Filtration Mergers & Acquisitions Review: Q1 2025

A listing of the main filtration and separation-related M&A activity announced or completed during the first three months of 2025.

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Applied Industrial Technologies expands in fluid power with acquisition of Hydradyne

Applied Industrial Technologies has completed the acquisition of Hydradyne LLC, a Dallas, Texas-based provider of fluid power solutions with advanced service capabilities and product offerings in hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical, instrumentation, filtration, and fluid conveyance.

 

Cleanova adds Allied Filter Systems to its industrial filtration portfolio

Cleanova has acquired Allied Filter Systems Ltd, a UK manufacturer of high-performance filter bags and filter vessels for the process industries.

 

Axius Water acquires US wastewater treatment systems company Aero-Mod

Axius Water, a provider of nutrient management solutions for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities, has acquired Aero-Mod, a supplier of proprietary mechanical/biological wastewater treatment systems based in Manhattan, Kansas.

 

Vytal Filtration Technologies makes strategic acquisition

Canada’s Vytal Filtration Technologies has acquired General Filtration, a Concord, Ontario-based company with over 65 years of experience in the brewing, food and beverage, water treatment, chemical, power generation, mining, and petrochemical markets.

 

Blade Air expands into residential filtration with acquisition of InnerEco 

Canada’s Blade Air, a provider of sustainable indoor air quality solutions for commercial spaces, has acquired Toronto-based residential HVAC filtration manufacturer InnerEco Environmental Inc.

 

Rensa expands in paint and finishing with acquisition of Air Filtration Co  

Rensa Filtration has acquired Air Filtration Co Inc, a US manufacturer and distributor of air filter products and accessories for the paint and finishing industry, including automotive, wood finishing, and general industrial markets.

 

Andritz strengthens North American environmental offering with acquisition of LDX Solutions

Andritz has acquired LDX Solutions, a provider of emission reduction technologies and related services in the North American industrial market.

 

Veralto to buy Austria’s Aquafides

Veralto Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Austrian ultraviolet (UV) treatment company Aquafides for approximately US$20 million.

 

Thermo Fisher to acquire Solventum’s Purification & Filtration business for US$4.1bn

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Solventum’s Purification & Filtration business for approximately US$4.1 billion in cash.

 

Uniwater to expand in Norway with Noka acquisition

Uniwater has entered into an agreement to acquire Noka AS, a Norwegian engineering and service company specializing in drinking water treatment for municipal and industrial customers.

 

Atlas Copco buys Belgian filtration solutions provider Masterfilter

Masterfilter NV, a Belgian provider of filtration solutions for liquids and gases, has been acquired by the Atlas Copco Group.

 

Cleanova acquires Micronics Engineered Filtration Group

Cleanova continues to expand in industrial filtration with the acquisition of the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group, a manufacturer of filter media and industrial filtration systems.

 

Nederman expands foundry offering with Euro-Equip acquisition

Nederman has bought the Spanish company Euro-Equip SL , a supplier of equipment and complex turnkey solutions to foundries, metal recycling, and the aluminum smelting market.