Synteract, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Harrison Clinical Research (HCR), headquartered in Munich, Germany, with operations in Europe, Israel and South America, and Princeton, NJ. Synteract plans to combine operations to become a global service provider. The transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in 1Q13.   Through the acquisition, Synteract gains a clinical in-patient unit in Germany and a clinic...