# GF to acquire VAG-Group, a metal valve specialist, for Infrastructure Flow Solutions

Georg Fischer (GF) signed an agreement to acquire VAG-Group, a Mannheim-based maker of water utility valves owned by Aurelius. VAG has about 1,000 employees and annual sales of roughly EUR 200 million. The deal value was not disclosed in this announcement.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-05-08
- Where: Mannheim, Germany
- Value: $240.0M (200.0M CHF)
- Status: announced
- Products: gate valves, butterfly valves, control valves, check valves
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Aurelius](https://endata.com/companies/250.md) (partner)
- [VAG](https://endata.com/companies/4011.md) (target)
- [Georg Fischer](https://endata.com/companies/11126.md) (acquirer)
- [Baker McKenzie](https://endata.com/companies/13069.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gfps.com](https://www.gfps.com/en-ca/about-us/media-center/news-details.html/news/gf/2025/gf-to-acquire-leading-metal-valve-specialist-for-infrastructure-flow-solutions), 2025-05-08: "GF has signed an agreement to acquire VAG-Group, headquartered in Mannheim (Germany), a renowned global manufacturer and supplier of water utility valve solutions."
- [bakermckenzie.com](https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2025/05/georg-fischer-acquires-vag-group), 2025-05-09: "The value of the transaction is expected to be in the range of CHF 200 million."

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