Ardian to support Santediscount's development

Founded in Toulouse in 2008, Santédiscount offers a wide range of low-cost products, with more than 25,000 product lines from 650 different pharmaceutical laboratories. Product quality and service levels have always been key to the approach and focus on the founders. The site offers customers guidance from a large team of qualified pharmacists who are able to help and advise customers on their online purchases by telephone, email and via social networks.

The support provided by Ardian Growth will enable the company to consolidate its product offering and build on the growth achieved by the founding team. 

Loïc Lagarde, Managing Director of Santédiscount, stated: “Thanks to the trust placed in us by our partner laboratories, as well as the product expertise of our qualified pharmacists, we have positioned ourselves as one of the market leaders in online health and beauty products. We see Ardian as a partner who can help us grow our business and achieve our objectives.” 

Romain Chiudini, Senior Investment Manager at Ardian Growth, added: “The quality of the management team at Santédiscount was the key factor in our decision to invest. The founders have demonstrated strong credibility and ambition, as well as a real capacity for execution in their growth.” 
 
Laurent Foata, head of the Ardian Growth team, stated: “Our support of Santédiscount is fully in line with our policy of working with SMEs that show immense promise and have impressive experience, with a view to helping them accelerate their development and growth.”