NORD Holding sold its subsidiary Parador GmbH, a flooring manufacturer, to HIL Limited, a subsidiary of the Indian CK Birla Group. The transaction is subject to antitrust approval.

Continuus Material Recovery, a Texas-based company, acquired ReWall Company of Des Moines, Iowa, to scale up production of its Everboard paper-plastic building panels.

KLX Aerospace Solutions has acquired the laboratory operations assets of John Hassall, LLC, including the Laboratory Controlled at Source lab assets and technical personnel. The companies also formed a strategic partnership giving KLX exclusivity on certain Novaria product lines.

NCI Building Systems and Ply Gem Parent have signed a definitive agreement to combine in a stock-for-stock merger, creating a company with a pro forma enterprise value of $5.5 billion and implied equity value of $2.6 billion.

Beacon Roofing Supply has acquired Atlas Supply Inc., a distributor of sealants, coatings, adhesives and waterproofing products in the Pacific Northwest. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire Harvest International, a U.S. planting equipment manufacturer. The acquisition unites the two companies to expand precision agriculture technology in North America.

Mechanical seal specialist John Crane completed its purchase of Seebach GmbH, a German provider of mechanical seals.

Pool pump and filter maker Hayward Industries bought ConnectedYard Inc., a California company behind the pHin Smart Water Care monitoring solution for pool and hot tub water chemistry.

KSB Group bought Dubric Industries Inc., a pump servicing and sales company in Comstock Park, Michigan, renaming it KSB Dubric Inc. The deal extends KSB's service network in the US Midwest.

Schneider Electric India Private Limited and MacRitchie Investments Pvt. Ltd have proposed to acquire the electrical and automation business of Larsen & Toubro Limited, excluding the Marine and Servowatch businesses. The Competition Commission of India has invited public comments on the proposed acquisition.

Minda Industries will invest €5 million to acquire 80% equity of Germany-based iSYS RTS GmbH, a hardware and software developer for automotive OEMs. The acquisition is expected to close by Q2 2017-18.

Aurora Capital Partners completed its acquisition of Inhance Technologies, a global provider of fluorine-based material technologies, from Arsenal Capital Partners. Terms were not disclosed.

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) acquired Addaero Manufacturing, a metal alloy-based additive manufacturing company for aerospace and defense, located in New Britain, Connecticut.

Vink Chemicals acquired the biocides business of Prom Chem in the United Kingdom.

Synthomer divested a local production site from BASF in Austria for styrene-butadiene-based paper dispersions.

Sabic acquired 25% of the shares in Clariant, a diverse raw materials company in Switzerland.

Protech/Oxyplast acquired Chemionics Corporation, a US company specializing in specialty plastisol and latex formulations.

Kolb Distribution acquired Elementis Specialties Netherlands, a diverse raw materials business.

Dominion Colour Corporation merged Gemini Dispersions Ltd into its parent organization.

Carlyle Group and GIC acquired Akzo Nobel Speciality Chemicals, a diverse raw materials business in the Netherlands.

Alberdingk Boley acquired Synthomer Leuna GmbH, a binders producer in Germany.

Zorka Color acquired Tikkurila's local sites in Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia for architectural coatings.

Alpina Farben GmbH took over the distribution of Alfred Clouth Lackfabrik's DIY business for wood coatings.

Akzo Nobel acquired V.Powdertech Co., Ltd., a powder coatings company in Thailand.

Henkel has signed an agreement to acquire Aislantes Nacionales S.A., a Chilean tile adhesive and building materials company with 2017 sales of about EUR 80 million and 220 employees. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals.

Melitta has acquired Cuki Group, the parent of Italian food storage and refuse bag market leader Cuki Cofresco, based in Volpiano near Turin. Cuki Group had 2017 revenue of about EUR 200 million; terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Messer and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII agreed with Linde AG to acquire the majority of Linde's industrial gases business in North America and parts of its South American business for USD 3.3 billion. The joint venture MG Industries will operate under the Messer brand, and the deal depends on the Praxair-Linde merger and cartel approvals.

Busch Vacuum Pumps and Systems announced that Swiss engineering company NSB Gas Processing is now part of the Busch group and has been renamed Busch NSB AG. The deal adds liquid ring vacuum pumps and compressor systems for oil and gas and chemical customers.

Ferrum AG, a Swiss company, has acquired Hiller GmbH, a German decanter centrifuge manufacturer. Hiller will retain its brand and location in Vilsbiburg.

Intradeco, a global textile manufacturing company, has acquired Headsweats, a leader in performance headwear. The new company will be named NG Labs dba Headsweats.

Kordsa Global, a subsidiary of Sabanci Holding, has acquired Fabric Development, Inc. and Textile Products, Inc., leading providers of advanced composite materials for the aerospace sector. The transaction closed on July 13, 2018.

Hytera Communications received CFIUS clearance for its indirect acquisition of PowerTrunk Inc, a US subsidiary of Teltronic S.A.U, which was owned by UK-based Sepura Plc, for $92 million.

Jan De Nul Group and Vroon Group signed agreements to transfer part of MPI's offshore business to Jan De Nul Group, including the jack-up crane vessel MPI Discovery and its crew. The deal was announced on 13 July 2018.

Sensient Technologies has acquired Mazza Innovation Limited, a botanical extraction technology firm based in Vancouver, Canada, to strengthen its natural and organic ingredients business.

Johnson & Johnson accepted a binding offer from Platinum Equity to acquire its LifeScan business for approximately $2.1 billion. LifeScan is a blood glucose monitoring company and maker of OneTouch products.

Dearing Compressor & Pump Co. completed its acquisition of Pittsburgh-based Kruman Equipment Co., which had been founded in 1936; the Krumans sold the business when they retired.

JBT Corporation purchased FTNON, a provider of equipment and solutions for the fresh produce, ready meals, and pet food industries, for €32 million. FTNON is headquartered in Almelo, The Netherlands.

Charkit Chemical Company, a subsidiary of LBB Specialties, acquired the assets of ChayseChem, Inc., a North American distributor of fine chemicals and custom manufactured intermediates and APIs. The deal includes North American distribution rights for Framochem KFT products.

Samuel, Son & Co., Limited acquired Riverside, California-based Sierra Aluminum, a leader in aluminum extrusions. The acquisition moves Samuel's Manufacturing Division into a new market segment.

Bristol Forklifts Ltd, a materials handling equipment provider and Mitsubishi forklift dealer, was sold to Red Diamond Distribution, the UK's sole importer of Mitsubishi forklift trucks, for an undisclosed sum.

Michelin signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Camso Inc., a leader in off-road tires, wheels, rubber tracks and undercarriage systems. The combined entity will be the world leader in OTR mobility.

Asahi Intecc's board agreed to acquire RetroVascular, a developer of cardiological tools for PTCA procedures, for approximately $25.9 million.

Blackbuck Resources, a newly formed midstream water solutions firm, acquired Xedia Process Solutions. The acquisition is supported by an equity commitment from Cresta Energy Capital.

MPE Partners announced that Polytek Development Corp has acquired Alumilite Corporation, a formulator and supplier of mold making and casting materials. Alumilite will be merged into Polytek to form a nationally integrated specialty chemicals provider.

Intel announced plans on July 12, 2018, to acquire eASIC, a custom chipmaker specializing in structured ASICs, to expand its programmable solutions portfolio.

Material Handling Systems, Inc. (MHS) acquired OCM (Officina Costruzioni Meccaniche), a European-based sortation system technologies company headquartered in Parma, Italy. The acquisition was announced on August 13, 2018.

Danfoss announced an agreement to acquire the remote control business of Ikusi, including equipment and technologies for wireless operation of cranes and off-road machines. The business will be integrated into Danfoss Power Solutions and will create a centre of excellence in Donostia, Spain.

Yaskawa Electric Corporation signed a share transfer agreement on July 12, 2018 to acquire all shares held by Siemens in the joint venture Yaskawa Siemens Automation Drive (YSAD), making it a wholly owned subsidiary effective November 1, 2018. The new company will be named Yaskawa Automation Drive (YAD).

The Weir Group has completed its acquisition of ESCO Corporation, effective July 12, 2018. The deal was announced in April 2018 at an estimated enterprise value of just under $1.3 billion, and ESCO will operate as a new Weir division.

Private-equity-backed Fortis Solutions has acquired Lewis Label. The article gives no deal value or further details.