# Triton to acquire Flender from Carlyle

Carlyle agreed to sell Flender, a Bocholt-based mechanical drive technology maker, to Triton Fund 6; closing is expected in Q4 2026 and terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-06-08
- Where: Bocholt, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: mechanical drive technology
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Carlyle Group](https://endata.com/companies/458.md) (partner)
- [Triton](https://endata.com/companies/1769.md) (acquirer)
- [Triton Partners](https://endata.com/companies/2949.md) (acquirer)
- [Flender](https://endata.com/companies/7181.md) (target)

## Sources

- [pumpindustry.com](https://pumpindustry.com/tag/mergersandacquisitions/page/2/), 2026-06-19: "Global investment firm Carlyle has announced that it has agreed to sell Flender, a global market leader in mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6, advised by Triton Partners."
- [pumpindustry.com](http://pumpindustry.com/category/acquisitions-mergers-corporate-news/), 2026-08-15: "Global investment firm Carlyle has announced that it has agreed to sell Flender, a global market leader in mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6."
- [impeller.net](https://impeller.net/magazin_category/acquisitions-mergers/), 2026-09-09: "Carlyle announced that it has agreed to sell Flender, a global market leader in mechanical drive technology"
- [pumpindustry.com](https://pumpindustry.com/category/acquisitions-mergers-corporate-news/), 2026-10-29: "Global investment firm Carlyle has announced that it has agreed to sell Flender, a global market leader in mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6"

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