Swedish WTR Group entered a strategic partnership with Lotzer & Mühlenbruch GmbH (L&M Pumps), a Delmenhorst-based German manufacturer of pumps, spare parts and seals, to strengthen its German platform. The deal was advised by Livingstone.

The Hamburg-based LINDAL Group acquired a new manufacturing facility in Wismar, Germany, equipped for polymer processing, with 9,000 sqm of production space. Noerr advised LINDAL on the deal.

GF has completed its acquisition of VAG-Group of Mannheim, Germany, a global manufacturer of metal valves for water and infrastructure applications. VAG was integrated into GF's Industry & Infrastructure Flow Solutions division as of 1 October 2025.

ITT's Svanehøj business acquired Köhler & Hörter GmbH (KOHO), a family-owned compressor manufacturer in Hagen, Germany, expanding its portfolio beyond cryogenic pumps into compressors for gas applications.

Atlas Copco has acquired Heide-Pumpen GmbH, a Gelsenkirchen-based maker of mobile pumps, expanding its mobile pump systems business. 42 employees transferred with the deal. The announcement was made on 30 September 2025.

GF (Georg Fischer) has closed its acquisition of VAG-Group, a Mannheim-based maker of metal valves for water utility networks, for approximately CHF 200 million. VAG-Group joins GF's Flow Solutions division from 1 October 2025.

DEUTZ signed an agreement to acquire all shares of SOBEK Group GmbH, a German maker of high-performance electric drives and pumps with three sites in Baden-Württemberg and Hessen. The deal supports DEUTZ's push into defense and drones.

Dover Corp's PSG has acquired IPP Pump Products GmbH, a Bersenbrück-based maker of hygienic lobe and progressive cavity pumps for food, pharma and biotech.

Atlas Copco Group purchased Heide Pumpen GmbH, a German distributor and service provider of portable pumps.

PSG has acquired ipp Pump Products GmbH, a German manufacturer of sanitary lobe and progressive cavity pumps for hygienic processing in food, pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

Foundry Alliance GmbH took over the operations of specialty machinery maker Herold & Co. GmbH, including its pump and foundry divisions in Gefrees, effective 1 May 2025, with 40 of about 60 employees retained. Concentro Management AG advised on the investor process.

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.

Lutz-Jesco GmbH, a metering technology supplier, has acquired the FXM range of peristaltic pumps from Valmet, including technologies, designs and IP. The announcement is dated May 6, 2025.

Atlas Copco Group has acquired Heide Pumpen GmbH, a portable pump distributor and service provider headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, adding 42 employees to its Power Technique business area.

Homburger Maschinenbau GmbH of Markdorf announced it is taking over the production of Richter Pumpen, a maker of membrane compressors and vacuum pumps based in Sauldorf-Rast, Germany, announced on 5 December 2024.

FLSmidth signed an agreement to acquire TIPCO Tudeshki Industrial Process Control GmbH of Aachen, Germany, adding particle-size sensor technology to its mining PCV solutions. Terms were not disclosed.

Wateralia, an Ambienta platform company, has completed its acquisition of Calpeda Pumpen, an established German pump distributor for the water sector. It is Wateralia's fourth buy-and-build deal and strengthens its German distribution network.

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire KRACHT GmbH, a German maker of external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves and hydraulic drives, with about 440 employees and 2022 revenues of about 72 million euros; closing is expected in Q1 2024.

Ebara Pumps Europe agreed to acquire Spandau Pumpen, SKF Lubrication Systems Germany's maker of screw-type and seal-less coolant pumps for machine tools, with production to move to Italy; the deal was expected to close at the end of September 2023.

Busch Vacuum Solutions has acquired centrotherm clean solutions, a maker of industrial gas abatement systems for the semiconductor and high-tech industries. The Blaubeuren headquarters and all jobs will be retained, and the deal is aligned with Pfeiffer Vacuum.

SKF signed an agreement to sell Spandau Pumpen, its coolant pump business, to EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A., a group company of EBARA Corporation. The divestment is expected to close at the end of September 2023 and is not material to SKF's financials.

HANSA-FLEX AG has acquired Knapheide, a hydraulic systems supplier to German machinery makers with about 400 employees and revenue in the high double-digit millions of euros, as a strategic investment in mid-April 2023. Knapheide keeps its name and sites.

Funds managed by PINOVA, together with NRW.BANK, have acquired VTI Ventil Technik GmbH, a Menden-based maker of high-pressure valves and regulators, from Aalberts N.V. The management team under Lutz Lohmann is investing alongside them.

Maag Group acquired Witte at the beginning of 2023, and the two companies have since merged to develop a new generation of gear pumps.

Swiss firm Maag Pump Systems has acquired Witte Pumps & Technology, a Tornesch, Germany gear pump maker, forming a new integrated Gear Pumps business unit led by Witte's former owner Dr. Sven Wieczorek. The deal was announced on 21 December 2022.

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire CVS Engineering GmbH, a Rheinfelden, Germany maker of industrial vacuum pumps and blowers for mobile use, which has 76 employees and about €20 million annual revenue. The purchase price was not disclosed and closing is expected in Q1 2023.

Dover completed the acquisition of Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer of precision gear pumps, which will join its Maag business unit; the price was not disclosed.

AURELIUS Growth Investments has acquired a majority stake in MLS Lanny GmbH, a full-service provider of high-precision control and high-pressure valves based in Bad Wildbad, Germany. The company employs about 70 people.

Atlas Copco has completed its acquisition of Kracht GmbH, a maker of external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves, hydraulic drives and dosing systems, on 3 January 2024.

PSG, a Dover company, has completed its acquisition of ipp Pump Products GmbH, a maker of rotary lobe pumps for hygienic applications in Bersenbrück, Germany. The exact completion date is not stated on the page.

Germany's Duker acquired Strate of Sarstedt, a manufacturer of sewage pumping stations, non-return valves and aeration valves for municipal and industrial use, in July 2022.

Fidelium portfolio company Evamo acquired the steering and transmission pump business of Bosch Automotive Steering through a carve-out, with NETWORK advising on the external financing. Evamo has about 900 employees across six sites.

Stiebel Eltron Group acquired PAW GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned maker of heating, freshwater and flat-station distribution systems employing about 150 people in Hameln, Germany. Terms were undisclosed and Livingstone Partners advised on the sale.

Atlas Copco agreed on 2022-03-21 to acquire Lewa GmbH and Geveke B.V. and their subsidiaries for a combined enterprise value of EUR 670 million. The deal is all-cash and subject to regulatory approvals, with completion expected in Q2 2022.

SPIR STAR AG has taken over all business activities of the sole proprietorship Skarke Ventilsysteme through its new subsidiary Skarke GmbH in Rimbach, Germany, at the start of fiscal year 2022. The company makes oil drain valves, breather valves, filters and dipsticks.

Munich-based Liberta Partners acquired a majority stake in CWFC Phönix Group GmbH, a valve maker in Volkmarsen, Germany, as a carve-out from Curtiss-Wright. The company has a capacity of 30,000 valves per year.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. completed its acquisition of Seepex GmbH, a Bottrop, Germany maker of progressive cavity pumps with about 800 employees and roughly EUR 160 million revenue. The deal was announced as complete on September 1, 2021.

Ingersoll Rand agreed to acquire German progressive cavity pump maker Seepex GmbH in an all-cash deal valued at €431.5 million, expected to close in Q3 2021 pending regulatory approvals. Announced June 21, 2021.

Private equity firm Fidelium Partners agreed to acquire the steering and transmission pump business of Robert Bosch Automotive Steering. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal was announced on 31 March 2021.

IDEX Corporation completed its acquisition of German piston and diaphragm pump maker ABEL GmbH, which has been part of IDEX since March 2021. ABEL will join IDEX's Fluid and Metering Technology segment.

Hillenbrand agreed to sell Abel Pumps L.P. and affiliates to IDEX Corporation for $103.5 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. The deal is expected to close in Hillenbrand's second fiscal quarter.

Worthington Industries has acquired PTEC Pressure Technology GmbH, a German designer and maker of valves and components for hydrogen and CNG storage systems, based in Burscheid, Germany. The company has 11 employees.

Neway Valve called off its planned EUR 11.3 million takeover of Germany's Econosto International Holding due to Covid-19 market changes, and will pay EUR 500,000 in compensation.

Italian pump maker Bertolini Pumps acquired German sprayer component maker altek GmbH, with all employees retained and managing director Thomas Schwert continuing. The acquisition was announced on 29 July 2020.

Vexve Armatury Group acquired 95.5% of ZMK Technologies GmbH, a Düren-based maker of petrochemical valves, from Advanced Holdings and the founders. ZMK's operations continue in Düren.

Magna International announced the acquisition of ixetic Verwaltungs GmbH, a maker of automotive vacuum, engine and transmission pumps with plants in Germany, Bulgaria and China, for about €308 million.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering agreed to acquire the Gestra division of Flowserve, a Bremen-based maker of steam and fluid control valves, for EUR 186 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis, with the purchase contract signed on 31 March 2017.

China's Neway Valve plans to acquire Dortmund-based flow control products maker Econosto International Holding for EUR 11.3 million (USD 12.5 million) to expand its international market share. Neway's board approved the plan, and the company said on Dec. 6 it will move on to an equity transfer deal.

ITT completed its acquisition of Rheinhütte Pumpen, which is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany and makes centrifugal and axial flow pumps for aggressive media in chemical, mining, renewable energy and refinery processes. The deal was reported in the Q2 2019 pump M&A review.

The Flacks Group, a US private investment group, has bought submersible pump maker Pleuger Industries from Flowserve, returning the Hamburg, Germany company to independence. Pleuger employs more than 200 people and plans further locations in the USA and Russia.