# Airtech Group acquires Champion Valves and Valve & Pump Specialties

Airtech Group, a portfolio company of EagleTree Capital, acquired Champion Valves Inc. and Valve & Pump Specialties, Inc., designers and distributors of industrial check and butterfly valves, in July 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-07-01
- Where: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial check valves, butterfly valves
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [EagleTree Capital](https://endata.com/companies/2779.md) (investor)
- [Airtech Group](https://endata.com/companies/2780.md) (acquirer)
- [Champion Valves Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/5229.md) (target)
- [Valve & Pump Specialties, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/5230.md) (target)

## Sources

- [jonesday.com](https://www.jonesday.com/en/practices/experience/2019/07/airtech-acquires-champion-valves-inc-and-valve-amp), 2019-07-01: "Jones Day advised Airtech Group, a portfolio company of EagleTree Capital, in connection with the acquisition and related financing of Champion Valves Inc."
- [airtechusa.com](https://airtechusa.com/airtech-acquires-champion-valves/), 2019-08-01: "Earlier this month, Airtech Inc., a leading developer of vacuum pumps, blowers and valves, acquired Champion Valves Inc. and Valve & Pump Specialties Inc."
- [eagletree.com](https://www.eagletree.com/airtech-acquires-champion-valves/), 2019-08-02: "Today, Airtech announced the acquisition of Champion Valves Inc. and Valve & Pump Specialties, Inc. (collectively, "Champion") from its founders, Gary and Linda Spangler."

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