Target Acquirer
Date Location Location Description
3/27 4 showroom properties Unnamed buyer Investors Real Estate Trust, Minot, N.D., is selling off office
showroom properties in Plymouth, Minnetonka, Eagan and
Burnsville.
3/30 Catamaran Corp. UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealth Group will acquire Catamaran Corp., a pharmacy
Schaumburg, Ill. Minnetonka benefits management services and health care IT solutions
provider, for $13.2 billion.
3/30 Norcraft Companies Inc. Fortune Brands Home Fortune Brands Home & Security will acquire Norcraft
Eagan & Security Inc. Companies Inc., a manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom
Deerfield, Ill. cabinetry, for $535 million.
3/30 Better Business Marco Inc. Marco Inc. has acquired Better Business Equipment Co., a copier
Equipment Co. St. Cloud and printer company, to expand its geographic footprint and
Omaha provide technical services in Nebraska.
3/30 Western Roofing ABC Supply Co. Inc. ABC Supply Co. has acquired Western Roofing Supply Co., a
Supply Co. Inc. Beloit, Wis. roofing supply distributor.
Minneapolis
3/31 Merrill Corp Legal DTI Global DTI Global, a management services provider, will acquire the
Solutions business Atlanta Legal Solutions business of St. Paul-based Merrill Corp.
4/1 Counsel Press Gladstone Investment Gladstone Investment Corp. has acquired Counsel Press, an
New York, N.Y. Corp. appellate services company offering document production and
McLean, Va. electronic filing services, from the Dolan Co., Minneapolis.
4/1 Rycan Technologies Inc. Healthland Healthland, a medical information systems provider, has
Marshall, Minn. Minneapolis acquired Rycan Technologies, a developer of health care revenue
cycle software products.
4/1 2 properties Broadstone Real Estate Broadstone Real Estate has acquired two properties in Elk River,
Elk River, Minn. Rochester, N.Y. Minn., that are leased by Sportech, a manufacturer of accessories
for the powersports industry.
4/2 RewardsNOW Inc. Augeo Affinity Augeo Affinity Marketing has acquired RewardsNOW, a provider
Dover, N.H. Marketing Inc. of bank, credit union and member-based loyalty program
St. Paul services.
4/2 Barometer Inc. Changepoint Corp. Changepoint Corp., a provider of Web-based business process
Minneapolis Richmond Hill, Ontario and services, has acquired Barometer Inc., a provider of software
for the integrated portfolio planning and analysis market.
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