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Last update: September 14, 2008 - 10:06 PM

Mergers and acquisitions involving Minnesota companies that were announced in the past week.

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9/8 Medical Engineering & Design Essel Propack Essel, an Indian packaging company, bought a Minneapolis Mumbai, India supplier of specialized disposable medical devices through its U.S. subsidiary. 9/8 Meguiar's Inc. 3M Co. 3M acquired a 100-year-old family business Irvine, Calif. Maplewood that makes car care products. 9/10 Capital Financial Group Inc. Minnesota Mutual Minnesota Mutual bought Capital Financial and Rockville, Md. Companies Inc. its broker-dealer affiliate H. Beck Inc., St. Paul Rockville, Md.

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