Advent-backed Imperial Dade acquired the Eugene Allard Produits d'Emballage et d'Entretien division of the Eugene Allard family of companies. Deal value and location were not disclosed in the article.

Valstone Corporation acquired Matrix Industrial Control System, a food industry automation provider based in Brampton, Ontario, on September 21, 2023, entering the food and beverage sector.

Rotork has acquired Hanbay, a Montreal, Canada-based designer of flow control solutions. The acquisition is reported in an industry news roundup dated August 17, 2023.

Antalis, part of KPP Group, acquired the Lovepac Group, a customised protective packaging maker with sites in Montreal and Courcelles, Québec and Guadalajara, Mexico. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Fluid System Components, Inc. announced the acquisition of Norcan Fluid Power Company, a fluid power distributor serving Western Canada, which is the largest Canadian distributor of Bosch Rexroth products. Terms were not disclosed.

Flowserve agreed to acquire Velan in an all-cash deal valued at about $245 million (C$329 million), including assumed debt. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2023.

Unified Valve Group and VALWEST Equipment Ltd., operating as Process and Steam Specialties, have merged to form a single valve and steam equipment service business in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. The merger took effect on March 6, 2023.

Berry Global Group completed its acquisition of Canadian plastics maker Pro-Western Plastics Ltd. for $87 million in March 2023, according to a MarketScreener report published May 3, 2023.

Anderson & Vreeland announced the acquisition of flexographic consumable assets from Grimco, a distributor of flexographic printing materials serving Canada.

Flowserve agreed to acquire Canadian industrial valve maker Velan in an all-cash transaction valued at about $245 million (C$329 million), including equity and assumed debt. The deal is expected to close by the end of Q2 2023.

Xebec Adsorption sold substantially all assets of its British Columbia subsidiary Applied Compression Systems Ltd. to 1396905 B.C. Ltd. The announcement is dated 7 February 2023 and no value was disclosed.

Canadian protective packaging maker Creopack acquired Emballages Montreal Express, a handling, packaging and storage services firm for oversized equipment, adding 35,000 sq ft of storage in Châteauguay, Quebec. The deal was announced on 16 January 2023.

Axius Water acquired Napier-Reid, an Ontario-based supplier of custom-engineered water and wastewater treatment systems, in Q1 2023.

Trioworld Group signed an agreement to acquire Malpack Ltd. (Canada) and Malpack Corp. (US), a North American maker of high-performance stretch film for transit packaging. The announcement was made on 30 December 2022.

Flowserve agreed to acquire Velan, a Montreal-based industrial valve maker, in an all-cash transaction valued at about $245 million including assumed debt. The deal is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2023.

TricorBraun acquired Merlot Packaging, a Vancouver maker and distributor of injection-moulded rigid closures, to expand in Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Waterford, Ireland-based Schivo acquired APN Global and its subsidiary APN Inc., a Quebec maker of AFP valves, fittings and tubing for analytical instruments and minimally invasive surgical devices. The Quebec site will become Schivo's manufacturing centre of excellence.

Phoenix Asset Holdings, parent of Phoenix Energy Services, completed the share purchase of Rodfather Compression, a compression and mechanical service provider in Edson, Alberta, serving Western Canada.

Scotia Investments and CKF Inc. agreed to acquire Canadian thermoformed rPET packaging maker Packright Manufacturing, which becomes a wholly owned CKF subsidiary.

Japan's EBARA Corporation acquired 100% of Hayward Gordon L.P., a Toronto-based maker of heavy-duty process pumps and mixers, expanding EBARA's North American presence. The deal value was not disclosed.

French packaging firm Autajon Group merged with Zapp Packaging, an Ontario folding carton manufacturer with about 100 employees, in a deal that closed September 15, 2022 on undisclosed terms.

NEXCAP Partners, a Quebec investment banking group, has acquired a majority share in Gecko Alliance Group, a pool and spa control systems and pumps manufacturer. Cofounders remain shareholders.

Max Solutions acquired Ellis Group, a family-owned folding carton packaging manufacturer based in Pickering, Ontario, in September 2022. Terms were not disclosed.

A group of investors led by NEXCAP Partners, including Desjardins Capital, Fonds de Solidarité FTQ and Fondaction, has acquired a controlling interest in Quebec-based spa equipment maker Gecko Alliance Group. Co-founders remain shareholders and Georges Marchildon was named CEO.

Paper Excellence Group, through Domtar, agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Resolute Forest Products for $20.50 per share plus a contingent value right tied to potential duty deposit refunds of up to $500 million. Resolute will remain a subsidiary operating under its own name.

Canadian packaging distributor Wolfpack Packaging Inc. has acquired Supreme Packaging, with the official announcement made on June 30, 2022, adding new leadership, supply chain and sales talent.

Wajax subsidiary Tundra Process Solutions acquired the valve business of Powell Canada Inc., which has 38 staff and facilities in Edmonton, Fort McMurray and Lloydminster, Alberta. The deal was announced on June 30, 2022.

Bailey International, owned by EBSCO Industries, announced the acquisition of Quebec-based hydraulic and pneumatic equipment maker Hydrolico International, which has facilities in Montreal and Walker, Michigan. The deal value was not disclosed.

Helios Technologies signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Taimi R&D, a Canadian manufacturer of hydraulic swivel components, announced May 9, 2022. Terms were not disclosed and closing is expected in Q3 2022.

Hunt Valve Company acquired Quebec-based supplier Montreal Bronze Ltd., which becomes a division named MB Valve.

Berlin Packaging announced on March 7, 2022 its acquisition of United Bottles & Packaging, a Quebec-based distributor of glass bottles and closures for food and beverage markets. All employees and locations will be retained.

Clearlake Capital Group agreed on March 8, 2022 to acquire Intertape Polymer Group in an all-cash deal at CDN$40.50 per share, valued at about US$2.6 billion including net debt. IPG will become privately held after completion.

Wajax Corporation acquired the net operating assets of Thunder Bay-based Process Flow Systems Ltd., an industrial pump and valve integrator, for about $3.96 million cash plus an earnout of up to $650,000. The deal was announced January 31, 2022.

TricorBraun has acquired Vessel Packaging, a Canadian value-added distributor of aluminum cans. Vessel will operate as a stand-alone TricorBraun company.

Red Deer, Alberta-based oilfield equipment makers Lee Specialties and Nexus Energy Technologies merged to form NXL Technologies, a wireline and coiled tubing pressure control equipment manufacturer with about 125,000 sq ft of manufacturing space.

Ardagh Metal Packaging acquired Quebec-based Hart Print, a North American digital printing specialist for beverage cans, to serve emerging customers and smaller runs. The announcement was made on November 17, 2021.

Epsilyte Holdings, owned by Balmoral Funds, acquired StyroChem Canada, a producer of expandable polystyrene in Baie d'Urfe, Quebec, from PMC Capital Partners. The deal was announced October 1, 2021.

Atlas Copco has acquired CPC Pumps International, a Burlington, Ontario maker of custom-engineered centrifugal pumps with 110 employees, to join its Gas and Process division. The purchase price was not disclosed.

A group of Quebec investors led by Champlain Financial Corporation acquired Enjay Converters Ltd., a Cobourg, Ontario maker of food-contact grade packaging such as cake boards and piping bags. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Berlin Packaging announced the acquisition of Cannasupplies, one of Canada's largest suppliers of cannabis packaging solutions, which will operate as a division of Consolidated Bottle Corporation. The financial terms were not disclosed.

C-P Flexible Packaging, based in York, Pennsylvania, acquired Genpak Flexible from the Jim Pattison Group. Genpak has facilities in Aurora, Ontario, and Lakeville, Minnesota, and makes compostable flexible packaging.

Johnson Controls International completed its acquisition of Silent-Aire, an Edmonton-based maker of custom air handlers and modular data centers. Silent-Aire will be reported within Johnson Controls' Global Products segment.

SECURE Energy Services will acquire all shares of Tervita in an all-share transaction, creating a combined company with an implied enterprise value of about $2.3 billion, headquartered in Calgary. The companies expect $75 million in annual integration cost savings.

TricorBraun has acquired Quebec-based rigid packaging distributor RODA Packaging, and will also acquire Rada Industries. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) acquired Ya YA Foods, a Toronto-based aseptic contract manufacturer of beverages, with mezzanine financing from Audax Private Debt. The deal value was not disclosed.

Brown Machine Group of Beaverton, Michigan acquired 100% of the stock of GN Thermoforming Equipment, a Chester, Nova Scotia maker of thermoforming equipment for food packaging, announced March 1, 2021.

Shape Technologies Group completed its acquisition of Riverstone Waterjets, which will be rebranded Riverstone Pressure Systems and join Advanced Pressure Systems in its Waterblast Group. The Leduc, Alberta business supplies high-pressure products, hose assemblies and pumps in Canada.

Wajax Corporation agreed to acquire all shares of Tundra Process Solutions, an Alberta industrial maintenance and process equipment distributor, for total consideration of $99.1 million, paid in cash and shares. Closing is expected early in Q1 2021, subject to approvals.

Cattron acquired DynaGen Technologies Inc., a Nova Scotia producer of rugged engine and generator control panels, to expand its control solutions portfolio. The deal was announced on December 8, 2020.

Flexible packaging company ProAmpac, a portfolio company of Pritzker Private Capital, acquired Canadian packaging manufacturers Rosenbloom Groupe, Hymopack and Dyne-A-Pak. The deal was reported on 2 December 2020.