2.3.2017

ALcontrol UK Limited – Acquisition of Novalab

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We acted a legal counsel for ALcontrol UK Limited in its acquisition of Novalab Oy.

ALcontrol UK Limited is part of ALcontrol Laboratories, which offer testing and advisory services in 11 countries in Europe, the Far East and Africa. ALcontrol Laboratories provide services mainly for environmental, food and consumer product testing as well as for oil and fuel testing. The group has over 2,000 employees.

Novalab Oy, established in 1988, is an accredited chemical and microbiological testing laboratory, which offers environmental, water, food and microbiological analysis services, among other things, for private persons, authorities and companies.

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