# Atlas Copco acquires German pump distributor IPV

Atlas Copco acquired Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV), a Dresden-based distributor of industrial pumps for the Varisco brand with about 20 employees and revenues of roughly EUR 5 million in 2017. The purchase price was not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-01
- Where: Dresden, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md) (acquirer)
- [Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/4405.md) (target)
- [IPV](https://endata.com/companies/4500.md) (target)

## Sources

- [atlascopcogroup.com](https://www.atlascopcogroup.com/en/media/press-releases/2019/20190104-acquisition-ipv), 2019-01-04: "Atlas Copco has acquired German Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV)."
- [pumpsandsystems.com](https://www.pumpsandsystems.com/atlas-copco-acquires-german-pump-distributor-ipv/), 2019-01-21: "Atlas Copco acquired German pump distributor IPV earlier this month."
- [worldpumps.com](https://www.worldpumps.com/content/news/pumps-mergers-acquisitions-review-q1-2019), 2019-05-28: "Atlas Copco bought Germany's Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV), a distributor of Varisco pumps."

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