Acquisitions in Connecticut in 2017

Knight Dental Group, Inc. completed a 100% asset acquisition of York Dental Laboratory, Inc. on May 12, 2017. The acquisition strengthens Knight's presence in the Northeastern United States and adds York's full-service dental lab capabilities and technology expertise to Knight's growing network.

Palo Alto-based private equity firm HGGC acquired Norwalk, Connecticut–headquartered etouches, a provider of cloud event management software and venue sourcing, in a transaction that closed May 9, 2017. Prior owners and senior management retained and reinvested for a meaningful minority stake; terms were not disclosed. HGGC said it will provide capital to expand services and enhance etouches' technology to capture more of the global event management market.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired Core Informatics, a Branford, Connecticut–based provider of cloud-based laboratory informatics platforms including LIMS, ELN and SDMS. The acquisition expands Thermo Fisher’s cloud and digital-lab capabilities by integrating Core’s Platform for Science into Thermo Fisher’s informatics and instrument ecosystem to better serve biopharma, genomics and industrial scientific customers.