TI Fluid buys Hungary's Cascade for €25.4m

TI Fluid Systems said it had agreed to buy Hungarian firm Cascade Engineering Europe for €25.4m (£21.7m) in cash.

Cascade makes thermal fluid connectors and other plastic injection moulded components for the automotive industry. TI Fluid said the business had a "strong reputation for its technical expertise and product quality, with in-house capabilities from design and development to tooling, prototyping and serial manufacturing".

"CEE is expected to generate revenue of €35m in the year to December 31 and the acquisition will be immediately accretive to the group's underlying earnings," it added.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com