Interpump acquired a 60% controlling stake in Mariotti & Pecini, a Florence-based maker of mixers and agitators for chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries, for a total price of EUR 8.9 million.
Gardner Denver Holdings has acquired Sidney, Ohio-based LeROI Compressors for about $20 million in cash. LeROI makes gas compression equipment for vapor recovery and biogas, and has 80 employees.
Chicago Bridge & Iron has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shaw Group, a Fortune 500 firm serving the power generation and government services sectors.
Manuli Hydraulics has acquired the majority of shares of PSI Hydraulics, India's third largest hydraulic fluid conveyance company with operations in Bangalore and Udaipur. The company was renamed Manuli PSI Hydraulics Private Limited.
Nordic private equity fund Altor Fund IV agreed to acquire Tresu Group, a Danish maker of flexographic inline printing machines, from majority owner Erhvervsinvest II. The sale and purchase agreement was signed on May 11, 2017.
Mark Andy Inc., a Dover Corporation company, has acquired Comco, a global supplier of narrow and mid-web flexographic printing presses for folding carton and flexible packaging markets.
Emak, through subsidiary Comet S.p.A., signed a binding contract to acquire 83.1% of Lavorwash Group from the Lanfredi and Migliari families for about EUR 54.8 million. The deal was reported in May 2017.
Hitachi has agreed to acquire Accudyne Industries' subsidiaries and related assets that make and sell Sullair-branded air compressors. The deal gives Hitachi access to Sullair's sales network, mainly in North America.
HydraForce Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire its distributor Hydraulic Designers Ltda., which makes custom hydraulic manifolds from a plant in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo. The deal expands HydraForce's presence in the South American off-highway equipment market.
Atlas Copco announced on April 20, 2017 an agreement to acquire the remaining 45% stake in CSKT Inc., a Taiwan joint venture selling gas abatement and chemical delivery systems.
SWF Companies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dover Corporation, acquired Tisma Machinery Corporation of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, a maker of high-speed cartoning machinery.
Atlas Copco agreed to acquire Pressure Compressores Ltda., a piston and screw compressor manufacturer based in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, with about 150 employees and 2016 revenue of about MSEK 145. Completion is expected in the second quarter of 2017, and the price was not disclosed.
Signum Technology, backed by Phoenix Equity Partners, has acquired industrial filter and strainer maker Vee Bee Filtration of Stourbridge for an undisclosed sum. The deal was reported on 28 March 2017.
American Private Equity, a subsidiary of AFLG Holdings, has acquired HIDRALMAC, a manufacturer of high pressure custom hydraulic machinery in Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The deal was announced on 20 March 2017 and no value was disclosed.
SAFE S.p.A., part of the Landi Renzo group, finalized the acquisition of a 90% stake in Idro Meccanica S.r.l., a maker of hydraulic-driven hydrogen and RNG compressors. The remaining 10% will transfer once authorizations are obtained.
Parker Hannifin and CLARCOR have entered into a definitive agreement under which Parker will acquire CLARCOR for about $4.3 billion.
Italian Nord Fluid S.p.A. signed a contract to acquire a stake in the share capital of OMV S.p.A., a company that designs and produces hydraulic cylinders.
Hunt Valve Company, a portfolio company of May River Capital, acquired the assets of Precision Technology, a maker of linear motion actuators for automation and material handling. The business will be rebranded as Hunt Valve Company Actuator Division.
Atlas Copco is selling its Dynapac roadbuilding equipment division to Fayat Group, taking a loss of about $230 million on the deal. The sale is part of restructuring ahead of a planned spin-off of its civil engineering and mining division.
Dana Incorporated completed the acquisition of 80% of the power-transmission and fluid power businesses of Brevini Group, with an option for the remaining 20% by 2020. The 100% value was set at EUR 325 million including about EUR 100 million of net debt, funded with cash on hand.
Pentair plc completed the acquisition of Union Engineering A/S, headquartered in Fredericia, Denmark, which specializes in carbon dioxide capture, recovery and purification technologies. The seller is the Danish private equity fund Capidea and minority shareholders. The announcement was made on January 31, 2017.
Uhlmann Pac-Systeme & Co has acquired a controlling interest in Cremer Speciaalmachines, a Lisse-based maker of pharmaceutical product counting machines with about 140 employees, effective 1 January 2017.
Filtration Group, a Madison Industries subsidiary, took over the Industrial Filtration division of Mahle, following Mahle's announcement the previous autumn that it wanted to withdraw from the business.
Engineering firm Amitec acquired a 100% stake in Formeca, a Finnish packaging machinery producer, from Stora Enso.
Norwegian thruster maker Brunvoll signed an agreement to acquire all shares of Scana Propulsion, including Norwegian and sales subsidiaries, from Incus Investor ASA, subject to competition authority approval.
Ohio Transmission Corporation, an industrial equipment distributor based in Columbus, Ohio, acquired C & C Industrial Sales (Gallatin, Tennessee) and Midway Industrial Supply (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Both become divisions of OTP Industrial Solutions, which sells spray finishing, sealant, adhesive, automation and fluid power systems.
Fabco-Air Inc. of Gainesville, Florida acquired the Humphrey stainless steel disposable cylinder product line, including the volume chamber line and cylinder accessories, in a transaction completed December 16, 2016.
Harmonic Drive Systems and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan agreed to acquire the remaining 63.2% stake in Harmonic Drive AG, in a 60/40 split, for approximately €260 million. The deal is pending regulatory approval.
Yamaha Outdoor Power agreed to acquire Subaru Industrial Power Products, taking over three multi-purpose V-Twin engine models after Fuji Heavy Industries ceases their production. The deal is expected to be completed by October 1, 2017.
Atlas Copco agreed to acquire the business of hb Kompressoren, a German distributor and service provider of industrial air compressors based near Stuttgart; the purchase price was not disclosed.
Parker-Hannifin agreed to acquire CLARCOR, a Franklin, Tennessee filtration manufacturer, for $83.00 per share in cash. The deal values CLARCOR at about $4.3 billion including net debt.
Dana Incorporated agreed to purchase an initial 80% stake in the power-transmission and fluid power businesses of Italy's Brevini Group, with an option for the remaining 20% by 2020. The 100% value is set at €325 million including about €100 million of net debt; closing is expected in early 2017.
Acme Cryogenics, a North American cryogenic gas equipment manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Northeast Services Inc. (NES). No deal value or location was given.