Filtration Mergers & Acquisitions Review: Q2 2023

The second quarter of 2023 – from April to June –saw further consolidation in the filtration and separation sector. M&A deals announced from April to June are listed here, with links to the original news stories on the Filtration+Separation website.

Ceco Environmental adds to separation and filtration platform

Ceco Environmental Corp acquired Transcend Solutions LLC, a Houston, USA-based process filtration solution design and manufacturing company with applications in hydrocarbon and chemical processing.

 

Gerard Daniel acquires Wire Cloth Manufacturers

Gerard Daniel Worldwide, a provider of wire mesh and filtration solutions, acquired Wire Cloth Manufacturers Inc (WCM), a US manufacturer of woven and welded wire mesh.

 

Indutrade acquires Danish filter company Safematic

Indutrade bought Safematic A/S, a Danish specialist in process and ventilation filtration.

 

Celeros Flow Technology to sell its Filtration business to private equity firm

Celeros Flow Technology entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Filtration business unit to the UK-headquartered private equity firm Px3 Partners.

 

Xylem acquires Evoqua Water Technologies in US$7.5bn deal

 

Xylem Inc completed its acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately US$7.5 billion. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the combined company becomes the world’s largest pure-play water technology company, with US$7.3 billion in pro forma revenue and more than 22,000 employees globally.

 

Schenck Process to sell its Food and Performance Materials business to Hillenbrand

The Schenck Process Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Food and Performance Material (FPM) business to the industrial company Hillenbrand Inc.

 

Desotec completes acquisition of Evoqua’s carbon reactivation business

European mobile filtration solutions provider Desotec has completed the acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies’s carbon reactivation and exchange services business.