Mergers & Acquisitions
Volvo to merge engine ops with Geely & focus on EVs
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo is set to merge its combustion engine operations into with those of its Chinese parent company Geely. The merger will form a stand-alone business and establish a new global player which is looking to develop the next... Read more
Quadpack enters European top 10 with Louvrette acquisition
Barcelona-based Quadpack's recent acquisition of German industrial cosmetics packaging firm Louvrette has pushed the company into the top ten cosmetic packaging providers in Europe. The recent transaction boosted Quadpack's injection moulding... Read more
Thalys & Eurostar propose merger in name of 'Green Speed' project
Rail companies Thalys and Eurostar could merge to form a single high-speed rail giant that runs across five countries under plans laid out today by Belgian and French state railway operators SNCB and SNCF... Read more
Coca-Cola to acquire Italian drinks company for €88m
Coca‑Cola HBC, the world's third largest Coca-Cola anchor bottler, is to acquire Acque Minerali, a private natural mineral water and sparkling beverages business based in Italy. The acquisition is being made with The Coca-Cola Company, in-line... Read more
European Commission gives go ahead to E.ON's Innogy acquisition
The European Commission has approved the merger of German energy companies E.ON and Innogy... Read more
Indicia Production announces acquisition of Bio-Steril
Indicia Production, a Contract Manufacturing Organisation specialising in the manufacture of ready-to-use microbiological media and sterile pharmaceutical ingredients, today announces the acquisition of Bio-Steril, a French company that... Read more
Basildon Chemicals acquires Lambson assets
Basildon Chemical Company Ltd, part of the KCC Corporation group, has announced the acquisition of Lambson Limited’s Personal Care, Household I&I, Brewing and Encapsulation assets... Read more
Berlin Packaging acquires Vincap & Adolfse as part of expansion plans
Berlin Packaging LLC has announced that it is to acquire Vincap BV & Adolfse Packaging BV thereby assisting in its programme of expansion in Europe... Read more
Benvic continues expansion with acquisition of Ereplast
French plastics compounder Benvic Europe is set to acquire Ereplast, a French specialist in industrial plastic waste recycling, and enter the recycling compounding sector... Read more
Skanska merges Czech, Polish & Slovak operations into one unit
Stockholm-based global construction and project development company Skanska has announced the merging of its operations in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia into one business unit to be known as Skanska Central Europe... Read more
Teijin acquires Czech automotive component manufacturer Benet
Japanese tech group Teijin has acquired Benet Automotive, a Czech automotive composite and component manufacturer from Jet Investment... Read more
SYSTRA acquires UK engineering company TSP Projects
TSP Projects was recently released from the British Steel portfolio last week and has been acquired by international mass transit, mobility and infrastructure company SYSTRA. The deal sees the award-winning UK multi-discipline design and... Read more
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group to Acquire Benteler Distribution
The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group has entered into an agreement to acquire BENTELER Distribution, a division of BENTELER International AG with an annual turnover of about €750-million (2018). This strategic acquisition will provide Van Leeuwen... Read more
Slovenia's Optotek acquired by France's Quantel Medical
French healthcare provider Quantel Medical, part of the laser technology specialists Lumibird group has announced the acquisition of Slovenia's Optotek Medical for an undisclosed sum... Read more
Elkem to acquire South Korean silicone gel maker Basel Chemie
Norwegian silicon-based advanced materials supplier Elkem ASA is set to acquire Basel Chemie, a South Korean producer of speciality silicone gels. The acquisition gives Elkem access to leading technology in attractive end-user silicone segments... Read more
Sweco acquires NRC group rail engineering business
Swedish engineering consultancy company Sweco has signed an agreement to acquire the rail infrastructure engineering and consulting services business from NRC Group. The acquisition cements the company's place as a major force in full service... Read more
AddLife acquires two major players in Danish ventilation
AddLife has signed an agreement for the acquisition of all shares in the Danish companies Lab-Vent Controls A/S and Koldt & Ryø El A/S. The companies are major players on the Danish market in ventilation solutions for laboratories and cleanrooms... Read more
Shalag to acquire Italian nonwoven company Texsus
Israel-based Shalag Industries is to acquire a 100% of Texsus S.P.A, manufacturer of air-through bonded nonwovens and laminated products primarily for the hygiene market... Read more
SMT Scharf mulls Mühlhäuser assets acquisition
A major supplier of diesel and electric monorail solutions for mining and battery electric mobile equipment, SMT Scharf AG says it is currently reviewing the possibility of acquiring significant assets from subsidiaries of the Swiss-based... Read more
Spain's Grupo Empresarial Costa acquires meat competitor
Grupo Empresarial Costa, the Spanish company behind meat processing firm Costa Food Group, has acquired Embutidos La Nuncia, another business in the meat sector... Read more
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Berlin Packaging acquires Vincap & Adolfse as part of expansion plans
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Bravida acquisition
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Stemmer Imaging
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Kladno power plant
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Sweco acquires MLM Group
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Trans-Oil
