CompuGroup Medical
German health-information-technology company supplying clinical, practice-management, pharmacy, laboratory, and connectivity software.
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Overview
CompuGroup Medical is a German healthcare-information-technology company headquartered in Koblenz. It develops software and digital services used by physicians, dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, insurers, and other healthcare organizations. Its portfolio covers practice-management systems, electronic patient and health records, hospital information systems, pharmacy applications, laboratory information systems, medication and prescribing tools, clinical documentation, and communication infrastructure connecting participants in healthcare systems. The business originated in dental information systems and grew through a combination of product development, geographic expansion, and acquisitions. Its early corporate predecessor, Compudent GmbH, was founded in 1984 and became a public company in 1986. Frank Gotthardt acquired the ordinary shares in 1992 and combined Compudent with Gotthardt Computer GmbH. The company subsequently broadened beyond dentistry, entered additional European markets, and adopted the CompuGroup name as its international ambitions expanded. In 2010, the CompuGroup Holding structure was renamed CompuGroup Medical and consolidated under the CGM brand. Germany remains the company’s most important market, particularly in outpatient care, where its practice-management systems have held a strong position for many years. CGM has also developed a substantial hospital and institutional software business. Its international operations have included Central and Western Europe, Scandinavia, Turkey, South Africa, Asia, and the United States, with products adapted to local healthcare and reimbursement environments. The company’s offering combines operational software with connectivity services. In a medical practice, CGM products can support appointment and patient administration, billing, documentation, prescribing, electronic communication, and clinical workflows. In hospitals and laboratories, the software is used for patient records, care processes, results management, and institutional administration. Its systems are also connected to national digital-health programs, including Germany’s electronic-prescription infrastructure. Following the broad introduction of electronic prescriptions in German general practices in January 2024, reporting based on company figures indicated that CGM technology was involved in approximately 30 percent of German e-prescriptions. CompuGroup Medical was listed on the German stock market and became part of the TecDAX in September 2013. It changed its legal form from a German stock corporation to a European company in 2016. Frank Gotthardt stepped down as chief executive at the end of 2020 and became chairman. Prof. Dr. Daniel Gotthardt, a member of the family and a longtime supervisory and management-board participant, became chief executive in September 2024. In 2025, CVC Capital Partners acquired an approximately 28 percent stake, and the company’s shares were delisted on June 24, 2025. The operating business remains active under the CompuGroup Medical identity.
History
CompuGroup Medical traces its origins to Compudent GmbH, founded in 1984 by Jürgen Riebling, Peter Kirchdorfer, Ursula Spitta, Max-Georg Prahl, and Walter Schäfer. The company initially concentrated on dental information systems and became a public company in 1986. In 1992, Frank Gotthardt acquired the ordinary shares and merged Compudent with his Koblenz-based Gotthardt Computer GmbH. The Compudent name was retained initially, while the business began expanding from dentistry into broader medical software. The company added medical software in 1993 and adopted the name Compugroup Holding AG in 1997. Around the turn of the millennium, the organization changed its operating identity to CompuGroup as it pursued international growth. Expansion included doctor and dentist information systems in the Czech Republic, followed by hospital systems in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. The company also developed or supplied physician systems in France, Spain, and Italy, while broadening its German portfolio with hospital information systems, medical archiving, drug information, laboratory systems, referral portals, multimedia communications, administrative tools, web-based patient records, and clinical assistance applications. International development continued in Austria, where the company established a strong position in hospital and physician information systems and extended its offering to acute-care, rehabilitation, and social-care organizations. It entered Turkey with software for physicians, hospitals, and health insurers and developed activities in Scandinavia, Africa, Asia, the United States, and the Netherlands. These activities served a range of customers including private practices, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and other healthcare institutions. In 2010, CompuGroup Holding was renamed CompuGroup Medical and the subsidiaries created during the preceding expansion were brought together under the CGM umbrella. In 2016, the company changed its legal form from a German Aktiengesellschaft to a Societas Europaea. The business remained headquartered in Koblenz, where a substantial part of its central software development was also located. A major portfolio expansion occurred in 2020, when CompuGroup Medical agreed to purchase selected healthcare-IT activities from Cerner in Germany and Spain. The transaction included the German hospital systems medico and Soarian Integrated Care and the Spanish hospital system Selene. These products complemented CGM's existing practice, hospital, laboratory, and institutional software activities. Frank Gotthardt stepped down as chief executive at the end of 2020 and became chairman of the board. His son, Prof. Dr. Daniel Gotthardt, who had served on the supervisory board since 2003 and joined the board of directors in 2020, became CEO on September 1, 2024. The company has also participated in collaborative projects related to medication-therapy safety and supported healthcare-software education with universities. CGM became part of the TecDAX in September 2013. In 2025, CVC Capital Partners acquired an approximately 28 percent interest. The shares were delisted on June 24, 2025, while the Gotthardt family continued to hold the majority position. The company continues operating as an active healthcare-software provider.
- 2025
Stake acquisition and stock-market delisting
[1]CVC Capital Partners acquired an approximately 28 percent stake, and the shares were delisted on June 24.
- 2024
Daniel Gotthardt becomes CEO
[1]Daniel Gotthardt took over as chief executive on September 1.
- 2020
Cerner portfolio acquisition agreed
[1]CGM agreed to acquire selected Cerner healthcare-software activities in Germany and Spain.
- 2016
Conversion to a European company
[1]The legal form changed from an Aktiengesellschaft to a Societas Europaea.
- 2013
Included in the TecDAX
[1]The company's shares entered the TecDAX index in September.
- 2010
CompuGroup Medical identity introduced
[1]CompuGroup Holding was renamed CompuGroup Medical and subsidiaries were consolidated under the group brand.
- 1997
Compugroup Holding AG name adopted
[1]The company adopted a holding-company name as it broadened its activities and international ambitions.
- 1993
Expansion into medical software
[1]The product portfolio expanded beyond dental systems into software for broader medical use.
- 1992
Frank Gotthardt takes control
[1]Frank Gotthardt acquired the ordinary shares and merged Compudent with Gotthardt Computer GmbH.
- 1986
Compudent becomes a public company
[1]The predecessor business became publicly held as it developed its software operations.
Products and positioning
An integrated healthcare software and connectivity provider serving the full care ecosystem, with particular strength in German outpatient practice-management systems and a broad European hospital and institutional footprint.
Medical practice-management software
CGM TURBOMED
A practice-management platform used in outpatient medical settings, particularly in Germany. It supports core administrative and clinical workflows such as patient administration, documentation, billing, prescribing, and communication with healthcare infrastructure.
Medical practice-management software
CGM MEDISTAR
A CGM practice-information system for physicians. It is designed to coordinate clinical documentation and administrative processes in ambulatory practices and to connect practices with digital healthcare services.
Clinical and hospital information software
CGM CLINICAL
A clinical software offering within CGM's hospital and institutional portfolio. It supports digital clinical workflows, patient information, and the exchange of data among healthcare professionals.
Hospital information system
medico
A hospital information system acquired from the selected Cerner healthcare-IT portfolio. The product supports hospital administration and clinical processes in the German market.
Integrated-care information system
Soarian Integrated Care
An integrated healthcare information platform acquired as part of the Cerner portfolio transaction. It belongs to CGM's hospital and cross-care software activities in Germany.
Hospital information system
Selene
A hospital information system for Spain acquired from Cerner's healthcare-software portfolio. It extends CGM's institutional software presence in the Spanish market.
Marketing campaigns
- Software Engineering in Healthcare education partnership
Germany
CompuGroup Medical established a Software Engineering in Healthcare course with Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and supported a dual-study program with Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. The initiative connects healthcare software practice with formal education and talent development.
- Arzneimittelkonto NRW collaboration
Germany
CGM participated with five other healthcare organizations in a North Rhine-Westphalia project supported by the state health ministry. The collaboration focused on improving medication-therapy safety through an electronic medication account.
Brand decisions
2025
CVC investment and delistingM&ABackground
CVC Capital Partners acquired a significant minority position while the founding family retained majority ownership.
Action taken
CVC took an approximately 28 percent stake, followed by the delisting of CompuGroup Medical shares on June 24, 2025.
Aftermath
CompuGroup Medical continued as an active operating company but ceased to be publicly traded.
CVC Capital Partners ownership stake. Approximately 28% (2025)
2024
Daniel Gotthardt appointed CEOOtherBackground
The company continued its leadership transition within the Gotthardt family and management structure.
Action taken
Daniel Gotthardt became chief executive on September 1, 2024.
Aftermath
He assumed responsibility for the active operating business while Frank Gotthardt remained chairman.
2020
Acquire selected Cerner healthcare-software activitiesM&ABackground
CGM sought to strengthen its hospital and institutional software portfolio in Germany and Spain.
Action taken
The company signed an agreement to acquire selected Cerner healthcare-IT activities, including medico, Soarian Integrated Care, and Selene.
Aftermath
The transaction expanded CGM's hospital-information-system portfolio and geographic reach.
2020
Transfer of executive leadership from Frank GotthardtOtherBackground
After leading the company, founder Frank Gotthardt changed roles at the end of 2020.
Action taken
Frank Gotthardt resigned as CEO and assumed the chairmanship of the board.
Aftermath
The leadership transition preserved the founder's involvement while separating the chief executive and chair roles.
Recent events
CompuGroup Medical completes acquisition of eMDs[3]
Reported:
CompuGroup Medical, through its wholly owned subsidiary CompuGroup Holding USA, completed the acquisition of eMDs through a reverse triangular merger under US law.
CompuGroup Medical acquires Schuyler House[4]
Reported:
CompuGroup Medical announced its acquisition of Schuyler House, expanding its US presence and laboratory software portfolio.
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