Wright Implement expanded to 23 locations by acquiring 8 Meade Tractor stores across Kentucky and Indiana.

Ringmetall SE entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Rapak, LLC, headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois. Rapak manufactures flexible bag-in-box packaging for liquid food products, beverages and industrial liquids. The transaction is expected to close on November 2, 2026.

Continental Diamond Tool Corp. completed its acquisition of PG&F Superabrasives, a US superabrasives business with operations in Royersford, Pennsylvania, and Montrose, Colorado, from Nimbus.

Marvell Technology, Inc. and Lumentum announced a definitive agreement for Marvell to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock transaction valued at $115 billion enterprise value. The deal combines electrical and optical technologies for AI connectivity. The announcement was made on November 2, 2026.

Flex Machine Tools, a Wapakoneta, OH-based manufacturer of machine tool solutions, has acquired TARUS, a 57-year-old U.S. machine tool manufacturer based in Sterling Heights, MI. The acquisition expands Flex's manufacturing capacity and adds large CNC machine building capabilities.

Canada's Seatply, a Montreal furniture components producer, plans to buy Autumn House, a curved plywood maker in Granite Falls, North Carolina. It will spend several million dollars on new machinery at the plant.

Outlook Group completed the acquisition and integration of the Pewaukee, Wisconsin, flexible packaging facility of ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions, adding flexible packaging and film-printing capacity.

Accredo Packaging acquired a nearly 226,000-square-foot industrial facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada for $46 million, according to CoStar. The report was published in October 2026.

Brothers Machinery Company acquired Gulf Coast Bobcat, establishing a standalone platform backed by an investment partner.

SupplyOne acquired Packaging Design Corporation, a corrugated packaging manufacturer, strengthening its Midwest presence and Chicago expansion.

Hivest Capital Partners acquired Wisconsin-based Sustana from Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities platform. Sustana produces fiber packaging products with multiple mills and recovery facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

Grafine Partners and Atlantic Ridge Capital announced they are acquiring Oklahoma-based Paragon Films from Rhône for an estimated $900 million. Paragon manufactures plastic stretch film for pallet wrapping.

Gerresheimer completed the sale of U.S. subsidiary Centor to an affiliate of Apax Partners for about 750 million euros. Proceeds will be used to lower debt.

Central National Gottesman announced it is acquiring Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Co., a distributor of paper and packaging products. OPC will operate under CNG's Lindenmeyr Munroe division.

ACR (formerly AmerCareRoyal) acquired Minnesota-based Ultra Green Packaging, a supplier of molded fiber foodservice packaging. This is the 12th acquisition since ACR was acquired by Oridian Capital Partners.

Intertape Polymer Group acquired Clysar, which will operate as Clysar, an IPG Company, alongside its Exlfilm brand in the shrink film category.

Pentair plc completed its approximately $1.4 billion acquisition of Taco Group Holdings, a maker of hydronic and water-based pumps, valves and controls for HVAC, plumbing and industrial markets, on October 1, 2026.

Platinum Equity is in advanced talks to acquire Dutch metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging for USD 3.5 billion from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Ardagh Group, with a final agreement expected within weeks.

Crane Company agreed to acquire the U.S. pump business of Trillium Flow Technologies, which serves municipal water and wastewater markets, for about $240 million. Closing is expected in Q4 2026.

SPG has acquired DFW Crating & Packaging, a crating and packaging company, as reported on September 10, 2026.

Franklin Electric completed its acquisition of Minneapolis-based high-pressure pump maker Cat Pumps for $350 million in cash, plus a potential earnout of up to $50 million in Franklin stock. The deal was announced on September 8, 2026.

Splintered Oak Equipment acquired WC Tractor's three New Holland dealership locations in Brenham, Dayton and Sealy, Texas.

North Carolina-based Specialized Packaging Group, a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, acquired Texas-based DFW Crating & Packaging in September 2026. DFW continues operating from Grand Prairie, Texas.

Lumson USA, the North American subsidiary of an Italian cosmetic packaging maker, acquired New York-based Lombardi Design and Manufacturing, a cosmetic primary packaging specialist, in September 2026.

Adherex Group, a Cleveland-based packaging and adhesion solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Polymer Packaging, Inc., a North Canton, Ohio maker of flexible, bakery and protective packaging, on September 28, 2026.

Butterfly Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sayreville, New Jersey-based Sabert, a plastic, paper and molded-fiber food packaging maker with 13 manufacturing facilities, for undisclosed terms.

Boca Raton-based New Water Capital acquired LidWorks, a family-owned maker of custom food and beverage lids in Plant City, Florida, and plans plastic packaging add-ons.

Plumbing and heating distributor Ferguson Enterprises completed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Houston-based FloWorks from Wynnchurch Capital. FloWorks is an industrial distributor of valves and flow control solutions with over 60 locations in the US and Canada.

NIBCO has completed its acquisition of UniTorq Actuators and Controls, a Lawrenceville, Georgia maker of pneumatic and electric valve actuators, adding actuation and controls to its valve portfolio.

OTC Industrial Technologies acquired Global Energy Solutions, LLC, a regional distributor and repairer of industrial electric motors, controls, pumps, gearboxes and switchgear. Jones Day advised on the deal.

Ferguson completed its acquisition of FWI Holdings (FloWorks), an industrial distributor of valves and flow control solutions, from Wynnchurch Capital. The deal closed on August 31, 2026.

Mangrove Equity Partners has acquired Cascon Pumps and Chamberlain Machine, which together form Cascon-Chamberlain, a maker of custom precision pumps. The company operates a 50,000 sq ft plant in Walpole, New Hampshire.

Warburg Pincus agreed to acquire Sundyne, a Colorado-based maker of centrifugal pumps and compressors, from Accudyne Industries, owned by BC Partners and The Carlyle Group. The article is dated January 7, 2020; the deal value was not stated.

Xylem has agreed to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for $1.46 billion, adding slurry, solids-handling and self-priming pumps. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Cullman-based Rusken Packaging has acquired Triad Packaging, an independent corrugated converter in Athens, Alabama, expanding its network to over 18 facilities in nine states. The deal was reported on 11 August 2026.

Amberjack Capital Partners completed its acquisition of PMV Automation, a valve positioner and automation products maker, from Flowserve, with industry veterans Joseph Jobe and Micah Floyd leading the company post-closing.

Pregis acquired MP Global Packaging, a division of MP Global Products, to scale its paper-based cold chain business. MP operates two plants in New Albany, Indiana, and Norfolk, Nebraska, employing around 110 people.

Lansing-based Air Lift Co., a manufacturer of automotive aftermarket air suspension products, acquired San Bernardino-based Universal Air Suspension, a maker of patented air bags, air management systems, tanks, valves and compressors.

Dobbs Equity Partners acquired two Malvese Equipment locations in New York from Al & Otto Cooley.

Omnia Mechanical Group acquired W&S Motor & Pump, expanding its pump, motor, maintenance and distribution capabilities across the New York region.

Universal Plant Services acquired Mechanical Solutions Inc to expand its engineering and technical service capabilities for rotating and reciprocating equipment.

Citco Water announced the acquisition of Pump & Process Equipment Inc and Legacy Environmental to strengthen its capabilities in the Southeastern United States. The deal date is taken from the review article.

Ingersoll Rand acquired Lone Star Blower, Inc. (Lone Star Turbo), a US manufacturer of centrifugal, geared and multistage blowers and compressors, adding about $50 million in annual revenue and joining its Industrial Technologies and Services segment.

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has acquired Salentine Pump & Equipment, a distributor of pumps, parts and repair solutions based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company will keep operating under the Salentine name led by Mike Salentine.

Pentair agreed to acquire Taco, which will join its Water Solutions segment and keep the Taco brand, with a significant presence in Cranston, Rhode Island. The deal is aimed at high-growth North American end-markets.

Gerresheimer agreed to sell Centor US Holding and its global Primary Packaging Plastics business, with 15 plants in nine countries plus Centor's US site, to Apax Funds at an enterprise value of about EUR 1.5 billion. Closings are expected by the end of FY2026 for Centor and in H1 FY2027 for the plastics business.

Pentair agreed to acquire Cranston, Rhode Island-based Taco Group Holdings, maker of pumps, valves, tanks and heat exchangers, in a deal valued at about $1.4 billion. Closing is expected in Q4 2026, and Pentair says Taco will operate as a stand-alone business.

IBT Industrial Solutions, Inc. of Kansas City, Kansas, acquired Indesco, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina distributor of hydraulic, pneumatic and power transmission products; the deal closed June 26, 2026 and was announced July 23, 2026.

Exotic Automation & Supply, a US fluid power distributor with nineteen stores, announced a merger with Value Added Distributors, a Wisconsin-based Parker Hannifin distributor with 18 facilities across the Midwest and Southern US.

ACR, backed by Oridian Capital Partners, has acquired RediBagUSA, a New Hyde Park, New York supplier of reusable retail bags, paper products and packaging. No financial terms were disclosed, and RediBagUSA's CEO will remain involved.