Acquisitions in Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Energizer Holdings, Inc. completed the acquisition of Advanced Power Solutions NV (APS), a European manufacturer and marketer of AA and AAA Panasonic‑branded batteries. The deal adds APS's manufacturing facility in Gniezno, Poland and expands Energizer's footprint and manufacturing optionality across key European markets including Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Spain.

Dutch investment fund Capital A has made a capital investment in Belgian IT service provider Brainsquare Group to accelerate the group's organic and acquisitive growth. Capital A will provide capital and operational expertise to help Brainsquare (including Montova and Auditry) scale, leverage offshore delivery capabilities and expand its cybersecurity offering.

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA, together with co-investing AURELIUS entities, has agreed to acquire Panasonic's European Consumer Battery Business (Panasonic Consumer Energy) from Panasonic Europe B.V. The business, headquartered in Zellik, Belgium with manufacturing sites in Belgium and Poland, employs around 900 people and generated roughly EUR 230 million in revenue in 2019; the deal is a carve-out structured to create a standalone platform under AURELIUS.

Balchem Corporation has agreed to acquire Chemogas NV, a Belgium-based provider of packaged specialty gases (notably ethylene oxide) and related services, from majority shareholder Gilde Equity Management. The acquisition expands Balchem's global footprint in packaged ethylene oxide and creates a worldwide network of facilities to better serve medical device sterilization and other industrial customers.