Mergers and acquisitions involving Minnesota companies

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DateLocationLocationDescription

10/7SECOA Inc. Wenger Corp.Wenger and SECOA announced plans to combine. Wenger

ChamplinOwatonnaprovides products and services for performing arts groups

and musicians. SECOA provides equipment to theaters.

10/4Edge Builder Wall PanelsATRM HoldingsATRM bought certain assets of Edge Builder Wall Panels and

Glenbrook Lumber & SupplySt. Paul Glenbrook Lumber & Supply for $4 million in cash and $1 million

Prescott, Wis., and Oakdale in deferred payments and $1 million in potential earnouts.

10/12Transamerican Auto PartsPolaris IndustriesPolaris acquired Transamercian to enter the retail parts market.

Compton, Calif.MedinaIt will pay approximately $665 million.

10/13Centennial ShopsRamco-Ramco-Gershenson purchased an 85,000-square-foot upscale

EdinaGershenson mall in Edina for $32.1 million. Ramco-Gershenson is a publicly Farmington Hillstraded real estate investment trust in Farmington Hills, Mich.

10/13RBC Tile & Stone LLCVirginia Tile Co. Virginia Tile distributes to residential and commercial accounts. PlymouthLivonia, Mich.It acquired RBC, which has primarily commercial accounts.