Pump Service River Oy acquired the entire share capital of Suomen Jätevesipalvelut Oy effective 1 April 2025, expanding its national pump and wastewater service network in Finland.

Atlas Copco Group has acquired Heide Pumpen GmbH, a portable pump distributor and service provider headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, adding 42 employees to its Power Technique business area.

Atlas Copco announced it will acquire Kyungwon Machinery Industry, a Korean maker of screw and scroll air compressors with 126 employees, based in Siheung-si. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2025 subject to regulatory approval; its value was not disclosed.

Grenadier Packaging announced the acquisition of Kentmere Packaging, a UK-based manufacturer of folding cartons, in March 2025. The deal's value was not disclosed.

Groupe Guillin, through its subsidiary WEFOLD DIFFUSION, entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the businesses of Cartonnerie Moderne, Défi Imprimerie and Alpes Emballages, which make food cardboard packaging with about EUR 13 million combined 2023 revenue and around 30 staff at three French sites.

Middle East Company for Manufacturing and Producing Paper signed an SPA to acquire the entire shareholding of Al-Medan Project Company for Corrugated Carton for SAR 91 million in cash plus new Mepco shares, raising its stake to 100%.

kdc/one and Clarion Group signed a joint venture agreement in Chennai to establish kdc/one Clarion Beauty Pvt Ltd, which will build a new injection-moulding and metallized beauty packaging plant in Gujarat within 12 months.

TOPPAN Speciality Films agreed to acquire 80% of the shares of Irplast S.p.A., an Italian maker of BOPP packaging films, labels and print tapes, with completion planned for April to June 2025.

Ball Corporation closed a 49:51 joint venture with Ayna.AI, named Oasis Venture Holdings, LLC, covering its Aluminum Cup business and plant in Rome, Georgia.

Alfa Laval signed a binding put-option agreement to acquire the Fives Cryogenics business unit of Fives Group for a fixed price of EUR 800 million, subject to works council consultation.

Atlas Copco Group acquired MSS Nitrogen Ltd and three connected companies, makers of onsite gas generation systems for laser cutting, adding 44 employees; price undisclosed.

Velan shareholders approved the sale of Velan's French subsidiaries Segault and Velan S.A.S. to Framatome for €170 million (US$177.6 million), with total consideration of US$201.1 million including an intercompany loan.

Massman Companies announced the acquisition of privately held ADCO, a cartoner machinery maker based in Sanger, California, to expand its carton-to-pallet automation offering.

Q2 Artificial Lift Services completed its acquisition of Lufkin Industries' North American downhole business, including pump shops in Canada and the U.S. and manufacturing operations in Red Deer, Alberta and Midland, Texas, on March 19, 2025.

Spokane Valley builder of paperboard-packaging equipment Alliance Machine Systems International agreed to acquire Systec Corporation of Indianapolis and Automatan LLC of Plover, Wisconsin, with completion expected by month end; terms undisclosed.

Louisiana-based energy services company Danos acquired substantially all assets of X-Pro LLC and its inventory-holding affiliate Surplus Valve Warehouse LLC, expanding its valve and wellhead services.

London, Ontario-based Emco Corporation completed its acquisition of MRC Global's Canadian division, announced March 14, 2025. Its nine locations in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario will be rebranded Midfield Valve & Supply over the coming year.

Rotork plc agreed to acquire Noah Actuation, a Seoul-based South Korean electric actuator manufacturer, for an enterprise value of £44 million. The deal is expected to close in the coming days.

Suseok, a Dong-A ST Holdings subsidiary making packaging containers, will absorb-merge its wholly owned sister company Dongcheonsu, a beverage maker, with the merger effective on the 30th of next month to improve efficiency and cost competitiveness.

ISEM Packaging Group, a Milan-based luxury packaging group, has acquired EGISA, a Barcelona-based high-end folding carton manufacturer with over 60 years of experience. The deal is backed by Peninsula Capital, and the value is not disclosed.

WPIL Limited, the holding company of APE Pumps, has acquired a 100% shareholding of Eigenbau in South Africa. The date is not specified in the article, which was published March 10, 2025.

WPIL Limited, the holding company of APE Pumps, has acquired a 100% shareholding of MISA in Italy. The date is not specified in the article, which was published March 10, 2025.

Zumbiel, a paperboard packaging maker, has acquired Crown Valley Co-Manufacturing in Farmington, Missouri, which will operate as ZumBev and offer beverage co-manufacturing with canning and bottling lines.

FloWorks International, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, has acquired CAC Industrial Equipment Ltd., a pump distributor with repair services based in Victoria, British Columbia. The deal is FloWorks' fifth acquisition under Wynnchurch ownership.

Constantia Flexibles has completed the acquisition of a majority of shares in Swiss flexible packaging producer Aluflexpack AG, which employs about 1,700 people in nine countries.

Indorama Ventures agreed to acquire a 24.9% minority stake in Essel Propack from Blackstone funds for $220 million at INR 240 per share. The deal is pending customary approvals.

O.R.G. Technology's offeror Huarui Fengquan received valid acceptances for 286 million COFCO Packaging shares, about 25.68%, lifting O.R.G.'s stake to 50.11%. The offer became unconditional in all aspects.

Andlauer Healthcare Group's Nova Pack packaging subsidiary is combined with Toronto-based contract packager NowPac in a 50/50 joint venture. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Japanese water treatment company Metawater signed a stock sale agreement to acquire Schwing Bioset, a Somerset-based maker of equipment converting human waste into fertilizer, in March 2025.

Honeywell agreed to acquire pump and gas compressor maker Sundyne from private equity firm Warburg Pincus in an all-cash deal valued at $2.16 billion, about 14.5x 2024 EBITDA. The deal will expand Honeywell's Energy and Sustainability Solutions segment.

MM Group sold its packaging subsidiary MM Bangor to Cordovan Capital, with MP Corporate Finance as exclusive financial advisor to the seller. MM Bangor had been acquired by MM Group in October 2022 as part of Essentra Packaging.

Scruggs Company and Neil Technical Services, a Rox Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired Mid America Valve, a Kansas-based distributor of valves and fittings for the water and wastewater industry. Mid America Valve will continue operating under its established name.

Shareholders of Amcor and Berry Global approved Amcor's acquisition of Berry Global, a deal valued at US$8.43 billion announced in November 2024. Completion is still subject to closing conditions, with the combination expected by mid-2025.

Franklin Electric has acquired PumpEng Pty Ltd, a Perth-based maker of submersible dewatering pumps for the mining sector. PumpEng has locations in Kalgoorlie, Townsville, Adelaide and Twin Falls, Idaho, and about 50 staff.

Hoerbiger is acquiring the BICERA explosion relief valve product line from Penn-Troy Manufacturing, including customer relationships, intellectual property, brand and production. The line strengthens Hoerbiger's safety portfolio and its presence in the US market.

Ulma Packaging of Memmingen, Germany, has acquired a 40% stake in Italian packaging machinery firm Rama S.r.l., which specialises in automatic machines and end-of-line systems. The companies have cooperated for 15 years.

Beijer Tech, a subsidiary of Beijer Alma, signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Uudenmaan Painehuolto Oy (UPH), a Finnish compressed air equipment distributor and maintenance company with about EUR 3.3 million annual revenue. Closing is expected in March 2025.

Berry Global Group acquired CMG Plastics, a North American producer of containers, bottles, closures and specialty packaging with about 170 employees. PMCF Investment Banking served as exclusive financial advisor to CMG.

Mondi has agreed to acquire the Western Europe packaging assets of Schumacher, with completion expected in the first half of 2025. Deal value is not given in the excerpt.

Novolex agreed to acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $18 per share in cash, a deal valued at about $6.7 billion, creating a larger North American packaging company. Apollo Funds and CPP Investment Board will contribute about $1 billion, and closing is expected in mid-2025.

General Pump Co., a San Dimas pump and water well services provider, bought San Bernardino-based Legend Pump & Well Service for an undisclosed sum, announced February 18, 2025. Legend's 80 employees will work under the General Pump name.

Twin Disc, Inc. has completed its $16.5 million acquisition of Kobelt Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a British Columbia company making brake, control and steering systems for industrial and marine markets. Kobelt delivered about $14 million revenue in 2024.

Busch Group USA, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, acquired Total Maintenance Solutions LLC, a vacuum pump and blower maker in Milan, Illinois. TMS will continue to operate as an independent division with its staff unchanged.

DESMI Pumping Technology acquired Nordan Marine, a Denmark-based provider of service and repair solutions for cargo and fuel handling systems on gas carriers and alternative-fuel vessels. The deal strengthens DESMI's maritime pump portfolio.

Massilly Group, a French family metal packaging company, agreed to purchase the tinplate division of Hoffmann Neopac. The division includes the CM Packaging plant in Dronten, Netherlands.

Private equity firm Emerald Lake agreed to sell Inno-Pak, a food packaging company it had owned since 2020, to Handgards. No deal value or location was disclosed.

Buhler Industries Inc. signed an amalgamation agreement under which ASKO Sinai ve Teknoloji, which already owns about 96.7% of Buhler's shares, would take the company private. Minority shareholders would receive CDN$7.30 per share in cash.

Impel Company, backed by Pike Street Capital, announced the acquisition of Pump Dynamics, a flow management products and services provider serving Washington, Oregon and Arizona. The deal adds an Arizona presence and semiconductor-industry service capabilities; no value was disclosed.

Hinojosa Packaging Group acquired Envases Toledo, a corrugated cardboard packaging maker with 25 staff and EUR 5.5 million in 2024 sales. The new plant in Aldaia, Valencia, will support the group's other packaging plants in the Valencian Community.

The Competition Authority of Kenya approved Metal Cans & Closures acquiring plant, machinery, properties and inventory from Nampak Kenya, a subsidiary of South Africa-based Nampak. The deal expands Metal Cans into feed cans, crown caps and shoe polish containers, with no employment impact stated.