Spanish packaging group Grabalfa announced the acquisition of Plásticos Francés, a family-owned flexible plastic packaging manufacturer based in Beneixama, Alicante. It is Grabalfa's third acquisition in two years.

Ball Corporation is reportedly in ongoing negotiations with Chinese owner Cofco to acquire Belgian can manufacturer Benepack, whose Genk site began production in 2020, with no deal yet signed.

Germany's BEKO TECHNOLOGIES announced a majority stake in Slovenian digital compressed air company CALMS, based in Ljubljana, to strengthen its digital portfolio.

Abu Dhabi-based Multiply Group announced it will acquire a majority stake of 60.8% in Italian packaging group ISEM, subject to regulatory approvals, with Peninsula Capital and minority investors retaining 39.2%.

CIRCOR International acquired essentially all operating assets of Flowserve's herringbone gear pump product line, including GAX, GR and Gearex series pumps. Production will move to CIRCOR's Columbia, Kentucky plant after a transition period. Announced 8 October 2025.

Cascades agreed to sell its Flexible Packaging plant activities in Mississauga, Ontario, to Five Star Holding of Houston, Texas, for CAN$31 million, effective immediately. The 45 employees will be retained and a supply agreement covers continued film supply to Cascades.

Biffa completed the acquisition of Esterform, a PET pre-form and bottle manufacturer, building on its 2023 purchase of a 49.9 per cent stake. The deal was reported on 8 October 2025.

Lutz-Jesco acquired the FXM metering pump line and related technology, designs and intellectual property from Valmet, which keeps the Flowrox trademark. The FXM range will be integrated into Lutz-Jesco's portfolio.

Atlas Copco acquired Talleres Haizea, a Basque Country supplier of services and spare parts for high-pressure piston compressors that also operates in Portugal and Latin America. CMS advised on the transaction.

The Toro Company agreed to acquire publicly listed Calgary-based vacuum truck manufacturer Tornado Infrastructure Equipment Ltd., which had about CAD 149 million in net sales over the 12 months to June 2025. Closing is expected in Toro's fiscal 2026 first quarter.

ITT Inc's Svanehoj has acquired Koho Kompressorsysteme (Köhler & Hörter GmbH), a family-owned maker of reciprocating compressor systems in Hagen, Germany. Koho employs about 40 people, and no value was disclosed.

Abbe Group has announced its acquisition of Oji Fibre Solutions Australia, a corrugated and carton board packaging maker, extending its reach into Queensland and strengthening operations in Victoria and NSW. The acquisition takes effect on 1 November 2025.

Atlas Copco has finalized the acquisition of CRI-MAN S.p.A., a pump manufacturer based in Correggio, Italy, with 85 employees joining the group. The purchase price was not disclosed.

New York investor Barry R. Haas acquired REET Corporation, an industrial components supplier in Berlin, Connecticut making solenoid valves, pumps and pressure transducers. The deal closed on October 1, 2025, and the company will be renamed Reet Precision Technologies, LLC.

Svanehøj, an ITT company, completed its acquisition of Germany-based compressor maker Köhler & Hörter GmbH (KOHO Kompressorsysteme) on 1 October 2025. KOHO employs about 40 people in Hagen.

Biffa has completed the acquisition of Esterform, merging it with its PET recycling operations into a combined business trading as Esterpet. Esterform makes PET preforms and bottles at sites in West Yorkshire and Worcestershire.

Emerson agreed to buy Pentair's Valves & Controls business, which has about 7,500 employees, for $3.15 billion to expand its global valve and control portfolio. The deal was announced on August 19, 2016 and was expected to close in four to six months.

Danfoss has acquired Palladio Compressors, adding screw compressors for large HVAC/R and industrial heat pump systems using natural and low-GWP refrigerants. The deal was announced on October 1, 2025, with no value disclosed.

Alkhorayef Petroleum Company acquired GRC Technologies LLC, a UK maker of precision downhole gauges and well instrumentation, through a carve-out from Sercel. GRC becomes a wholly owned subsidiary and will keep operating under its own brand.

Thermador Groupe acquired 100% of Quilinox, a distributor of stainless-steel pumps, valves and flowmeters based in Paterna, Valencia, Spain, on 30 September 2025. The deal was valued at EUR 10.9 million and paid in cash.

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.

Family-owned corrugated products maker Welch Packaging Group announced its merger with Phoenix/Packaging of Mount Joy, PA, adding capabilities and capacity to its IPS business near York, Pennsylvania. The announcement is dated October 21, 2025.

Handgards, a foodservice products distributor owned by Wynnchurch Capital, announced the acquisition of Albany Packaging USA on September 26, 2025. Albany, headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida, distributes paper folding cartons and coffee sleeves.

Two Czech private equity funds, BHS Private Equity Fund and MAM Private Equity Fund, are acquiring equal stakes in Pardubice-based industrial paper packaging maker Unipap from Belgian owner Van de Velde Packaging. The deal value is reported as in the mid-to-high hundreds of millions of Czech crowns.

Action Packaging has acquired Morgan Chaney, which will continue to operate under its own name, with all its employees moving to Action Packaging. The Morgan Chaney business has served customers since 1955.

Swedish industrial equipment maker Atlas Copco has acquired Kyungwon Machinery Industry, a Korean air compressor manufacturer, from its CEO Lee Sang-woo and related parties for about 88 billion won.

OptiGroup took over key parts of the FRIS division of Dutch packaging group Paardekooper after its parent was declared bankrupt, along with Paardekooper's China and Ireland activities and its LCA Centre. The new trading name is Paardekooper Packaging. The deal is subject to Dutch competition authority approval.

Ingersoll Rand completed the acquisition of Italy's Termomeccanica Industrial Compressors (TMIC) and its subsidiary Adicomp for about €160 million. The businesses make air and gas compressors and engineered solutions for the renewable natural gas market and will join the Industrial Technologies and Services segment.

Berlin Packaging agreed to acquire Rixius GmbH, a Mannheim-founded packaging supplier serving the DACH and Benelux regions. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the financial value was not disclosed.

Dunapack Packaging, through Mosburger GmbH, signed an agreement to buy the corrugated business of Camiş Ambalaj at its Eskişehir plant, with about 160 million m2 annual sales volume. Dunapack will operate four box plants in Turkey after the deal.

Strahman Group, a division of FCH, announced its acquisition of GEMCO Valve, completed August 13, 2025. GEMCO's Middlesex, NJ manufacturing will move to Strahman's Bethlehem, PA facility in early 2026.

SupplyOne, Inc. has acquired the business of Vital Pack, a Signal Hill, California packaging distributor with label printing capabilities. The announcement was dated 17 September 2025.

Veritiv Operating Company acquired Subotnick Packaging, an Oregon-based distributor of packaging products and equipment serving building materials, food, e-commerce and transportation. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Momentium, a portfolio company of Core Industrial Partners, acquired Los Angeles-based Superior Lithographics, a provider of folding cartons, corrugated top sheets and litho labels. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Contract packagers Coregistics, Proven Partners Group and Belvika combined into a single brand, BelPak, with 25+ facilities across the U.S. and Canada, backed by private equity firm Red Arts Capital. The merger was announced in Atlanta.

Klaus Union GmbH & Co. KG has acquired Geko Pumpen, a manufacturer of PTFE/PFA-lined centrifugal and peripheral pumps for the pharmaceutical and chemical process industries. The announcement was made on 12 September 2025.

Burckhardt Compression completed on September 12, 2025 its acquisition of ACT (Advanced Compressor Technology), a reciprocating compressor service and component maker with locations in Batavia, Illinois and Pasadena, Texas.

Labelink, a North American printer with nine plants, acquired L'Empreinte of Laval, Quebec, a 110-employee printer of folding cartons, labels and marketing materials. L'Empreinte will keep its name and client portfolio.

Sonoco announced on September 8, 2025 the sale of ThermoSafe to Arsenal Capital Partners for $650 million cash-free and debt-free at closing, plus up to $75 million additional consideration tied to 2025 performance.

Unison Ltd agreed to acquire the assets of production machinery and tooling specialist PHI, maker of tube bending and hydraulic press equipment in City of Industry, California. Financial terms were not disclosed and closing is expected in November 2025.

Time Technoplast signed an MoU to acquire a 74% equity stake in Ebullient Packaging, a FIBC and packaging maker, at an enterprise value of about ₹200 crore. Completion is expected in 4 to 6 months, subject to due diligence.

L'Islet, Quebec-based Innovair Solutions has acquired Thermo 2000 as part of its growth strategy in North America.

Morocco's Competition Council received notification of an indirect joint-control acquisition of Irel HoldCo GmbH, the holding company of IFCO, by Stonepeak Partners affiliates alongside existing shareholder Triton Fund V. Third parties have until September 15, 2025 to comment.

Pelican Energy Partners acquired Sigma Valve Experts, a Charlestown, Indiana supplier of commercial-grade valves for power plants and nuclear safety-related service. The announcement was dated September 2, 2025, and the deal value was not disclosed.

Packaging Corporation of America completed its $1.8 billion cash acquisition of Greif's containerboard business, with the transaction closing on Sunday. Greif will use the proceeds to pay down about $1.4 billion of debt.

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.

Genuit Group, the parent of Polypipe, has acquired UK pump maker Salamander Pumps, previously part of Davidson Holdings, following a September 2025 acquisition.

Krones acquired all shares of Deventer-based Can Systems Worldwide, which makes can-end handling machinery. CSW has 35 full-time staff and generated about EUR 20 million in revenue in 2024.

Dutch specialist Amca acquired Cal-Draulics, a California-based company known for precision valves and actuators used in aerospace and other markets.