Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. reached an agreement to acquire Société du Noir d’Acétylène de l’Aubette (SN2A), an acetylene carbon black manufacturer, from LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V. and its French affiliate.

IronGate Energy Services merged with Knight Oil Tools to form Knight Energy Services, a new full-service rental tool company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The merger is backed by Clearlake Capital Group.

PPC Flexible Packaging has acquired Temkin International Inc., a provider of roll stock, stand-up pouches, floral sleeves, bags, and rigid thermoformed containers.

AB Max Sievert acquired Nordic Traction Group from Accent Equity 2012 LP, with management remaining a significant owner. Nordic Traction plans to increase investments in product development and production capacity.

TDK Corporation reached an agreement with Showa Denko to acquire its neodymium magnet alloy R&D business sector, including equipment and patents, to accelerate development of high-performance rare earth magnets for EVs and other markets.

Amphenol acquired SSI Controls Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensing solutions, for $400 million on November 27, 2018.

KEBA AG acquired LTI Motion and Heinz Fiege GmbH from Körber AG. The contract was signed on November 15, 2018. LTI Motion is a supplier of servo drive technology, and Heinz Fiege specializes in spindle technology.

Xenon acquired 100% of Mectra and Emmeti in Montecchio Emilia and Sipac and Logik in Fontevivo, creating Ems Group, a packaging line maker with EUR 130 million turnover and 290 employees. The deal was reported on 2018-12-13.

Winsupply acquired MSI Supply, a full-line distributor of PVF, flanges and fasteners serving the petroleum and pharmaceutical industries, on 27 November 2018.

Chinese construction firm Grandland Holdings has withdrawn its EUR467 million (USD527 million) plan to acquire Italian curtain wall builder Permasteelisa after failing to obtain approval from the US Committee on Foreign Investment. The deal was announced in August 2017.

Waybill acquired Small Tube Products, a redrawer of small-diameter copper and aluminum tubes with plants in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Tennessee, from Quilvest Private Equity.

Private equity group Bridgepoint sold AHT, a commercial plug-in refrigeration equipment supplier, to Daikin for €881 million. Bridgepoint had acquired AHT in 2013 for €585m and invested over €70m in the last three years for product development and manufacturing expansion.

Emera Inc. agreed to sell its three natural gas-fired generation facilities (Bridgeport Energy, Tiverton Power, Rumford Power) in New England to an affiliate of The Carlyle Group for US$590 million. The facilities have a combined capacity of approximately 1,100 MW.

Dara Pharma has acquired Spanish company CoolVacuum, a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory freeze-dryers. CoolVacuum's team will move to a new plant next to Dara Pharma's headquarters in Granollers, Spain.

Vartdal Plast has acquired a 91% stake in Løvold Industri, a Norwegian manufacturer of fish packaging and building insulation. The price was not disclosed. Løvold Industri will continue as a separate company with Vartdal branding.

Henkel signed an agreement to acquire JemPak Corporation, Canada, for C$118 million on a cash-free and debt-free basis. JemPak focuses on laundry and home care retailer brands.

Daikin Industries has agreed to acquire AHT Group, a leading European commercial refrigeration showcase manufacturer, for €881 million. The acquisition will be completed through Daikin Europe N.V. and is planned for January 2019.

Bridgepoint agreed to sell AHT Cooling Systems, a global leader in commercial plug-in refrigeration equipment, to Daikin Europe N.V., a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd of Japan.

SCM Group, an Italian multinational in machinery and industrial equipment, has finalized the acquisition of DMS Diversified Machine Systems, a US-based designer and manufacturer of CNC machinery for plastics and composites, located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Nordian Capital has acquired a majority interest in Dutch TecSource (DTS), a leading international provider of specialized machines and solutions for the food processing industry.

United Technologies Corp received Chinese regulatory approval for its $30 billion purchase of aircraft parts maker Rockwell Collins Inc, clearing the final hurdle to complete the largest aerospace deal in history.

Windsor Materials Handling, a UK forklift and materials handling equipment supplier, acquired Southampton-based Geolift Ltd with £3.3 million funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial, expanding its branch network to 13 locations.

Resource Label Group acquired US-based Best Label, a labelling solutions provider serving several industries, to expand its footprint along the US west coast. The deal value was not disclosed.

Blackstone is in advanced talks to acquire a 32% stake in Sona BLW Precision Forgings from JM Financials for about $300 million, and plans to merge it with Comstar Automotive.

Medtronic Plc is acquiring Israeli nutrition data startup Nutrino Health Ltd. Financial terms were not disclosed, but estimated at around $100 million.

Ashtead Technology has acquired Canadian underwater inspection company Welaptega to bolster its inspection, maintenance and repair services.

Fosun Pharmaceutical's subsidiary Sisram Medical Ltd. completed the first step of acquiring a 60% stake in Nova Medical, a distributor of medical aesthetic devices in Israel.

Efore Plc signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Powernet International Oy, a developer and manufacturer of custom power supplies and systems, for an enterprise value of EUR 4.5 million.

DMG MORI acquired a 30% stake in INTECH, integrating SLM technology machines with INTECH's OPTOMET software for additive manufacturing. The partnership was announced at FormNext in Frankfurt on November 21, 2018.

Camlog Holding GmbH (Henry Schein) notified the German Federal Cartel Office of its planned acquisition of 70% of shares and control over medentis medical GmbH. The companies operate in dental implants and attachments.

Inland Pipe Rehabilitation (IPR) acquired Daystar Composites, a provider of cured-in-place pipe liners for water and wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation. Daystar will operate as Daystar Composites: An IPR Company.

Alma, a Sisram Medical company, completed the acquisition of a 60% stake in its Israeli distributor Nova Medical, establishing a direct operation in Israel.

Boston Scientific announced a recommended offer to acquire BTG plc, a UK-based company specializing in minimally-invasive treatments for cancer and vascular diseases, for approximately £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion). The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019.

P. Van De Velde Group agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Vekopak, a Tilburg premium folding carton producer, strengthening its Van De Velde Packaging unit. The deal adds about 60 employees.

Wienerberger completed the legal integration of Wienerberger Ziegelindustrie GmbH and Tondach Gleinstätten AG, forming Wienerberger Österreich GmbH, after acquiring the remaining shares of Tondach earlier in 2018.

Novares Venture Capital Fund completed the acquisition of a 20% equity stake in APAG Holding through a new share issue. The transaction closed on 26 October 2018.

MDU Resources Group Inc. acquired Sweetman Construction Co., a provider of aggregates, asphalt and ready-mix concrete in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota market.

Peckham Industries Inc. completed the acquisition of Palmer Paving Corp., a heavy highway construction and materials business based in Palmer, Massachusetts.

DVM Pigments & Additives was acquired by CHAT Investments LTD, a joint investment arm of Textile Rubber & Chemical Co. and Excelkos Group of Companies Malaysia.

Barloworld Ltd is in talks to buy a business from Caterpillar Inc, using proceeds from the sale of its Iberian equipment business.

An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, in partnership with StonePoint Materials, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VantaCore Partners, a producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel. The deal aims to build a national aggregates and construction materials company.

Nextil has acquired all shares of Sici and its subsidiaries for €8 million plus contingent payments. Sici is a provider of integrated services for luxury fashion brands.

Huf Group and Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation signed framework agreements to form a joint venture in tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). Baolong will hold 55% and Huf 45%, with completion expected in early 2019.

Caverion Suomi Oy has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Jetitek Oy, a Finnish service company specialised in energy-efficient cooling solutions. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of November 2018.

Zyfra acquired a majority stake in VIST Group, a mining industry management systems developer, for 2 billion rubles ($30 million), with the deal due to close in 2020.

Huvis Water, a subsidiary of Huvis, and TSK Corporation signed an agreement for integration, with TSK becoming the 100% parent company of Huvis Water and Huvis acquiring new shares of TSK.

NextEra Energy Transmission agreed to acquire Trans Bay Cable, a 53-mile underwater transmission cable system in California, for approximately $1 billion including debt assumption.

Danfoss Ventures acquired AAIM Controls, a supplier of custom-designed regulation and control automation solutions, on November 19, 2018.

Mazor Robotics shareholders approved the definitive merger agreement with Medtronic plc, with Medtronic acquiring Mazor for approximately $1.64 billion.

Industrial technology company Colfax Corp. agreed to buy medical device maker DJO Global Inc. for $3.15 billion in cash.