OR YEHUDA, Israel, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. [http://www.magicsoftware.com/?utm_source=pr ] (NASDAQ: MGIC), a global provider of software platforms [http://www.magicsoftware.com/products?utm_source=pr ] for enterprise mobility [http://www.magicsoftware.com/enterprise-mobility?utm_source=pr ], cloud applications [http://www.magicsoftware.com/cloud-enabled-application-platform?utm_source=pr ], and business integration [http://www.magicsoftware.com/magic-xpi-integration-platform?utm_source=pr ], announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% equity interest in Roshtov Software Industries Ltd, the developer of the Clicks development platform. The Clicks platform is used in the design and management of patient-file oriented software solutions for managed care and large-scale healthcare providers. The aggregate purchase price for the 60% interest is approximately $21 million in cash and the Company will have the option to acquire 100% of the equity in Roshtov. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter, subject to anti-trust regulatory approvals and the fulfillment of certain conditions defined in the acquisition agreement.

As the clear market leader in patient record information systems in Israel, Clicks systems are used by the country's leading healthcare providers to manage patient record activity of a majority of the population, as well as in hospital facilities where Clicks is used to manage patient information in ER, internal medicine, cardiology, gynecology, psychiatric and other departments.

"This acquisition represents an important step in the execution of our growth strategy. As a development platform, Clicks brings with it higher margins associated with software sales and complements our existing offerings by addressing the health care market, " said Amit Birk, Vice President M&A, at Magic Software Enterprises.

Management expects that this transaction will be accretive to earnings in 2016 and beyond.

About Magic Software Enterprises

Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ: MGIC) empowers customers and partners around the globe with smarter technology that provides a multichannel user experience of enterprise logic and data.

For more information, visit http://www.magicsoftware.com.

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        Press Contact: 
        Amit Birk 
        VP M&A 
        Magic Software Enterprises 
        abirk@magicsoftware.com  

 

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