26-01-2026

The Austrian Post Group is selling its shares in German pharmaceutical wholesaler AEP. The agreement was signed on 26 January, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2026. Austrian Post has held a stake in the parent company ADELHEID, which in turn holds 100 per cent of AEP, since 2013 and has gradually increased its stake to 51,52 per cent.

After achieving sales of around one billion euros in 2025 and becoming fully established in the German pharmaceutical wholesale market, the next phase of development and growth will begin for the company, which was successfully co-founded by the Austrian Post Group. The previous owners have therefore decided to sell their shares in AEP.
 
Austrian Post Group will subsequently focus on its core business as an e-commerce service provider in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, Turkey and beyond. The new owner of AEP will be The Platform Group, which already has experience in the pharmaceutical sector and will seamlessly integrate the pharmaceutical wholesaler into its own offering in order to leverage synergies and strategically develop the company further.
 
Both parties to the contract have agreed not to disclose the sale price. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
 
ABOUT AEP
AEP GmbH is a modern pharmaceutical wholesaler based in Alzenau, Germany. The company was founded in 2012 and began operations in 2013. As an innovative alternative to traditional structures, AEP relies on a central logistics warehouse instead of a network of different branches and offers pharmacies throughout Germany a transparent pricing model with uniform conditions.
 
Today, the company supplies several thousand pharmacies throughout Germany on a daily basis and employs around 250 people. The central warehouse in Alzenau is one of the most modern pharmaceutical logistics centres in Europe and guarantees efficient and ecologically optimised supply. Thanks to continuous growth and positive business development, AEP is a profitable company.

Source: Austrian Post