SLPT Automotive announced the acquisition of BorgWarner's water pump business and operations in Ningbo, China, which will become a new division within the SLPT Automotive Group.

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing announced its acquisition of Top Line, maker of the TOP-FLO brand of actuated valves and pumps, to expand its pump and diaphragm valve offering for sanitary fluid handling.

Master distributor Industrial Valco announced the purchase of Beric Valves, a producer of cast and forged steel gate, globe, check and ball valves for the United States and its territories.

Addtech Components, part of the Addtech Group, signed an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Fluidcontrol Oy, a Finnish developer of actuators and valve solutions with 20 employees and sales of about EUR 4 million. Closing is expected in early September 2020.

Serva Group announced the acquisition of ValTek Industries, a Permian-based maker of hydraulic fracturing pumps and pump parts with facilities in Odessa, Texas.

Halliburton sold its Canadian progressing cavity pump business line, Europump, to PCM Artificial Lift Solutions, with Sequeira Partners as exclusive sell-side advisor. The deal, in Alberta, strengthens PCM's presence in Canada.

Mueller Water Products has acquired Pratt Industrial, a manufacturer based in Emporia, Kansas, with over 35,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse space. The deal was announced on August 5, 2020.

Arkle Partners completed the acquisition of Alco Valves Group Limited from Graco Inc. on 10 July 2020. Two Alco managers left to remain with Graco.

Big Shoulders Capital of Northbrook, Illinois acquired F.H. Ayer Manufacturing Company, a Chicago Heights rebuilder of industrial pumps, turbines, gearboxes and valves, in a deal advised by Houlihan Capital. The sale was reported as August 2020.

STX was notified on July 29, 2020 that it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of PK Valve Co., Ltd. Final details have not yet been announced.

Italian pump maker Bertolini Pumps acquired German sprayer component maker altek GmbH, with all employees retained and managing director Thomas Schwert continuing. The acquisition was announced on 29 July 2020.

Orano acquired KSB Service Energie and its subsidiaries KSB Service Cotumer and STII from German group KSB to expand its industrial maintenance services, including for the French nuclear fleet.

Alfa Laval announced a recommended voluntary public cash tender offer of EUR 11.50 per share for all Neles shares not already held by Neles, valuing Neles' total equity at about EUR 1,727 million. The deal strengthens Alfa Laval's industrial flow control business.

May River Capital sold the pharma valve assets of MBF Stainless Valves (Montreal Bronze) to Richards Industrials, a portfolio company of Astor Place Holdings. The deal expands Richards' Steriflow division with MBF's sanitary diaphragm valve line. EC M&A was exclusive financial advisor to May River.

KSB has sold three French service companies, KSB Service Énergie, its subsidiary STII and KSB Service Cotumer, to Orano DS. KSB Service Énergie and STII specialise in nuclear maintenance, and the three companies employ around 300 staff in total.

MOGAS Industries has completed the acquisition of assets of Watson Valve, a Houston-based maker of severe service valves that also offers repair and coating services. Watson has a global install base of over 3,400 valves, mainly in mining.

Vexve Armatury Group acquired 95.5% of ZMK Technologies GmbH, a Düren-based maker of petrochemical valves, from Advanced Holdings and the founders. ZMK's operations continue in Düren.

Triosim Corporation, a Wisconsin-based pulp and paper equipment firm, acquired Industrial Pump Services (IPS), which rebuilds and services industrial pumps and compressors from locations in Leland, North Carolina and Clinton, Louisiana. The article's dateline conflicts, listing both June 19 and August 14, 2020.

OMB Valves SpA of Bergamo, Italy completed its acquisition of BEL Valves S.r.l., the Milan operation of UK-based BEL Valves Limited. The business makes API 6D ball and gate valves and keeps the BEL Valves name for one year.

Vessco Holdings, a water and wastewater treatment company backed by O2 Investment Partners, made a significant investment in Kennedy Industries, a Wixom, Michigan distributor and repairer of pumps and fluid equipment. The deal expands Vessco into pump repair services.

CIRCOR International sold its Distributed Valves Business, a maker of ball valves for the U.S. upstream oil and gas market, to MS Valves GmbH. EC M&A advised the seller.

Valmet agreed to buy 22,374,869 shares, or 14.88%, of the future Neles Corporation from Solidium Oy for EUR 179 million paid in cash. The transaction is expected to close on July 1, 2020, after Neles is spun off from Metso.

Investment firm HLD has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in TSG Group, a fuel dispensing equipment supplier with EUR 650M revenue, at a valuation of nearly EUR 500 million. ICG is reported to provide a EUR 280 million unitranche to finance the deal.

Franklin Electric has acquired all product lines, assets and a manufacturing facility in Rossville, Tennessee from submersible pump maker CPS Pumps. The products will be sold under the FPS brand through Franklin's existing distribution channels.

Sterling Pumps has acquired United Pumps Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based pump maker focused on oil and gas projects, effective late June 2020. United Pumps will continue operating its Pakenham and Sunshine plants under current management.

CERTINA Holding completed the carve-out acquisition of Italian valve maker Pibiviesse S.r.l. from CIRCOR International for about EUR 20 million including earn-out.

Emerson signed an agreement on 18 August 2016 to acquire Pentair's Valves & Controls business, based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, for US$3.15 billion, with about 7,500 employees.

Inventflow has taken over all activities of Joop Schuurman related to Hovap and Keystone valve products, effective 1 June 2020. Joop Schuurman remains involved as an advisor.

IMI plc agreed to acquire Bimba, a Monee, Illinois maker of actuators and pneumatic cylinders, for $198 million in cash, with a further $2.5 million set aside for staff retention. Completion is subject to merger clearance and approval by Bimba's ESOP.

Daikin Industries completed its acquisition of all shares of Duplomatic MS Spa, the Parabiago, Italy-based maker of hydraulic and electromechanical motion control components, on June 30, 2022.

Magna International, through a wholly owned subsidiary in a joint venture, agreed to purchase the remaining 50 per cent interest in STT Technologies, a North American supplier of transmission and engine oil pumps.

Magna International announced the acquisition of ixetic Verwaltungs GmbH, a maker of automotive vacuum, engine and transmission pumps with plants in Germany, Bulgaria and China, for about €308 million.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering agreed to acquire the Gestra division of Flowserve, a Bremen-based maker of steam and fluid control valves, for EUR 186 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis, with the purchase contract signed on 31 March 2017.

Emerson said it signed an agreement to divest part of the Pentair Valves & Controls business to address US FTC and Mexican antitrust concerns, and hoped to complete the deal by end of April. The statement is dated April 2017.

Metso agreed to sell its 50% stake in Shanghai-Neles Jamesbury Valve Co. to Shanghai Electric International Economic & Trading, its joint venture partner. Metso will move Jamesbury valve production to its Shanghai Technology Center.

Flowserve completed transactions giving it full ownership of the Maraimalai Nagar manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, formerly a joint venture with Larsen & Toubro. The plant makes Serck AUDCO and VOGT valve products.

LDC sold its stake in Stuart Turner, a UK water-boosting and pressurisation equipment maker, to Epiris in December 2021.

With LDC support, Stuart Turner, a UK water pump and pressure solutions maker, acquired Mikrofill Systems in March 2021. The article describes the acquisition as part of a buy-and-build strategy.

KLINGER Holding GmbH of Gumpoldskirchen, Austria, has acquired GPI, a Texas-based supplier of industrial gaskets, seals, pumps and valves. GPI joins Thermoseal and KLINGER IGI as part of KLINGER's U.S. sealing companies. The article is dated April 2, 2020, and no deal value is given.

Oilgear acquired the intellectual property rights for the Andrew Fraser mono-radial piston pump range in April 2020, and also gained manufacturing and test capability at its Leeds base in West Yorkshire.

Danish valve manufacturer Frese A/S acquired a 70% stake in DE Valves Glamsbjerg A/S, a maker of ball valves for district heating, effective April 1, 2020, with an option on the remaining 30%.

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has acquired pump and compressor maker Sundyne from BC Partners and The Carlyle Group. Sundyne's management team led by CEO Mark Sefcik will remain in place.

Energy Steel & Supply Co., a manufacturer of machined nuclear components, is merging with sister company Hayward Tyler, a pump and motor maker for the energy sector, as announced on January 8, 2026 from Vermont.

Atlas Copco has acquired Dekker Vacuum Technologies, a Michigan City, Indiana maker of highly engineered vacuum pumps and systems. Prairie Capital Advisors was exclusive financial advisor to Dekker. Terms were not disclosed.

Bessemer Investors LLC completed the acquisition of Leonard Valve Company, a Cranston, Rhode Island maker of water temperature control valves and monitoring devices. Financial terms were not disclosed. The announcement was made on 9 March 2020.

Nautic Partners completed its acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics, a distributor of corrosion-resistant fluid conveyance, control and measurement products, in partnership with its management. Harrington was founded in 1959.

Israeli kibbutz-based valve makers Dorot Command & Control and ARI Fluid Transmission completed a merger estimated at $100 million. MAT Holding will hold 51% of the merged company and Kfar Haruv 49%.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation agreed to acquire the stock of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services for $62 million in cash to broaden its industrial valve portfolio. Dyna-Flo makes control, isolation and relief valves and actuators for chemical, petrochemical and oil and gas markets.

Curtiss-Wright agreed to acquire the stock of Canada's Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services Ltd for CAD$81 million (US$62 million) in cash. Dyna-Flo makes control, isolation and actuator valves for chemical, petrochemical and oil and gas markets.

Ferguson plc signed a purchase agreement to acquire Columbia Pipe & Supply, a Chicago-based distributor of valves, PVF and industrial products with 16 locations in the Midwest, subject to regulatory approval.