Airline Hydraulics Corporation, a distributor of industrial automation, fluid power and controls, announced the acquisition of Industrial Automation Supply, headquartered in Portland, Maine. The article gives no deal value.

Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm, acquired Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) from Domtar Corporation in June 2026. EAM operates a facility in Jesup, Georgia, and had previously completed a $90 million expansion adding a large-scale production line three years ago.

Croatian group Incom has completed the takeover of the packaging factory in Kanfanar, formerly GPI Istra and now returning to the Istragrafika name. The plant is export-oriented and Incom plans further modernisation. No deal value is given.

Family-owned packaging maker Jamestown Container Companies announced the acquisition of Syracuse Corrugated Box Corp., expanding its footprint across New York State. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ardagh Group agreed to sell its entire ~42% minority stake in metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging as Ontario Teachers' sells its majority stake to Silgan Holdings and American Industrial Partners. The deal values Trivium at about $3.4 billion, with about $90 million net cash proceeds to Ardagh; closing is expected mid-2027.

UPM and Sappi agreed a EUR 1.42 billion joint venture in which Sappi contributes European mills, including Ehingen and Gratkorn, linked to the Fusion Topliner premium liner for corrugated board.

Omnifab has officially acquired Électromécano, a Louiseville company specialized in pump maintenance, repair and service. Former owner Jean-Réal Gosselin joins Omnifab and the employees have been integrated.

UPM and Sappi signed a definitive agreement to form a 50/50 graphic paper joint venture combining UPM Communication Papers and Sappi's European graphic paper business. The parties expect about €100 million annual synergies and have secured €600 million of external financing.

Family office Enceladus Partners completed an investment in Major Turbine Pump & Supply, a Dublin, Georgia provider of well turbine pump repair and parts, alongside founder Wayne Grosch and management. The deal aims to expand regional growth and technical services.

Laurentide Controls announced the acquisition of CIV-Barsatech, a Saguenay firm repairing, distributing and manufacturing industrial valves and pumps. The transaction was concluded on May 29, 2026.

Essel Propack (EPL) and Indovida India agreed to a merger, to be approved by regulators and shareholders, with Indorama Ventures to own 51.8% of the combined company. The combined platform is valued at about $2 billion, and completion is expected within 12 months. The deal value is not disclosed.

The Competition Commission of India approved the merger of Indovida India with and into EPL Limited, a packaging company, as reported on May 26, 2026.

Parker Hannifin has agreed to acquire the Commercial and Defense Aerospace business of CIRCOR International for a cash purchase price of $2.55 billion, with closing expected in the second half of 2026. The unit projects about $270 million in 2026 sales.

Graco Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Valco Melton, a provider of adhesive application and quality assurance systems, for $447 million in cash including about $40 million in expected tax benefits. The deal is expected to close in Graco's fiscal third quarter.

Freudenberg Flow Technologies acquired Balmoral Comtec, an Aberdeen, Scotland supplier of buoyancy, cable protection and thermal insulation for offshore oil and gas and wind, effective May 19, 2026. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Kelso-backed Novvia Group acquired APC Packaging, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida supplier of sustainable luxury beauty packaging. No financial terms were disclosed, and the founding owners will keep running the business.

Momentum Group's subsidiary Börjesson Pipe Systems AB signed an agreement to acquire 70 percent of Ceon AB, a Laholm, Sweden valve and actuator specialist focused on the marine sector. Closing was to take place immediately.

Italy's Fosber S.p.A. has completed the acquisition of Quantum Corrugated, taking full ownership of a company in which it had held a 60% stake since 2020.

Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd. announced it will acquire all equity of Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC, a U.S. ultra-precision machine tool maker, for approximately $150 million through its subsidiary SHIBAURA MACHINE COMPANY, AMERICA. The acquisition aims to expand sales of grinding machines in Western markets.

Zug-based Packaging Group AG is acquiring a significant portion of shares in Vogel Kunststoffe AG in Dittingen, effective January 1, 2026, as a succession arrangement. The group will have about CHF 100 million in sales and around 200 employees.

Chicago-based TRG Packaging and Display Solutions announced the acquisition of Columbia Container, a corrugated manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland, to strengthen its Mid-Atlantic network.

Union City, California-based Emerald Packaging bought the flexible packaging assets of Blower-Dempsay Corp. in Santa Ana, California, establishing its second facility and its first acquisition in 63 years. Headcount is expected to rise from 250 to over 300 by year end.

Swedish industrial distributor Ahlsell has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Proseal, a flow technology sales and maintenance company with about SEK60 million in revenue and 22 employees. The deal is expected to close in June 2026.

Denmark-based Svanehoj acquired 100% of Dutch marine pump service firm H&K Services B.V., which will operate from Stellendam, Netherlands under the Svanehoj EPS brand. The deal was announced May 12, 2026 and financial terms were not disclosed.

Atlas Copco acquired Trident Compressed Air, an Ontario, Canada air compressor sales and service company founded in 1987 with eight employees, joining its service division.

Flowserve has signed a deal to sell its PMV valve positioner and switchbox product line, the Solna, Sweden engineering centre and associated Automax, Worcester and Accord assets to Houston-based Amberjack Capital Partners. The deal is expected to close in Q3 and 18 employees will transfer.

French industrial valve specialist Meca-Inox has acquired Spanish manufacturer BAC Valves, adding ball and butterfly valves for chemical, petrochemical and gas industries, and BAC's manufacturing presence in Dalian, China. Both brands will be kept.

LACO, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, which makes vacuum solutions, vacuum chambers and leak detection equipment, has become part of Atlas Copco Group.

PERM Machine & Tool Co has acquired print process firm Epic Products to accelerate growth, innovation and its market position. The deal was reported on May 7, 2026.

Ametek agreed to buy the instrumentation businesses of Indicor, owned by private-equity firm CD&R, for about $5 billion in cash. The units generate $1.1 billion in annual sales and the deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.

Cosmogen acquired Asquan, a premium personal care packaging company headquartered in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, to form Cosmogen & Asquan Group with combined revenue of US$50 million. The deal value was not disclosed.

Atlas Copco Group acquired PowerTech Ar Comprimido Ltda, a compressed air distributor in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which sells and services Chicago Pneumatic compressors and has 26 employees. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Atlas Copco has acquired LVC Solutions, a compressed air solutions firm in Genk, Belgium, from industrial group Initium, adding it to its Compressor Technique service division. Financial terms were not disclosed.

PolyExpert and Polykar Industries completed a merger of equals to form Invera Flexibles, a North American flexible packaging maker with over $200 million in combined sales and 350 employees. The company is majority-backed by Kent Road Capital.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. has acquired Fox s.r.l. and XF s.r.l., Milan-based maker of hydropneumatic accumulators and pulsation dampeners, to expand its metering and dosing technologies. The deal was announced on 2026-05-04 at a high single-digit multiple of 2025 Adjusted EBITDA.

Smurfit Westrock acquired Cartomanabi in Ecuador, expanding its Latin American footprint. The deal was reported in May 2026.

J. de Jonge HLP and J. de Jonge JRS merged from May 1 and now operate together as J. de Jonge HLP, a total solutions partner for industrial pump systems, service and maintenance, with new production facilities in Vlaardingen.

International Paper announced it has acquired Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, to expand its capacity and regional footprint. Terms were not disclosed.

Saica Group agreed to buy the family-owned Thimm Group, a corrugated packaging maker with about 2,500 employees in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The price was not disclosed.

Burckhardt Compression has signed an agreement to acquire Fornovo Gas, an Italian maker of mid-sized reciprocating compressors for biogas and CNG, which employs about 120 people.

Cook Compression has announced the acquisition of Mechanical Field Services, LP, a turnkey repair and maintenance provider for compressors, engines and pumps, which will operate as Cook-MFS, Inc.

UFP Packaging, a division of UFP Industries, acquired Berry Pallets, Inc., a pallet manufacturer with a facility in Waseca, Minnesota, to extend its pallet network into the Upper Midwest. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Lagercrantz Group acquired 95% of the shares in Hycon A/S, a manufacturer of hydraulic tools and pumps in Northern Jutland, Denmark, on 29 April 2026. Hycon will join Lagercrantz's Control division and CEO Martin Møller keeps 5%.

Sulzer and Jawaby Services & Investments (JSIL), a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corporation, formed Jawaby Sulzer Services to deliver in-country rotating equipment maintenance and repair, with a service facility in the Misrata Free Zone.

Cryogenic Technology Resources, a TransTech Group platform company, has acquired Allcryo, a Montgomery, Texas provider of industrial and cryogenic gas equipment, storage tanks and pump service.

HS, acquired in 2025, has become part of Inoxihp, with its know-how, staff and activities moving into Inoxihp facilities in Nova Milanese and Paderno Dugnano, Italy, from May 2026.

ITT Inc completed its US$4.8 billion acquisition of SPX Flow. The completion is listed in the Q1 2026 pumps M&A roundup.

Arcline Investment Management entered a definitive agreement to acquire Hydraulics International, a US provider of ground support equipment, mobile test systems and specialized pumps. Customers include aerospace, defense and industrial markets.

FCH completed the acquisition of Axiflow Technologies, a maker of sanitary twin-screw pumps for food, beverage and pharmaceutical users. The deal is listed in the Q1 2026 pumps M&A roundup.

Torishima Pump Mfg signed an agreement to acquire all shares of Shin Nippon Machinery from Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Shin Nippon Machinery makes steam turbines and pumps mainly for the petrochemical sector.