Lanas Healthcare Technology, a Dublin-headquartered healthcare software group, plans to invest NZ$150 million (€75 million) in New Zealand over the next two years and has agreed to acquire primary care platform indici.

The deal extends the group’s local portfolio into general practice software, taking its total New Zealand investment towards NZ$200 million (€100 million) once the transaction completes.

Founded in 2017, indici provides a cloud-based electronic health record and practice management platform used by more than 250 healthcare organisations and supporting more than 2 million patient records. The transaction is due to complete following the standard regulatory process in New Zealand.

Lanas launched in 2025 with the acquisition of Clanwilliam Group, founded by chief executive Howard Beggs, and is backed by private equity firm TA Associates. It operates across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, employing about 900 people including more than 160 in Auckland and Christchurch, and processes more than 1 billion clinical documents and messages each year.

Its New Zealand portfolio already includes HealthLink, which delivers lab results and clinical messages to GPs nationwide, Toniq, a pharmacy software provider, and KonnectNET, which digitises insurance medical requests between insurers and GPs. Nelson Advisors notes the combination lets orders from an indici consultation travel over HealthLink’s network and integrate with Toniq dispensaries.

“indici has built one of New Zealand’s leading primary care platforms, with a strong team, deep expertise and a track record of delivering for customers,” said Howard Beggs, founder and chief executive of Lanas.

Dr Ahmad Javad, who will continue to advise Lanas on product strategy, said “Joining Lanas gives the indici product access to additional investment, expertise and scale while allowing the team to remain focused on our customers.” Day-to-day service and support will remain in place after the deal closes.

The structural driver is workforce pressure in general practice, which is increasing demand for systems that reduce administrative work and give clinicians more time with patients.

For the sector, the deal confirms that private equity-backed software groups are consolidating clinical messaging, pharmacy and practice management platforms into integrated primary care technology offerings.

Source: channellife.co.nz / itbrief.co.nz / digitalhealth.net / healthcare.digital