CooperSurgical acquired AEGEA Medical and its FDA-approved Mara Water Vapor Ablation System for treating heavy menstrual bleeding.
Oncocyte Corporation entered a definitive agreement to acquire Chronix Biomedical, including its intellectual property and technology for blood-based immune therapy monitoring and transplant rejection testing. The deal includes Chronix's development team and lab operations in Germany.
Takeda completed the sale of its TachoSil Fibrin Sealant Patch to Corza Health for €350 million ($422.4 million) in cash. The deal includes assets and licenses for development and commercialization, while Takeda retains the manufacturing facility in Linz, Austria.
Hubbell Incorporated's Utility Solutions division acquired Beckwith Electric Co., a manufacturer of protection and control products for electric utilities and industrial markets. The deal closed on February 2, 2021.
LafargeHolcim announced the acquisition of Edile Commerciale and the signing of Cemex Rhone Alpes, both suppliers of ready-mix concrete and aggregates, with 35 ready-mix concrete plants in Milan, Italy, and Lyon, France.
Rexel announced it has acquired the Canadian Utility business of WESCO International, which operates four branches in Canada with approximately 60 employees and sales over $70M.
IFM Investors and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board jointly acquired a 100% interest in the Canadian district energy operations of Enwave Energy Corporation from Brookfield Infrastructure for C$2.8 billion enterprise value. Each will own 50%.
Amphenol acquired Positronic, a manufacturer of power and signal connectors, on February 2, 2021. Terms were not disclosed.
Shanghai Highly (Group) Co., Ltd. acquired 60% equity of Marelli (Hong Kong) Holdings Co., Limited, which was carved out from Marelli Holdings' automotive air-conditioning compressors and HVAC business. The joint venture is renamed Highly Marelli Holdings Co., Limited.
Polypipe Group plc acquired Nu-Heat (Holdings) Limited, a supplier of underfloor heating and renewable heating systems, for a total consideration of £27 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) purchased a 40% stake in OYAK Çimento A.Ş. for USD 640 million, valuing the company at USD 1.6 billion. The partnership aims to enter new international markets.
e2ip Technologies, an HMI and Smart Surface solutions company, acquired Serious Integrated Inc., a provider of industrial, medical, and commercial touch screen HMI-IoT solutions. The acquisition expands e2ip's portfolio of HMI Smart Surface solutions.
Momentum Group agreed to acquire 100 percent of Öbergs i Karlstad AB, a Swedish pneumatics specialist with annual sales of about 50 MSEK and 12 employees. The takeover took effect on 5 February 2021.
Parkson Corporation, a subsidiary of Axel Johnson Inc., acquired the assets of Schreiber LLC of Trussville, Alabama, adding pump, headworks, biological and filtration technologies. Schreiber's aftermarket care department will give Parkson a second dedicated parts and services facility in the Southeastern US.
Shanghai Highly Group and Marelli Holdings announced the completion of a joint venture transaction for auto parts, after Marelli divested and restructured its related business. The venture covers cooling and heating components for vehicles.
Caterpillar completed its acquisition of the Oil & Gas division of Weir Group, which now operates as SPM Oil & Gas near Fort Worth, Texas. The business includes more than 40 global service centers and about 2,000 employees.
FAWER Automotive Parts Limited Company completed the acquisition of 80% stake in ABC Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG and ABC Umformtechnik GmbH from Altenloh, Brinck & Co. GmbH & Co. KG for €10.1 million on February 1, 2021. The total agreed consideration was €12.6 million.
Aurélien Forest, Miguel Correia and Damien Da Silva acquired a 70% stake in VMA50 & Baie industrie, a manufacturer of aluminum and PVC joinery based in Avranches, France. The company will be rebranded as Bochassy.
Wineus Capital has acquired 100% of the shares of Rheno Umwelttechnik AG, a Swiss provider of water treatment solutions including ozone disinfection, in a deal advised by SMC Corporate Finance.
Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing Inc. has acquired the assets of Aurotek TSB, Inc., a specialist in precision thin section bearings. The operations will be moved to Auburn Bearing's facility in Macedon, New York.
Bencis acquired a majority interest in Pe-Pe Parts, a B2B ecommerce platform for scooter and moped parts in the Netherlands. The acquisition was announced in February 2021.
Dialog Semiconductor confirmed negotiations with Renesas Electronics Corporation regarding a possible acquisition, with a cash offer of €67.50 per share, valuing the transaction at approximately $6 billion.
Bostik, part of Arkema, completed the acquisition of Nitta Gelatin's adhesive business on February 1, 2021, forming the Bostik-Nitta joint venture. The deal includes a new world-scale plant in Nara, Japan, which started operations on September 14, 2020.
Nidec Corporation has approved the acquisition of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd. and related overseas subsidiaries from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The deal includes machine tool design, manufacturing, and sales operations.
Emca Electronic AG and KUERZI Aviation have merged to form a single company operating under the KUERZI name, combining their avionics design, certification, production and maintenance capabilities.
Waves Singer Pakistan Limited submitted an expression of interest to acquire 96.6% shares of Heavy Electrical Complex from the Government of Pakistan through privatization.
CEMEX signed binding agreements to sell 24 concrete plants and 1 aggregates quarry in the Rhone Alpes region of France to LafargeHolcim.
Stepan Co. acquired Invista's aromatic polyester polyol business, including two manufacturing sites in Wilmington, NC, USA and Vlissingen, Netherlands, for approximately $100 million in sales.
Cadwell Industries acquired the SleepMate line of sleep diagnostic sensors from Ambu A/S. The deal includes the SleepMate portfolio of sensors for in-lab and at-home sleep testing.
Eaton signed an agreement to acquire Cobham Mission Systems, a manufacturer of air-to-air refueling systems and environmental systems for defense markets, for $2.83 billion including tax benefits. The acquisition is expected to close in H2 2021.
GTCR and former NuVasive CEO launched Corza Medical by acquiring Surgical Specialties and merging it with TachoSil, a carve-out from Takeda, creating a surgical technologies company with over $300 million in revenue.
Hillrom acquired contact-free continuous monitoring technology from EarlySense for $30 million in cash, plus potential milestone payments and a portion of Hillrom's equity investment in EarlySense.
Meridian Adhesives Group announced the acquisition of Convergent Concrete Technologies, a specialist in high-performing concrete treatments and products located in Orem, Utah.
MACA Limited completed the acquisition of the Mining West business from Downer EDI Limited. The acquisition adds 700 employees, a fleet of 126 items of plant and equipment, and four contracts at long-life assets including the Eliwana Iron Ore Project and Gruyere Gold Project.
Cytiva acquired Vanrx Pharmasystems, a Canadian manufacturer of robotic aseptic filling machines for vials, syringes, and cartridges. This is Cytiva's first acquisition since becoming a Danaher operating company.
Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI) and Mitsui & Co. Electronics (MBEL) signed a merger agreement, with MKI as the surviving entity, effective April 1, 2021.
LeBaronBrown Industries LLC acquired a majority interest in the NPS Towel & Tissue Division of NPT Holdings Inc., a towel & tissue and specialty packaging converter.
Huhua Group (003002.SZ) and its subsidiary Sheng'an Technology jointly acquired 51% of Shanxi Quansheng Chemical Co., Ltd. from Datong Dongchang Industrial Co., Ltd. for a total of CNY 102 million. Huhua acquired 26% for CNY 52 million, and Sheng'an acquired 25% for CNY 50 million.
Busch Vacuum Solutions USA acquired the vacuum pump, blower and service business of Jennings Associates (dba Jennings Alberts), a distributor in the Eastern Central Region of the US. Jennings Alberts co-owners Bill Altier and Lisa Dugery joined Busch as managers.
Thailand's SCG Packaging signed a share purchase agreement on February 9 to acquire a 70% stake in Duy Tan Plastics Manufacturing Corporation, Vietnam's top rigid plastic packaging producer, as part of a THB10 billion (US$334 million) investment in Vietnam.
Ingersoll Rand completed its acquisition of Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems, a division of Tuthill Corporation based in Springfield, Missouri, for $184 million in cash. The unit makes MD Pneumatics and Kinney Vacuum Pump products.
Südpack has acquired LPF Flexible Packaging, a Grootegast, Netherlands flexible packaging maker, from Clondalkin Group. MP Corporate Finance acted as exclusive M&A advisor to the seller.
Textprint Lanka, a subsidiary of MAS Holdings, signed a sales and purchase agreement on 31 January 2021 to amalgamate with Trischel Fabric, becoming its official print solution provider.
Howden acquired Balcke-Dürr Rothemühle GmbH, a German provider of air preheaters and heat recovery equipment, from Mutares SE & Co. The transaction closed on January 29, 2021.
Steel Best Manufacturing Services, a subsidiary of Steel Best Group, acquired all assets of the liquidated Steel Best Automotive Pty Ltd (formerly Zealous Automotive and Zealous Pressure Castings) at auction on January 29, 2021, including die-casting machines and CNC equipment.
Alstom completed the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation on January 29, 2021, creating the world's second-largest train manufacturer with combined revenue of €15.7 billion and 75,000 employees.
Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc acquired Raleigh Coatings, a contract coating company for wound care, for £22 million. The deal strengthens AMS's position in wound care.
Eaton signed an agreement to acquire Tripp Lite, a supplier of power quality products, for $1.65 billion. The acquisition is expected to close mid-2021.
Heatrod Industrial, part of the NIBE Group, acquired GrayBar Ltd, a specialist manufacturer of rail industry products based in Wellingborough, Northants. GrayBar will become part of the NIBE Rail group.
Trischel Fabric (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Best Pacific International Holdings, agreed to acquire assets including printing machines and inventory from Textprint for $2.1997 million to expand fabric printing operations.