Done Deals

• Pharmaceutical company Covance has acquired Swiss Pharma Contract, a clinical research company based in Basel, Switzerland. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
• Neurological testing company NeuroFocus has acquired market research company Neuroco for an undisclosed sum.
• Breedon Holdings has acquired Ennstone Thistle, a unit of Ennstone Plc, an Angus-based manufacturer and wholesaler of asphalt and ready-mixed concrete products.
• York-based Pivotal Laboratories has been acquired by a US company, delivering an initial return of 2.2 times money for venture capital backer NVM.
• IT services provider Concorde Informatics has been acquired in a BIMBO led by the firm’s former business development director, Colin Meakin. The details of the transaction remain undisclosed.
• Egdon Resources Plc, a UK-based exploration and production company, has acquired YCI Resources from the Heyco Energy Group in an all-share deal.
• York-based Pivotal Laboratories has been acquired by New York-based clinical testing company ACM for an undisclosed sum.
• Cambridge technology firm Lab21 has acquired Biotec Laboratories, an Ipswich-based clinical diagnostic company. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed.