Axel Johnson Inc. acquired HighRes Biosolutions, Inc., a company which designs and manufactures robotic systems and laboratory devices that are used in pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic research laboratories.
Georgetown Rail Equipment Company acquired Reference LLC, a company which develops and manufactures programmable accelerometers. Its products enable users to monitor, evaluate, and record responses as they are occurring.
Handy & Harman Ltd. (NasdaqCM:HNH) acquired SL Industries Inc. (AMEX:SLI), a company which, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets power electronics, motion control, power protection, and power quality electromagnetic equipment in the United States and internationally.
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC) acquired Welch Allyn, Inc., a company which manufactures and markets medical diagnostic equipment. It offers products in the areas of physical assessment, vital signs monitoring, diagnostic cardiopulmonary, patient monitoring, blood pressure (BP) measurement, thermometry, cardiopulmonary, medical lighting, animal health, population health management technologies, and software and services.
B-K Lighting, Inc. acquired ABS Lighting Co., a company which manufactures and markets precision floodlights, controlled beams, and HID luminaries in the United States and internationally.
Barco NV (ENXTBR:BAR) acquired ADVAN Int’l Corp, a company which manufactures and markets LCD/LED flat panel displays and controller boards for medical imaging and health care monitoring devices.
Livewire, LLC acquired Pure Energy, Inc., a company which provides home integration services specializing in the installation of structured wiring, distributed audio, home theater, lighting and HVAC controls, home automation, and more.
Steris Corp. (NYSE:STE) acquired Black Diamond Video, Inc., a company which designs, manufactures, and integrates digital video processing solutions for mission-critical medical and commercial applications.
Fastprint Hong Kong Co., Ltd. acquired Xcerra Corporation’s Semiconductor Test Interface Board Business, which comprises the business operations that manufacture testing equipment for semiconductor applications.
Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300373) acquired Micro Commercial Components Corp., a company which manufactures discrete semiconductors.