Qualified Digital Announces Acquisition of Xpediant Digital to Transform Pharma and Life Sciences Content and Data Operations

RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 17, 2025--
Qualified Digital (QD), a leading full-service digital business and experience agency, has announced its acquisition of Xpediant Digital, a premier provider of content supply chain automations for Pharma and Life Sciences as a services and product partner. Through its innovative and integrated product, built natively into Adobe Experience Manager and Veeva, Xpediant and its solutions transform the regulatory process for its customers creating an incredible return on time and costs. With over two decades of delivering high quality services and innovative products to solve some of the greatest challenges in highly regulated industries such as Pharma and Medtech, Xpediant expands Qualified Digital's focus on quality and high business impact within the Healthcare industry. With Qualified Digital's strategically led practice spanning the entire Adobe Experience Cloud, notably its rapidly expanding Adobe AEP and Workfront practices, the newly combined capabilities, and powerful talent, stand to truly disrupt the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry go-to-market process.
Said Jaqueline Saleem, CEO, Qualified Digital: 'We are beyond thrilled to welcome Xpediant to the QD family, expanding our collective capabilities to our existing and future customers. We are excited to hit the ground running, transforming content operations including MLR (Medical Legal Regulatory), while elevating digital experiences through consumer-led experience design and ecosystem orchestration. As the experience economy continues to realize the importance of end-to-end service providers who not only understand each standalone solution, but can execute on the vision and promise of orchestrating those connections to multiply the value they bring, our ethos only becomes stronger and ever more essential. The ability to automate and deliver truly multi-channel experiences from IVA, banner ads, email, SMS, web experiences and more has actually been made accessible to these brands in ways that have previously been arduous to attain. This acquisition doubles down on QD's commitment to accomplish ROI for our customers from both cost reduction and, even more so, revenue generating returns.'
Added Qusai Mahesri, CEO, Xpediant Digital, 'With content creation demands growing exponentially, Pharma organizations need smarter, more efficient solutions. Joining the Qualified Digital family allows us to deliver an integrated approach that optimizes the entire content lifecycle— from strategy and development to compliance and deployment. Customers have realized both months of time and millions in cost savings within a year of adopting Xpediant's XpConnect ® platform and elite services.'
Xpediant's clients include life science powerhouses Novo Nordisk, Fresenius, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca and Zimmer Biomet.
QD serves clients in various industries, including CommonSpirit Health, Cigna, Mercy Health, CVS Health, Kaiser Permanente, Hitachi Vantara, and Rubrik.
The acquisition of Xpediant represents QD's first major expansion since partnering with Stella Point Capital, who invested in QD in 2024 to help scale its long term vision for expansion and growth.
About Qualified Digital
Qualified Digital (QD) is a leading full-service digital consultancy agency, specializing in customer experience and digital transformation. Founded in 2017 by CEO Jaqi Saleem, QD leverages its expertise in B2B and B2C business and marketing, prioritizing strategy in customer experience, data, content, and technology. Qualified Digital aims to deliver true customer journey orchestration, automation, and personalization, enabling you and your organization to drive meaningful experiences together.
With a strategic focus on Fortune 500+ companies, and specializations across healthcare and the complexities of B2B marketing life cycles, QD is dedicated to cultivating long-term relationships that drive unmatched customer experience and digital return on investment by keeping a close pulse on a brand's needs and opportunities. Learn more at www.qualifiedigital.com.
About Xpediant Digital
Xpediant Digital is a leading provider of content supply chain automation solutions, helping organizations streamline content creation, compliance, and delivery across multiple channels. With proprietary solutions that integrate seamlessly with leading content management and regulatory platforms, Xpediant Digital enables faster approvals, improved efficiency, and greater content reusability for life sciences and pharmaceutical companies. By leveraging AI-driven automation, intelligent workflows, and best-in-class integration technologies, Xpediant Digital empowers organizations to enhance content velocity and ensure compliance in a complex regulatory landscape. Learn more at www.xpediantdigital.com.
About Stella Point Capital
Stella Point Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, partners with founders, families and management teams of services businesses, including tech-enabled financial, consumer and marketing companies. The firm seeks investment opportunities with sellers who seek a value-added partner and often choose to retain equity stakes in their businesses. Founded by Justin Wender and Adam Godfrey, Stella Point focuses on well-positioned businesses with strong cultural foundations across North America. With over $500 million of equity invested across eight platform investments and eleven add-on acquisitions, Stella Point delivers operational expertise and senior counsel to achieve accelerated growth and build long-term value for its partners. For more information, please visit stellapoint.com.
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