Woodward, Inc. agreed to acquire Jet Research Development, Inc. (Valve Research & Manufacturing Company), a Florida-based maker of high-precision aerospace flow control valves with about 130 employees. The deal adds solenoid, check and relief valves to Woodward's aerospace controls portfolio.

Ringmetall SE agreed to acquire Makplast Makine Plastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., an Istanbul-based maker of liners for industrial food and beverage packaging, via a share deal. The purchase price was not disclosed and the company has about 45 employees.

Smurfit Westrock completed an asset purchase of Cartomanabí, a Montecristi, Ecuador corrugated packaging company with annual capacity of over 50,000 tons.

Pactiv Evergreen announced it will acquire privately held Novolex Holdings for approximately $7.3 billion, paid with $4.85 billion in cash and about $2.45 billion in Pactiv stock. The Reynolds Group-backed deal would create a North American foodservice packaging leader with over $11 billion in combined revenue.

Custom Pipe & Fabrication, Inc. completed its acquisition of ProFab Corporation, a Lubbock, Texas stainless and carbon steel fabricator serving pump manufacturers. The deal expands Custom Pipe's pump fabrication and machining capacity.

2PointZero Group completed its acquisition of a 60.8% majority stake in ISEM Packaging Group, a European packaging group serving beauty, fashion, luxury and nutraceuticals, for AED 704 million (about EUR 164.7 million). Peninsula Capital and minority investors retain 39.2%.

STOK Group has agreed to acquire packaging company KD Emballage, with completion expected before the end of April 2026. Deal value was not disclosed.

Atlas Copco Group acquired Cypress Equipment Rental, a portable compressor distributor in Louisiana with about $17.6 million in 2025 revenue, to strengthen its Power Technique portable air business; the purchase price was not disclosed.

Rolls-Royce plc bought the rotating compression equipment interests of Cooper Energy Services, part of Cooper Cameron Corporation, based in Mount Vernon, Ohio, for $180 million, gaining full control of the Cooper Rolls joint venture.

ITT Inc. closed its acquisition of SPX FLOW, a provider of mixing, blending, fluid handling and separation equipment, for a total consideration of $4.775 billion announced in December 2025.

PumpMan Holdings, a platform of Soundcore Capital Partners, acquired pump service provider W.C. Weil Company of Allison Park, Pennsylvania, with the deal closing on August 25, 2017.

Weber Packaging Solutions, part of Weber Global Group, acquired AT Information Products (ATIP), a North American thermal-inkjet coding systems maker and Markoprint master distributor, effective March 1, 2026. ATIP will keep operations in Mahwah, New Jersey.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation acquired all shares of Swiss rotating equipment service provider AST Turbo AG, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the MHI Group, as of February 27, 2026.

ValorFlex Packaging has formally acquired Jet Packaging Group, a maker of custom pouches, barrier films and branded shipping supplies. The companies plan to combine their flexible packaging capabilities.

Preludio Partners acquired a 100% stake in Envases Sanz Belda, a packaging company, as reported on 26 February 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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.

ProAmpac Holdings Inc. is acquiring the packaging business of TC Transcontinental, per a Reuters update published February 25, 2026. The source gives no deal value or closing details.

CECO Environmental and Thermon Group agreed a definitive deal to combine in a stock and cash transaction valued at about $2.2 billion, with the combined company continuing as CECO Environmental under CEO Todd Gleason.

FCH has completed its acquisition of Axiflow Technologies, a maker of sanitary twin-screw pumps for food, beverage and pharmaceutical customers. The deal extends FCH into twin-screw pumps.

Flow Control Management has agreed to acquire valve manufacturer Kingston Valve Co. for an undisclosed sum.

Swedish industrial group Teqnion acquired all shares in Cambs Compressor Engineering Limited, a Cambridgeshire-based specialist in compressed air systems and services, with immediate effect. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Zeus Packaging Group acquired KOEX Packaging Solutions, a premium and retail packaging specialist with operations in Miami, Paris and Fuzhou, China. The deal is aimed at increasing production and logistics capacity in Europe and extending Zeus into the US; financial terms were not disclosed.

The European Commission authorised the acquisition of Sealed Air Corporation by funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, finding no competition concerns under the EU Merger Regulation. The deal gives CD&R sole control of the food packaging provider.

Rubix has completed its acquisition of ERIKS UK & Ireland, an industrial distributor with a specialist flow technology offer including hoses, valves and sealing products.

Potentia Manufacturing Group, with former Edson CEO Adam Cove, acquired Edson including its pump division, marine steering products and custom fabrication facilities. The company will operate as Edson Pumps LLC.

RMB Corvest and Alito Fund 2 have partnered to acquire a majority stake in Packaging World, a South African flexible plastic packaging maker based in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal. Founder Dean Gianni will retain a meaningful stake.

Altor Solutions, a Compass Diversified subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lifoam Industries, a US maker of temperature-controlled packaging, for an enterprise value of $137 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in September.

Torishima Pump Mfg. resolved on February 10, 2026 to acquire 100% of Shinnihon Zoki from Sumitomo Heavy Industries for about 14.9 billion yen, making it a subsidiary, with transfer scheduled for July 1, 2026. Shinnihon Zoki makes steam turbines and process pumps.

Pioneer Pump and the wider Franklin Electric Group announced on Monday, February 9, 2026 that they had completed the acquisition of Geoquip Water Solutions and Hydrodif Products to expand their UK water market presence. The deal aligns product portfolios, operations and technical expertise.

SPX Technologies completed its acquisition of Crawford United, a Cleveland-based holding company, for an aggregate transaction value of about $300 million. The air-handling segment joins SPX's HVAC business, and non-core aerospace and transportation units are being sold.

LM Packaging acquired certain assets of Cascades Enviropac in Berthierville, Quebec, and will consolidate production at its Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud plant, creating 40 jobs. The announcement was dated February 6, 2026.

Parker-Hannifin Corporation proposed to acquire 100% of the share capital of Filtration Group Corporation, both of which supply filtration products for industrial applications in Australia. The deal was filed with the ACCC on February 5, 2026.

Momentum Group agreed to acquire 80 percent of AB Höglandets Kompressorservice, a Swedish compressor technology specialist with about SEK 36 million turnover and nine employees, on February 5, 2026.

Flowserve Corporation signed a definitive agreement on February 4, 2026 to acquire the Valves Division of Weir Floway, Inc. for $490 million in cash, expected to close mid-2026.

Deluxe Technology Group Co., Ltd signed a letter of intent to acquire Goldenstone Acquisition Limited in a reverse merger paid in Deluxe common equity, with completion and a NASDAQ listing targeted for 2026.

SPAC Goldenstone Acquisition Limited signed a letter of intent for a business combination with Taiwan-based Deluxe Technology Group, a maker of pulp molded sustainable packaging, targeting a 2026 NASDAQ listing. Oji Holdings is a strategic partner supplying raw materials.

Shore Capital-backed FirmaPak, a Chicago-based maker of blow molded packaging, has acquired Easy Plastic Containers Corp.

Henkel is acquiring Stahl for an enterprise value of €2.1 billion, buying the stakes held by Wendel, BASF and Clariant, to strengthen Stahl's specialty coatings for flexible materials. Completion is subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Chicago-based FirmaPak, a Shore Capital portfolio company, acquired Easy Plastic Containers Corp, a Canadian blow molder with two facilities near Toronto; financial terms were not disclosed.

Veritiv Operating Company has acquired Pack4, LLC, a Boston-area distributor and fabricator of custom protective packaging with facilities in Lawrence, Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. The deal, announced February 3, 2026, expands Veritiv's presence in New England.

Unibloc Hygienic Technologies has completed the acquisition of Metaltech Precision Engineers, a UK CNC machining specialist that already machines components for its hygienic pumps. The deal adds in-house machining capacity.

Nordan Marine A/S has acquired Danish pump manufacturer DESMI for an undisclosed amount. The deal expands Nordan Marine's marine and industrial service offering.

Welch Packaging Group announced on April 9, 2026 its partnership with Jamel Containers, a custom corrugated products maker in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which joins the Welch family of companies.

Freudenberg Flow Technologies acquired Aberdeen-based Balmoral Comtec, a supplier of buoyancy, cable protection and thermal insulation for offshore oil, gas and wind, effective May 19, 2026. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Royal Van Leeuwen signed an agreement on January 16, 2026 to acquire C+R HYDRAULICS GmbH, a Munich-founded hydraulic products supplier with revenue above EUR 40 million and about 45 staff. Completion is expected by end of February 2026, subject to regulatory approval.

Eaton Corporation will separate its Mobility business and combine it with Dana Incorporated in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. Eaton shareholders are expected to own 50.1% of the combined company, and Eaton will receive a cash distribution of approximately $1.1 billion.

Nova Paper & Packaging B.V., part of Eren Holding, has acquired BM Packaging Ltd, a corrugated packaging manufacturer with two sites in Huddersfield. Managing Director Chris Latham remains in position.

Ramén Valves announced the acquisition of Industriarmatur, a Swedish supplier of valves and valve actuation solutions for industrial, process and district heating applications. The deal broadens Ramén's portfolio for Swedish customers.

Consolidated Packaging Australia, a KnoxCorp subsidiary, agreed to buy Pro-Pac Packaging's Australian businesses, excluding Perfection Packaging, with completion expected by early March 2026. The New Zealand sale is expected to complete by end January 2026.

Australian investor Knoxcorp, through subsidiaries, is buying the Australian and New Zealand continuing businesses of Pro-Pac Packaging from administrator McGrathNicol, excluding the Perfection Packaging unit. Completion is expected in early March 2026 in Australia and by 30 January 2026 in New Zealand.