Unibloc Pump, a Kennesaw, Ga.-based manufacturer of solutions for sanitary flow-control applications, said it was acquired by May River Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on helping high-caliber industrial businesses grow and prosper.

ProMach, a Cincinnati-based provider of packaging machinery solutions, said it acquired Serpa Packaging Solutions, a Visalia, Calif.-based provider of cartoning and end-of line packaging systems for the pharmaceutical, medical device, nutraceutical, food, cosmetics and personal care markets.

London-based Tate & Lyle, a global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, said it launched Fibre University — a new online modular course designed to help formulators and food scientists solve even the toughest fiber formulation challenges.

Tastepoint by IFF, a Philadelphia-based product development partner, said it will soon complete a series of strategic growth initiatives to expand its footprint on both coasts.

MHS Holdings Inc., a Mt. Washington, Ky.-based provider of advanced material-handling automation solutions, engineering, equipment and software, said it entered into a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets related to TGW Conveyor Systems Inc.’s U.S. conveyor business unit.

Portsmouth, N.H.-based Loftware Inc. and Wauwatosa, Wis.-based NiceLabel said that they are combining under the Loftware corporate umbrella.

Kennesaw, Ga.-based Unibloc Pump, a manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, strainers, valves, bubble traps and other solutions for sanitary flow control applications, said it was acquired by May River Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on helping high-caliber industrial businesses grow and prosper.

St. Louis-based packaging supplier TricorBraun said it entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement with funds managed by Ares Management Corp.’s Private Equity Group and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

National Flavors LLC, a Kalamazoo, Mich.-based flavor producer, welcomes Bonnie & Don Flavours (B&D), a Mississauga, Ontario-based creator of flavors, extracts and essential oils to the Riverside Flavor Platform — a group established by The Riverside Co, Chicago.

Koch Separation Solutions (KSS), a provider of separation technology headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., said it acquired of Willmar, Minn.-based Relco, a provider of process technologies for the dairy and food industry.