Mergers and acquisitions

10/1Ceradyne Inc.3M Co.3M will acquire a manufacturer of advanced technical Costa Mesa, Calif.Maplewoodceramic products and components for about $670 million. 10/1RZ Financial Network Inc.Imeriti Inc.Imeriti Inc. will merge with RZ Financial Network, an Monticello, Minn.Solano Beach, Calif.insurance products provider. 10/2Strategic Technologies Inc.Datalink Corp.Datalink will acquire Strategic Technologies Inc., an IT Cary, N.C.Chanhassenservices firm, to expand its market share in North Carolina, Florida and the Mid-Atlantic region. 10/2Excelsior SolutionsLockton Dunning BenefitsLockton Dunning Benefits has acquired Excelsior Solutions, EdinaDallasa pharmaceutical and health care consulting services provider. 10/4Tactile SystemsMultiple investorsTactile Systems, a provider of at-home treatment for Technology Inc. lymphedema, or fluid retention resulting in chronic swelling, Minneapolis has received $10.4 million financing to support plan to acquire new product and intellectual property rights for additional lymphedema technology. 10/4Global Coils SAGLAudemars SAIntriCon Corp., Arden Hills, has completed the sale of its Lugano, SwitzerlandLugano, Switzerland50 percent ownership in Global Coils to its joint venture partner Audemars SA. 10/4ANIP Acquisition Co.BioSante ANI Pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of pharmaceutical drugs Baudette, Minn.Pharmaceuticals Inc.and products, will merge with and absorb BioSante Lincolnshire, Ill.Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical firm that has two FDA-approved products, an estrogen gel for women and a testosterone gel for men.