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Atlas Copco acquires Hall Pyke.
Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco announced on 7 September 2026 that Hall Pyke, a Dublin distributor of liquid, gas and air filtration and purification products and related testing and maintenance services for pharma, food and industrial customers, has become part of the group. The deal completed on 7 September 2026.
SigningDay 100
Announced 7 September 2026 · Day 100 on 16 December 2026
- Buyer
- Atlas Copco AB ·Nacka, Sweden
- Target
- Hall Pyke Ltd ·Dublin, Ireland
- Type
- Acquisition
- Announced
- 7 September 2026
- Completed
- 7 September 2026
- Value
- Not disclosed
- People
- 8
- Last checked
- 28 October 2026
The people side in Ireland
- In an asset or business transfer, contracts pass to the buyer on their existing terms, and the transfer alone is no ground for dismissal. European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003), regulations 4 and 5
- Seller and buyer inform employee representatives, where reasonably practicable, not later than 30 days before the transfer, and consult them on any measures envisaged. European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003), regulation 8
- A deal of EUR 2 million or more giving a buyer from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland control of a sensitive Irish business is notified at least 10 days before completion. Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023, sections 9 and 10 (Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Inward Investment Screening Guidance, May 2026)
- Where the deal needs EU merger clearance, the buyer may not implement it before clearance. EU Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004), article 7
Sources
- Atlas Copco press release via Cision, 7 September 2026 (primary source)
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