GHO Capital-backed Validant, a health care consulting services provider, completed the acquisition of IDEC, a healthcare regulatory services provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of IDEC and welcome Naoya Kato and his team into the Validant family. Today’s announcement is another important milestone to achieving our ambition to extend our position as the leading quality, compliance and regulatory consulting firm in the healthcare sector globally, as we integrate IDEC’s leading expertise in the Japanese market into the wider Validant offering," Brian Burns, Validant CEO.