LGC Standards Canada Limited, a subsidiary of LGC Limited, acquired a majority stake in Toronto Research Chemicals Inc. and Synfine Research Limited. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Bioenergy Development Company (Bioenergy DevCo) has acquired Italian biogas technology specialist BTS Biogas Srl for an undisclosed amount. BTS Biogas will operate as an affiliate to expand anaerobic digestion technology in North America.

The CWS Group signed a purchase agreement to acquire Vendor, a washroom solution provider, from private equity firm Egeria. The deal is subject to competition authority approval and expected to close in early September 2019.

Kemco Systems acquired Water Resources Inc., an Auburn, Alabama-based dissolved air flotation company, to expand its industrial wastewater treatment capabilities. Terms were not disclosed.

Wesco Aircraft announced it has struck a deal to be acquired by new private equity investors for almost $2 billion. The transaction is expected to close by year-end 2019.

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities agreed to acquire the Armstrong ceiling tiles and grids businesses in 11 European countries from Knauf International. The businesses include two production facilities and have estimated 2019 revenues of £75 million.

Tecnoglass completed a joint venture agreement through the purchase of a minority interest in Vidrio Andino, a Colombia-based subsidiary of Saint-Gobain with annualized sales of approximately $100 million.

Kemira sold its entire share capital of Kemira Operon to Operon Group Oy, which simultaneously acquired Aquazone and Suomen Ekolannoite. Pikespo Invest is lead investor; Kemira retains 10% ownership. The new company started operations on August 9, 2019.

Huntsman is buying the remaining 50% stake in the maleic anhydride production facility in Moers, Germany, from Sasol for $92.5 million. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2019.

Rengo announced that its subsidiary Tri-Wall Limited will acquire Germany-based TRICOR Packaging and Logistics AG, a heavy-duty corrugated packaging producer. Completion was expected before the end of August 2019.

G&W Electric has acquired Altea S.R.L., a voltage and current sensor manufacturer based in Ferrara, Italy, to expand its global reach in electrical power grid automation.

Cypress Semiconductor will hold a stockholder vote on August 27 to approve Infineon Technologies' acquisition of Cypress for $23.85 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately $10 billion.

Siemens Healthineers agreed to acquire Corindus Vascular Robotics for $4.28 per share in cash, valuing the company at approximately $1.1 billion.

Pexco LLC acquired American Extruded Plastics, Inc. (AEP) and American Injection Molding, Inc. (AIM), both operating in Greensboro, NC, expanding its custom plastics capabilities.

Huntsman Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses to Indorama Ventures for $2.076 billion, including manufacturing facilities in Texas, India, and Australia. The transaction is expected to close near year-end.

Syngroh Capital GmbH, the investment company of the Klaus Grohe family, acquired a majority stake in Novopress Holding GmbH, a manufacturer of electromechanical pressing tools. The transaction was announced on August 7, 2019.

Glaukos Corporation will acquire Avedro, Inc. in an all-stock transaction to establish a corneal health franchise. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2019.

Exal Corporation agreed to sell Exal Packaging SA, its aerosol filling business in Garin, Argentina, to Argentine manufacturer Queruclor Group. The sale was completed on 7 August 2019 and clears the way for the Trivium Packaging joint venture with Ardagh Group.

Schur International takes over Emballagegruppen A/S, a carton packaging and label maker with two sites in Vejle, from Maj Invest Equity, effective 14 August 2019. Emballagegruppen has about DKK 180m turnover and 130 employees.

TOP Packaging, a joint venture of Thimm Group and Saica, is taking over United Packaging SA's plant in Skarbimierz near Wroclaw, Poland, pending approval by the Polish cartel office. The plant has over 100 employees.

Reedy Industries purchased the assets of AIRmasters Heating, Cooling, Refrigeration & Sheet Metal of Springfield, Illinois, expanding its HVAC service offerings into central Illinois.

Anders Invest acquired Van Dam Machines, a manufacturer of printing machines for plastic and paper cups and trays, on August 6, 2019. Van Dam is based in Amsterdam and has a turnover of €15-20 million.

RTP Company acquired the Zeotherm thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) business. The acquisition will support expansion of RTP's headquarters plant in Winona, Minnesota.

Formant Inc., a cloud-based robotic fleet management software provider, has acquired teleoperation startup Formation. The deal value was not disclosed.

GenServe, LLC, backed by GenNx360 Capital Partners, has acquired GenAssist Corporation, a provider of maintenance and repair services for industrial generators and backup power solutions in New York and New Jersey.

Avanos Medical, Inc. completed the acquisition of NeoMed, Inc. The deal value was not disclosed.

Amphenol acquired 100% of shares of CONEC Group, a specialist manufacturer of electronic components based in Hörste, Germany. The amount was undisclosed.

Synopsys signed a definitive agreement to acquire QTronic GmbH, a German leader in simulation and test tools for automotive software. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2019; terms were not disclosed.

Champion Valves Inc. has been acquired by US Valve LLC, a division of Airtech USA. Champion Valves will continue operating under its own name, with Steve Lovell taking over responsibility.

CELLINK AB has agreed to acquire all shares of Cytena GmbH for a purchase price of EUR 30.25 million. Cytena will remain under current management post-transaction.

Euro Packaging Group subsidiary Coppice Alupack acquired UK-based aluminium foil manufacturer Nicholl Food Packaging out of administration. The deal saved all 92 jobs; the amount was undisclosed.

Olympic Steel acquired certain assets related to the manufacturing of EZ-Dumper hydraulic dump inserts for pickup trucks. Terms were not disclosed.

Tadano completed the $215 million acquisition of Terex Corp.'s Demag Mobile Crane business, adding lattice boom crawler cranes and expanding its all-terrain crane range.

Dukane acquired all assets and intellectual property of Aurizon LLC in Kimberly, Wis., a developer of high-power rotary ultrasonic systems for nonwoven materials, textiles and packaging. Aurizon will continue operations at its Wisconsin facility.

Switzerland-based u-blox acquired Rigado's Bluetooth modules business through an asset purchase agreement, expanding its short-range radio product range. Rigado's Salem, OR office will become u-blox's North American Short Range Radio Engineering Center.

Pueblo Mechanical & Controls, a platform of Huron Capital, acquired Innovative Mechanical Systems (IMS), an HVAC services provider in Phoenix, Arizona. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Apax Partners acquired a majority stake in ADCO Group. The deal was announced on August 5, 2019.

Mill Rock Capital made a strategic investment in Venture Metals, which then acquired Versatile Processing Group, combining two metal recycling companies with annual revenues over $700 million.

CRH sold its Building Distribution Europe division to funds managed by Blackstone for €1.64 billion. The division distributes building materials in six Western European countries.

Air Products completed the acquisition of General Electric's gasification business from GE Power, including GE's share of a joint venture with China Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Company.

ABG International and Kocher & Beck acquired the productive unit of Enprom Packaging, a manufacturer of packaging and labeling machinery in Sant Julià de Ramis, Spain, through a joint venture.

Branford Castle Partners acquired ABC Industries, a manufacturer of flexible ventilation solutions and technical fabrics, headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

ABB and FIMER S.p.A signed an agreement for FIMER to acquire ABB's solar inverter business, which had revenues of approximately $290 million in 2018.

Sumitomo Chemical, through its subsidiary Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe Ltd., has acquired the Emas Group, a major plastic compounder in Turkey, to expand its polypropylene compounds business. The acquisition was announced on 5 August 2019.

Ingersoll Rand agreed to sell its industrial division, including Precision Flow Systems, to Gardner Denver in a transaction valued at $7.7 billion, as reported in a mid-2019 fluid handling M&A review.

Ingersoll Rand completed its acquisition of Precision Flow Systems from BC Partners Advisors and the Carlyle Group in a transaction valued at $1.45 billion, as reported in a mid-2019 fluid handling M&A review.

UK-based Cooper & Turner has acquired 100% of the capital of Beck Industries, a French manufacturer of high-tech fasteners. The combined group, with combined sales of about EUR 175 million, becomes the world leader in safety fasteners. Beck Industries' management becomes executive vice presidents of Cooper & Turner.

Arkema's adhesives subsidiary Bostik is buying Prochimir, a French producer of thermobonding adhesive films, for an undisclosed sum. Prochimir has annual sales of about $33 million and 85 employees. The deal is expected to close by year-end 2019.

The European Commission approved the acquisition of Chassis Brakes International (CBI) by Hitachi through its subsidiary Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

Bluesail Medical Co., Ltd. announced its intention to acquire 100% equity interest in New Valve Technology (NVT), a Swiss developer and manufacturer of transcatheter interventional heart valves, with a total consideration of RMB 1.39 billion for the acquisition and subsequent capital injection. The acquisition will expand Bluesail's portfolio in cardiovascular high-value consumables.