bîrsan. Polisano pharmacies were part of the Polisano Group founded by late entrepreneur Ilie Vonica. The Group used to include a hospital, medical laboratories, a medical drug factory, pharmaceutical distribution and retailing. After the death of entrepreneur Ilie Vonica, in 2016, one by one, the divisions of Polisano Group made the object of multiple transactions whereby market rivals acquired each company of the Group.