Acquisitions

Chart Industries yesterday said it had completed its €125m (approx. $147m based on current exchange rates) acquisition of VRV and its subsidiaries.

Central Welding Supply, provider of gases, safety and welding supplies, based in North Lakewood, Washington, has acquired AXIUM Gases. 

Air Products has signed an agreement to acquire General Electric Company’s (GE) gasification business.

FuelCell Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire the existing 14.9 megawatt fuel cell park in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US from Dominion Energy.

Linde and Praxair have announced the successful completion of their business combination, with Linde plc shares commencing trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘LIN’.

MagneGas Applied Technology Solutions, Inc., a leading clean technology company in the renewable resources and environmental solutions industries, has successfully completed the acquisition of an independent industrial gas and welding supply distributor based in Shreveport,...

Chile antitrust authority Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE) yesterday approved with mitigation measures the $90bn merger of Linde AG and Praxair, Inc.

US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner Rohit Chopra objected to his agency’s approval of the Linde-Praxair merger as he says it “is not without risks to competition”.

Battery Ventures, a Boston-based technology investment firm, has acquired software company SigmaTEK Systems, the maker of SigmaNEST™.

Holston Gases Inc. has acquired the propane division of Powell-Clinch Utility District and began servicing its customers on the 1st October, 2018.