2013 in review: pump mergers & acquisitions

2013 proved to be another year of consolidation for the pump industry. Here we list 12 acquisitions that took place within the pump space during the year – one for each month. A complete listing and analysis of 2013’s pump-related merger & acquisition activity will be published in the January and February 2014 issues of Pump Industry Analyst newsletter.

  January 2013 Power Zone Equipment now employee owned   February 2013 Xylem buys UK’s PIMS Group   March 2013 KKR to acquire Gardner Denver   April 2013 CECO Environmental to acquire Met-Pro in US$210mn deal   May 2013 Pump Solutions Group acquires Australia’s Ebsray Pumps   June 2013 GE seals Lufkin Industries acquisition   July 2013 DXP Enterprises acquires Alaskan pump distributor   August 2013 Atlas Copco to acquire Edwards September 2013 Pioneer Pump Solutions acquires UK pump rental company   October 2013 Sulzer Pumps buys Finnish seal manufacturer Tartek   November 2013 Dover seals Finder acquisition December 2013 DXP Enterprises to buy B27 LLC