Spectris plc (Spectris), an instrumentation and controls company, has signed an agreement to acquire Analytical Spectral Devices Inc. (ASD), a manufacturer of near-infrared instrumentation solutions and applications for materials measurement and research.
X-Rite Inc. has entered into a long-term relationship with the University of Bonn that will establish a graduate school in the field of digital appearance. Additionally, X-Rite has acquired Sensible Graphics GmbH, a company providing digital appearance solutions.
The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V., a leader in the coatings market in Mexico with headquarters in Mexico City.
Dixon, Chestertown, MD, a manufacturer and supplier of hose fittings and accessories, has acquired Eagle America Inc., Warwick, RI, a manufacturer of gate and globe bellows seal valves.
PPG Industries has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets of Spraylat Corp., a privately owned industrial coatings company based in Pelham, NY.
Safway Group, Waukesha, WI, has acquired North American Coatings (NAC) and its family of companies, which includes CL Coatings, Industrial Coatings & Fireproofing (ICF) and SEI Coatings.
Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial and healthcare companies, has acquired IGM Resins, a provider of intermediates to the global UV radiation cure coatings, inks and adhesives industry.
