TargetAcquirer
DateLocationLocationDescription
4/18Staples Print Taylor Corp.Taylor Corp. will acquire the assets of Staples Print Solutions,
Solutions assetsNorth Mankato, Minn.a division of Staples Inc.
Framingham, Mass.
4/19NatureWax Inc. Cargill Inc.Cargill will acquire NatureWax, a producer of vegetable oil-
Woodridge, Ill.Minnetonkabased waxes used to make candles. Cargill previously owned
NatureWax from the late 1990s until 2007, when it was sold
to current owner Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc.
4/20Merrill Brink United LanguageUnited Language Group will acquire the Merrill Brink
International divisionGroup Inc.International language services division of Merrill Corp.
St. PaulMinneapolis
4/22Hackbright Academy Capella Education Co.Capella Education has acquired Hackbright Academy, a non-
San FranciscoMinneapolisdegree software engineering school for women.
Dayton, Minn.-based Forgent formed through private-equity acquisitions, makes electrical components for data centers that fuel AI boom.
