ELCA buys Lucerne social insurance software firm Löwenfels Partner

ELCA buys Lucerne social insurance software firm Löwenfels Partner

4 November 2026: ELCA Group, one of Switzerland's largest independent IT services companies, has acquired Löwenfels Partner AG, a Lucerne software firm that builds systems for social insurers, healthcare organisations and public administration. Löwenfels keeps its brand, offices and team, and ELCA says day-to-day operations will not change. Price and terms were not disclosed.

Not yet independently verified. Neither party has disclosed the price, the stake or a closing date, and ELCA's release carries no date; we date it from its first coverage. We will update this when it can be confirmed, and remove this note.

What Löwenfels builds

Löwenfels was founded in 1986 and works on custom software, product management and systems integration for private clients and public authorities. Its focus is social insurance and healthcare, including services related to EFAS, Switzerland's reform that brings outpatient and inpatient healthcare under one funding model, and health cost control.

That sits next to two businesses ELCA already owns in the field: Neosis, whose iPension suite runs social security administration, and Sumex, which makes ERP and claims management software for Swiss healthcare. The three keep separate brands. Oliver Meyer remains chief executive of Löwenfels; Christoph Stettler, general manager of Neosis, points to cybersecurity and managed IT services from the wider group as what Löwenfels's clients gain.

A second Lucerne purchase in two weeks

"This acquisition is highly complementary and represents a major step forward in our intention to support the enhancement of social security and healthcare services throughout Switzerland," says Cédric Moret, chief executive of ELCA Group.

It is ELCA's second deal in Lucerne in quick succession: in late October it took a majority stake in Beyond Civic, a data ecosystem firm. Together the two moves build up ELCA's public sector and health business in central Switzerland.

What it means for Löwenfels's clients

For cantonal offices, compensation funds and health insurers that rely on Löwenfels, the near-term picture is unchanged contacts and contracts. The longer-term questions are whether Löwenfels's custom work will be steered towards Neosis and Sumex products, and how ELCA will separate its roles where it builds systems for authorities and for the insurers they oversee. Both are worth raising at the next contract review, since EFAS work runs over several years. Netzwoche, which reported the deal on 4 November, likewise gives no figures for the price or the number of staff joining the group.

Company profile on TrustList: Löwenfels Partner AG

Sources

• ELCA: Lucerne-based Löwenfels Partner AG joins ELCA Group (read 2026-11-04), 4 November 2026
• Netzwoche: ELCA übernimmt Luzerner Softwareschmiede Löwenfels (German), 4 November 2026