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Filtration Group acquired Clear Edge:
Effective May 3rd Clear Edge was acquired by Filtration Group
Corporation, a Chicago based filtration company owned by Madison Capital
Partners. Filtration Group, a collection of over ten specialized growing
filtration companies, will have revenues in excess of $700 MM including Clear
Edge. Clear Edge will be part of the Liquid Process Division within Filtration
Group which also includes Global Filter and Jonell both specialized industrial
process filtration companies. Clear Edge will continue to be headquartered
in Tulsa, Oklahoma and operate throughout the world focused on mining and
minerals, chemical processing, wastewater treatment and bulk food and beverage
markets among other specialized markets and applications. Rick Von Drehle,
Clear Edge CEO, commented "We look forward to the future as part of Filtration
Group. This certainly positions Clear Edge to continue to grow within its
existing markets and with new products and into new geographic regions."
Passavant-Geiger Acquired Johnson Screens:
Passavant-Geiger GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bilfinger SE, has acquired
Johnson Screens. The two companies will form the Bilfinger Water
Technologies Group, to be headquartered in Aarbergen, Germany.
Minnesota-based Johnson Screens manufactures mechanical components for the
separation of solids from liquids and gases, and offers related services from
eleven locations around the world. The products are used for drinking
water treatment, wastewater treatment and in oil and gas and refining
applications. Johnson Screens has revenues of approximately €160 million
(US$210 million).
As a result of the take-over, Passavant-Geiger will double its revenue to over
€300 million (US$390 million). The newly formed Bilfinger Water
Technologies will include Passavant Water Technologies (wastewater purification
and sludge treatment), Roediger (vacuum technologies), Airvac Water
Technologies, Johnson Screens, Bilfinger (filter presses, formerly Diemme) and
China’s Bilfinger Passavant Water Technologies (Hangzhou). The new group
will have about 1,750 employees at 31 locations in 17 countries.
Vance Street Capital Acquired Micronics: Vance Street Capital
LLC, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired a majority interest
in Micronics Inc., a global provider of aftermarket filtration products and OEM
custom filter presses. Micronics’ management team will also have a
significant ownership stake in the business. Terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.
Headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Micronics
provides filtration products to varied industries worldwide including mining,
chemical, wastewater, metals and food and beverage. The Micronics transaction
represents Vance Street’s seventh platform acquisition in its current fund.
Siemens Water Technologies acquired IPM: Siemens has expanded its
dewatering product line with the acquisition of Industrial Process Machinery (IPM),
a leading provider of filter presses for the mining industry for over 20 years.
Siemens Water will offer IPM’s high-capacity filter presses for slurry
dewatering worldwide. Dave Spyker, executive vice president of the
Industrial Segment for Siemens Water Technologies, said: "IPM has a strong
reputation in the mining market with their filter presses. The acquisition
expands our filter press line of products and related services further into the
global mining market and into other industries as well, including chemical and
remediation."
IPM provides a unique line of filter presses that are
robust and highly automated, offering shorter filter press cycle times and high
speed shifting, resulting in reduced cost. IPM filter presses provide such high
cake dryness that thermal drying equipment may not be needed, further reducing
operating expenses. The IPM filter press will be incorporated into the existing
Siemens dewatering product portfolio, which includes the J-Press line of filter
presses.
CECO Environment Acquired Met-Pro Corporation: Cincinnati-based CECO
Environmental Corp., acquired Met-Pro Corp. in a deal valued at
approximately $210 million. Met-Pro makes pumps, filters and
water-treatment equipment. The company was founded in 1966 and is
headquartered in Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
CECO said the acquisition creates a company that would
have a leading share in the global market for air pollution control, product
recovery and fluid handling technology. It also expands the company's product
lineup and worldwide customer base.
WesTech Relaunches Microfloc, General Filter Brands:
WesTech Engineering, Inc. is reintroducing the Microfloc and General Filter
brands to the municipal water treatment market. WesTech acquired the
product lines from Siemens in September 2012 and believes the brand names went
under-promoted under Siemens. The brand reintroduction initiative recognizes the
solid reputation the brands hold and honors their successful legacy.
Microfloc was founded in 1961 by engineers who
developed an innovative method for electronic control of coagulation chemical
addition. Microfloc has continued to innovate, developing the mixed media
filter bed, the first commercially viable tube settler, the upflow Adsorption
Clarifier System and, more recently, the Trident HS system, a sophisticated
package treatment system.
General Filter was founded in 1935 and manufactures
water treatment equipment such as pressure filters, clarifiers and aerators.
The company’s innovations have included the ATOMERATOR™ system (an innovative
way of introducing oxygen into process streams without breaking system
pressure), the MULTICELL® common-underdrain filter system, the
AERALATER® package treatment system, Laser Shield direct-retention
underdrain caps, and the MULTIWASH® backwash system.
Nederman Acquired Environmental Filtration Technologies: Nederman has
strengthened its position in the filtration sector by acquiring Environmental
Filtration Technologies (EFT). EFT markets filtration products under the
well-known brand names of MikroPul, Menardi, Filtrex, LCI and Pneumafil.
The EFT group has the majority of its sales in North America with subsidiaries
in Australia, Germany and France. EFT is a major supplier of filter cloths.
The acquisition will significantly strengthen
Nederman’s position in North American and Australia. EFT also exports to growth
markets where Nederman is already present, which can be utilized for further
expansion. The purchase price was approximately MSEK 249 (US$39 million).
EFT had sales of MSEK 834 (US$130 million) in 2011, with a workforce of 385.
Alfa Laval Acquired Ashbrook Simon-Hartley: Alfa
Laval has expanded in wastewater treatment portfolio with the acquisition of
belt filter press manufacturer Ashbrook Simon-Hartley. Headquartered in
Houston, Texas, Ashbrook Simon-Hartley has offices in the UK, Chile and Brazil
and a worldwide installed base. The company had sales of approximately US$75
million in 2011 and employs about 250 people.
The Ashbrook Simon-Hartley product range, including
belt filter presses, decanter centrifuges, rotary drum thickeners and disc
filters, complements Alfa Laval’s dewatering product portfolio. Alfa Laval
president and CEO, Lars Renström, said: "With this acquisition we are adding a
complementary and expanded range of products and solutions further strengthening
our offer for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment applications.
Trojan Technologies Acquired Norway's Salsnes Filter: Salsnes Filter AS
of Namsos, Norway, will join the group of businesses owned by Ontario-based
Trojan Technologies. Salsnes Filter’s patented technology uses a fine mesh
sieve to filter process and wastewaters and operates like an inclined gravity
belt thickener. The fully automated filter is used in the food, paper,
cruise line and aquaculture sectors. The technology is also used as an
alternative to the primary settling stage for traditional chemical/biological
treatment facilities and to prevent membrane bioreactor fouling.
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