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Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the assets of Shandong Jinggong Pump Co., Ltd. The company develops and manufactures liquid ring vacuum pumps and systems, mainly used in the chemical and other general industries.

DESMI announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority share to One Equity Partners (“OEP”), a middle market private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Atlas Copco has acquired Qolibri Inc., a company that provides proprietary technologies for semiconductor subfab operations.

Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire Scanjet, a supplier of marine tank cleaning equipment. The deal adds Scanjet’s intelligent tank management solutions to Alfa Laval’s already broad tanker offering, creating a complete portfolio for cargo tank needs.

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire National Vacuum Equipment Inc., a leading local US manufacturer of industrial vacuum pumps and packages for mobile use on tanker trucks.

Atlas Copco has acquired Associated Compressor Engineers Ltd (ACE), a UK based company. The company specializes in sales, installations and service of compressed air systems.

Atlas Copco has acquired Tekser Endüstriyel Cihazlar Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Tekser is a distributor of Leybold vacuum equipment, as well as vacuum service, in Turkey.

The Gorman-Rupp Company announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Fill-Rite and Sotera, a division of the Tuthill Corporation, for $525 million.

Atlas Copco has acquired CAS Products Ltd (CAS). The company specializes in sales, installation and service of compressed air systems and the main customers are industrial and service companies.

AxFlow Ireland announces the acquisition of Fin Maintenance Ltd. and Flow Technology Services Ltd. – the experts in industrial maintenance, engineering services and flow control to customers in the water, wastewater, energy and manufacturing industries.