Acquisitions

Privately owned industrial gases firm Messer has appointed two new board members to represent its Americas region and its China/ASEAN business. The expansion comes after the announcement of Bernd Eulitz as CEO, Helmut Kaschenz as...

Netherlands-based DIF Capital Partners (DIF) will acquire a majority interest in leading Dutch developer of large-scale sustainable energy systems Novar as part of a long-term partnership to deliver sustainable renewable energy solutions.

Atlas Copco has acquired Hamamcıoğlu Makina, a Turkey-based company focused on the sales and service of air compressor solutions.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Kawasaki), Iwatani Corporation (Iwatani), and INPEX Corporation (INPEX) have officially announced a shareholder agreement for INPEX to acquire shares in Japan Suiso Energy, Ltd. (JSE), a collaborative venture between Kawasaki and Iwatani.

ExxonMobil Corporation has closed the $4.9bn acquisition of Denbury, a US-based carbon solutions provider.

Chart Industries has closed the sale of engineered air moving solutions specialist Cofimco to PX3 Partners, a London-based private equity form.

Atlas Copco has signed an agreement to acquire Presys, a Korean-based manufacturer of vacuum valves for the semiconductor market.

Chart Industries has signed and closed on the divestiture of its American Fan business to Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, for an all-cash purchase of $111m.

Atlas Copco has acquired William G Frank Medical Gas Testing and Consulting, a service and inspection supplier for medical gas systems, and Medical Gas Credentialing.

Exploration and production company New Era Helium (NEH) and Accretion Acquisition have entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LoI) for a proposed business combination.