Imker Group, through its Luxembourg subsidiary Rucio Investment, plans to acquire a stake of more than 25% in Germany's folding carton manufacturer Faller Packaging.

Redox, a supplier of oxygen and water treatment systems for aquaculture, has agreed to buy compressor and compressed-air equipment firm Trykkluftservice in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The seller's eight employees transfer with the business; financial terms were not disclosed.

Valvitalia Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture with Saudi FAL Co. LTD, a Saudi process automation operator, as part of its expansion into Saudi Arabia's energy and infrastructure market. The announcement is dated January 19, 2026.

Daetwyler Group acquired Manchester-based Cheshire Anilox Technology on January 16, 2026. Daetwyler is setting up an anilox manufacturing facility at its Huntersville, North Carolina headquarters.

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.

Butterfly Equity completed its acquisition of ePac Holdings, a digitally printed flexible packaging producer with 14 facilities in the US and Canada, from an investor group including Amcor and Indevco North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Birch Hill Equity Partners agreed to buy about 72.1% of industrial valve manufacturer Velan from the Velan family for C$13.10 per share, roughly C$204 million in gross proceeds. Closing is expected in the first half of 2026.

Birch Hill completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Montreal-based valve maker Velan from Velan Holding and affiliated entities at C$13.10 per share, giving it about 72.1% of shares and 91.9% of voting rights.

S.O. Holding S.A. completed the acquisition of ADAM PACK S.A., a Greek producer of gable-top cartons and plastic caps for liquid food packaging. Consilium Capital advised the buyer; the deal value was not disclosed.

Festo has taken over Gummiwarenfabrik R. Neddermann GmbH, a specialist in sealing and rubber technology, effective 1 January 2026, to strengthen its valve seal production. The announcement was made on 13 January 2026.

Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, acquired Sherwood Valve, a North American maker of industrial cylinder valves with operations in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Terms were not disclosed.

PPC Flex, a North American flexible packaging maker, acquired the United States operations of SÜDPACK, including its Oak Creek, Wisconsin facility. The price was not disclosed.

Guillin Group's French subsidiary Alterecopack acquired Belgian packaging companies Gruyaert Verpakking, a maker of customized cardboard pastry boxes, and distributor Verpakkingen V de V. The two companies had combined 2024 revenue of EUR 19 million and about 40 employees.

Ball Corporation agreed to acquire UK-based packaging company Rexam PLC in a recommended cash and share offer valued at about $5.7 billion, subject to regulatory and Rexam shareholder approval. The combination is expected to create a global packaging leader.

ETERNITY Systems, a world leader in industrial washing of reusable packaging, announced the acquisition of Cleanway Logistics Solutions GmbH (CLS), a German maker of automated bottle and crate sorting and inspection systems, in January 2026.

VPK Group agreed with the shareholders of UK corrugated cardboard maker Ribble Packaging to increase its equity stake from 30% to 50%, creating joint control and expanding its fanfold production network in Europe.

Hayward Tyler, a division of Avingtrans PLC, will merge with Energy Steel & Supply Co., a Rochester Hills, Michigan maker of machined nuclear components, to broaden its offerings to the global nuclear market.

US-based Ball Corporation may take an 80% stake in Benepack's European beverage can business, including the majority of the Makó, Hungary plant, for EUR 184 million. Closing is expected in Q1 2026.

Danfoss has acquired Palladio Compressors to expand its compressor portfolio with screw compressors for industrial heat pumps and commercial refrigeration. The announcement was made on January 6, 2026.

AB InBev agreed to repurchase a minority stake in its US metal packaging operation for $3 billion, as the brewer says the plants are strategic. The deal was reported on January 6, 2026.

SupplyOne, Inc., a corrugated converting distributor, has acquired Wertheimer Box, a Chicago-based corrugated packaging provider, to expand its custom packaging solutions and reach in the Chicago market. The deal was reported on January 6, 2026.

Bessemer Investors has completed the sale of Leonard Valve Company, a Cranston, Rhode Island maker of water temperature control valves and mixing systems, to A. O. Smith Corporation. The deal was first agreed in November 2025.

DXP Enterprises has completed the acquisition of PREMIERflow, LLC, a provider of integrated fluid handling pump systems for fire protection, water and wastewater, and data center markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GEA has signed an agreement to acquire Hydract A/S, a Danish maker of water-hydraulic process valves, with closing expected by the end of January 2026. The technology will be integrated into GEA's Valves & Pumps Business Unit for beverage, dairy and pharmaceutical customers.

Groupe Guillin's French subsidiary Alterecopack acquired Gruyaert Verpakking and Verpakkingen V de V in Belgium, announced on December 30, 2025. Together they had about EUR 19 million turnover in 2024 and employ around 40 people.

Cizzle Brands Corporation completed the acquisition of all shares of Flow Water Inc.'s beverage co-manufacturing business for approximately C$83.75 million, funded by an Orion Infrastructure Capital credit facility, a vendor loan and private placements. The manufacturing facility in Aurora, Ontario will become the CWENCH Hydration Factory.

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin-based FNA Group has announced its acquisition of Allparts Equipment & Accessories Inc., a distributor of replacement parts and accessories for pressure washers, heaters and air compressors.

Zhuiyue Hongzhi, ultimately owned by Dreame founder Yu Hao, agreed to buy a 29.9% stake from China Food Packaging for CNY 1.243 billion and launched a partial tender offer for about 25% more at CNY 4.45 per share, potentially giving it up to 54.9% of metal can maker Jiamei Packaging.

Bluewater agreed to sell Severn, a British valve manufacturer with about 1,000 staff and 20 locations, to Finland-listed Valmet in a transaction valued at $480 million, expected to close in Q2 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.

DSG has acquired Peoria Pump, a wholesale distributor of pumps, pipe and geothermal supplies founded in 1947 with branches in Peoria and Rockford, Illinois. The business will operate as Peoria Pump: A DSG Company.

Pioneer Pump, a division of Franklin Electric, has acquired Ipswich water treatment firm Geoquip Water Solutions and fittings maker Hydrodif Products for an undisclosed sum. The deal was completed on December 17 and the 17 employees of the two firms joined the new owners.

Soteria Flexibles, a US flexible packaging maker, agreed to acquire all shares of Montreal-based film and packaging manufacturer Imaflex for CAD 2.35 per share in cash, a total equity value of about CAD 123 million. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2026.

New Zealand-based WML Paperboard acquired Tahoe Paperboard Transpacific, a US paperboard converter and distributor in Woodland, California, operating a 60,000 square foot facility with two precision sheeters. The deal was announced on December 17, 2025.

Suzhou Zhuyue Hongzhi Technology Partnership, controlled by Dreame founder Yu Hao, agreed to buy a 29.9% stake in listed metal packaging maker Jiamei Packaging from China Food Packaging via share transfer and a partial tender offer, for about 2.282 billion yuan in total. The announcement was made on December 16, 2025.

Mauser Packaging Solutions, a global rigid packaging supplier, acquired Siena Plastics LLC, a manufacturer of small high-performance containers. The deal was reported by law firm Michael Best on December 16, 2025.

Vosair Compressortechniek acquired 100% of the shares of Hidding Air Power Systems B.V. of Emmen, a compressed-air systems specialist, strengthening its position in northern Netherlands.

Atlas Copco Group will acquire Centroar, an air compressor distributor in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, adding service capability in Brazil's Northeast region. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2026.

Cartonpack S.p.A., part of Carton Pack Group, has acquired a majority stake in Andolfi&C, an Italian extrusion and conversion company for mono-material polyethylene flexible packaging. The deal adds flexible film extrusion capability, announced 12 December 2025.

Omnifab acquired Électromécano, a Quebec firm specialised in pump maintenance, repair and service, with its employees joining Omnifab. The announcement was first made on December 11, 2025.

Ball Corporation agreed to buy an 80 percent stake in Benepack's beverage can businesses, which have plants in Belgium and Hungary, for about 184 million EUR; closing is expected in Q1 2026.

SCG Packaging completed the purchase of 100% of PT Prokemas Adhikari Kreasi (MYPAK), a corrugated containers producer in Bekasi, West Java, for IDR 467 billion (about THB 981 million), with 144,000 tons annual capacity.

Redwood Beverage Group, backed by 13th Floor Capital and Tricor Pacific Capital, acquired the 200,000 sq ft West Sacramento co-packing facility previously run by Manna Beverages. Redwood has restarted operations and rehired many former employees.

Nelipak completed its acquisition of Merrill's Packaging, which makes custom thermoformed packaging for medical device, pharmaceutical and life science applications. The deal was reported on December 8, 2025.

ITT agreed to acquire SPX FLOW from Lone Star Funds for a total consideration of $4.775 billion in cash and equity. The deal values SPX FLOW at 14.2x forecast 2026 adjusted EBITDA, and ITT expects $80 million in run-rate cost synergies by year three.

Sappi and UPM signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a 50/50 joint venture combining their European, UK and US graphic paper businesses. The combined enterprise value is about EUR 1.42 billion, and definitive agreements are expected in the first half of 2026.

Brookfield reached an agreement with DongFang Precision to acquire the shareholdings in Fosber Group, the Italian corrugated machinery maker, including Fosber Italia, Fosber America, Fosber Asia, Tiruña and Quantum Corrugated. Completion is expected in the first half of 2026.

Edvin Larssons Mekaniska AB (ELMAB) has become the new owner of Melin & Carlsson Hydraulic AB in Tranås, Sweden. The acquisition took effect in December 2025.

ProAmpac signed a definitive agreement to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging from TC Transcontinental for US$1.51 billion (about CAD 2.1 billion). The deal is expected to close in Q1 2026.

Roper Pump Company announced its acquisition of Ranger Pumps, a Memphis, Tennessee producer of positive displacement pumps, with Ranger's product lines and customers transitioning to the Roper brand.