Trillium Flow Technologies announced the sale of its French valves operations to nuclear energy company Framatome.

The Workdry Group expanded in mainland Europe by acquiring French pumping and dewatering specialist DMTP in Q3 2026.

Framatome has bought Trillium Flow Technologies France, a maker of nuclear valves based in Saint-Victoret, France, and the unit is renamed Sebim. The article gives no purchase price.

Astorg portfolio company IPCOM, a European specialty distributor of insulation products, acquired a majority stake in Le Froid Pecomark, a French distributor of refrigeration, heat pump and ventilation equipment. No deal value was disclosed.

CCL Industries signed a binding option agreement to acquire France-based shrink-sleeve label producer Sleever, which has 11 plants and about $213 million in 2025 sales. The deal, valued at about $151 million, is expected to close by mid-2026.

Italian SACMI, through SACMI Packaging & Chocolate, acquired a 65% majority stake in France's Groupe Emballage Technologies, which owns Etpack, Sermatec and Pactisoud. The deal was made official on 19 December 2025.

Hinojosa Packaging Group finalised the acquisition of ASV Packaging, a French folding carton manufacturer, adding about 200 employees in France. Hinojosa had held a 49% stake since July 2023.

Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of the cryogenics business unit of Fives Group, now Fives Energy Cryogenics, a maker of cryogenic heat exchangers and pumps. The business joins Alfa Laval's Energy Division as a new separate unit.

Framatome has acquired Valserve, a Lyon-based maker of nuclear, military and cryogenic valves, for an undisclosed amount.

Antalis announced a binding agreement to acquire Club Groupe, Digital Printing France and Technical Digital Printing, visual communication businesses in France.

Groupe Guillin, through its subsidiary WEFOLD DIFFUSION, entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the businesses of Cartonnerie Moderne, Défi Imprimerie and Alpes Emballages, which make food cardboard packaging with about EUR 13 million combined 2023 revenue and around 30 staff at three French sites.

Alfa Laval signed a binding put-option agreement to acquire the Fives Cryogenics business unit of Fives Group for a fixed price of EUR 800 million, subject to works council consultation.

Velan shareholders approved the sale of Velan's French subsidiaries Segault and Velan S.A.S. to Framatome for €170 million (US$177.6 million), with total consideration of US$201.1 million including an intercompany loan.

PET preform maker SGT Group of Rezé, France, announced its acquisition of Axium Packaging, a Saint-Étienne injection and blow molding firm with 385 employees and production in France, the Czech Republic, Italy and Germany.

French pressure-control group IMF International acquired ADES Technologies, a company founded in 1948 that serves rail, nuclear and defense markets and has about 52% of its revenue from exports. The combined group has about EUR 20 million in revenue and 70 employees.

Japan Pulp and Paper submitted a binding proposal on September 24, 2024 to buy 100% of Inapa France from its insolvency administrator for EUR 25 million, based on an enterprise value of EUR 73.1 million. The offer competes with a EUR 20 million bid from Next Pack for the packaging business.

PSB Industries will acquire 100 percent of ALQP's share capital at €32 per share to merge Quadpack with its Texen business into one group. The combined group, with sales of €350 million, will have industrial presence in six countries.

Framatome and TechnicAtome announced the acquisition of Daher Valves from the Daher Group in France. The company, which makes valves for nuclear and defence applications, has reverted to its historic name Vanatome.

Trioworld Group signed an agreement on June 25, 2024 to acquire Sopal SAS, owner of French food packaging companies Palamy and Beaudet et René Jean Emballage (BRJ), through a purchase of all shares. The deal is subject to closing conditions and French regulatory approvals.

ACI Groupe announced the acquisition of JTEKT's hydroelectric pump business in Europe, including the Blois production site and the Chennevières-sur-Marne technical centre. The business will be renamed ENERFLUX and integrated into ACI's Engineering to Product unit.

Framatome and Naval Group finalised the acquisition of Jeumont Electric, a French maker and maintenance provider of electric motors and equipment for nuclear and naval defence, from Altawest. The announcement was made on January 9, 2024.

Greif entered exclusive negotiations to acquire IPACKCHEM Group SAS, a maker of jerrycans and small plastic containers, from an affiliate of SK Capital Partners in a cash deal valued at $538 million. Closing is expected by the end of Greif's second quarter of fiscal 2024, subject to French consultation and regulatory clearances.

Flowserve and Velan extended the outside date of their February 2023 arrangement agreement by 30 days to October 7, 2023, because regulatory approvals were not yet all obtained.

Australian packaging company Orora confirmed advanced negotiations with Olympe, the holding company of France-based Saverglass, for a potential acquisition. The parties were still finalising funding and deal terms as of 30 August 2023.

Hinojosa Packaging Group closed a 49% shareholding agreement in ASV Packaging, a French maker of sustainable food and beverage packaging. The deal expands Hinojosa's presence in the French and Spanish markets.

Spanish carton maker Hinojosa Packaging entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a 49% stake in French corrugated packaging maker ASV Packaging, which has 210 employees and 64 million euros in revenue. The deal would also give the two groups joint control of Halopack tray production in Iberia and France.

Hydroscand France signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Pathel Industrie SAS, a Lyon-based maker of industrial hoses and fittings with subsidiaries in France, UK and Spain. The transaction is expected to close by end of 2022.

Ingersoll Rand agreed to acquire Airmax Groupe, a French compressed air specialist with about 100 employees and nine locations across France, as part of a combined purchase price of about $86 million announced on 27 October 2022.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering completed its acquisition of Vulcanic from Qualium for €261.7 million on a cash and debt-free basis, adding it to its Electric Thermal Solutions business.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering entered exclusive negotiations with Qualium to acquire the Vulcanic Group, a Paris-based industrial electric heating maker, for €261.7 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal is expected to complete after regulatory approvals in the third quarter.

Atlas Copco has acquired FITEC S.A.S., a French distributor of rotary screw compressors based in Tarnos near Bayonne. FITEC has 8 employees and serves small and medium-sized industries. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Berlin Packaging is acquiring Verrerie du Comtat, a glass packaging supplier in Sorgues, France, serving wine and olive oil producers. It is the second Berlin Packaging acquisition in EMEA in 2022, and all employees and locations will be retained.

Swiss pump maker MAAG Group, part of Dover, merged with AMN DPI, a Normandy-based designer and manufacturer of polymer granulation tools. The deal was advised by Largillière Finance; no value was disclosed.

Eternity Systems, a French industrial washer of reusable containers and packaging, announced the acquisition of LIP, which washes plastic crates and pallets for the food industry. The deal lets Eternity expand its industrial washing business.

TFF Group has agreed a partnership taking a 55% stake in Tonnellerie Remond, a French maker of oak barrels for wine aging based in Ladoix-Serrigny near Beaune. The cooperage generates about EUR 10 million in revenue, 75% of it abroad.

URACA, a maker of high-pressure plunger pumps, completed its acquisition of cleaning equipment companies Hydroclean and SAT Dimaco on 10 March 2022. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Danish marine pump maker Svanehøj has acquired Wärtsilä Tank Control Systems, a maker of LNG tank gauging systems, and is establishing Svanehøj France as a land-based business at its Calais, France facility with almost 40 employees.

JTEKT Corporation agreed to sell its French industrial hydraulic components division HPI Industrial to EiM Capital and Apogee, following a December 2021 put option; the deal is subject to employee consultation and expected to complete in the first half of 2022.

S.F.E. Group announced the acquisition of Axxair Group, a privately held maker of orbital tube and pipe cutting and welding equipment based near Valence, France. Axxair has subsidiaries in Germany, the USA, South Korea and China and about 65 employees.

Selig Group, owned by CC Industries, has acquired Manufacture Générale de Joints (MGJ), a foam-based liner supplier headquartered near Lyon, France; MGJ will keep operating from its France facility.

Pacur, a Gryphon Investors portfolio company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire CAROLEX SAS, a French PETG sheet extruder, from epsotech Holding GmbH. The deal is expected to close by year end 2021 and terms were not disclosed.

Berlin Packaging has signed a binding commitment with O-I France SAS to acquire the Le Parfait glass jar and lid business and brands, with closing expected around year end 2021. Le Parfait glass jars are made at plants in Puy-Guillaume, France and Sevilla, Spain.

Private equity firms Azulis Capital and Arkea Capital entered the capital of Nantes-based packaging distributor Fidel Fillaud, which reported €76 million in 2020 sales, while founding family keeps control.

Atlas Copco acquired AEP, a privately owned French distributor of compressors and service provider with 8 employees based in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge near Paris. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Investment fund LBO France acquired a majority stake in Baobag, a French maker and distributor of large-capacity flexible packaging, alongside AfricInvest, BNP Paribas Développement and management. The deal was announced in Paris on 24 September 2021 and no value was disclosed.

Guillin, a European food packaging group, has completed the acquisition of Gault et Frémont, a maker of paper bags, cardboard boxes and baking paper with four sites in France and Belgium, from UI Investissement. Gault et Frémont reported 2020 sales of 63 million euros.

Mutares completed the acquisition of RDM La Rochette S.A.S. from the Reno De Medici Group. The Valgelon-La Rochette, France plant makes virgin-fibre folding boxboard for pharma and food packaging, with revenues near EUR 120 million and about 300 employees.

Klingele Paper & Packaging Group has acquired the Société Guadeloupéenne de Carton Ondulé corrugated board plant in Baillif, Guadeloupe, from International Paper, to operate as Klingele Cartonnerie de Guadeloupe.

SK Capital Partners, LP completed its previously announced acquisition of IPACKCHEM Group SAS, a Paris-headquartered supplier of barrier packaging for crop protection and specialty chemicals. The deal value was not disclosed.

Chinese appliance group Hisense Home Appliances will acquire 75% of Sanden and inject 175 million euros of capital, with the shareholder change to be approved at the May 7 shareholder meeting. Sanden's only French plant is in Tintenia near Rennes.