Mergers and acquisitions involving Minnesota companies

TargetAcquirer

DateLocationLocationDescription

9/4Royal Adhesives & H.B. Fuller Co.H.B. Fuller Co. will acquire Royal Adhesives & Sealants, a maker

Sealants LLCVadnais Heightsof specialty adhesives and sealants, for $1.6 billion.

South Bend, Ind.

9/5Trevigen Inc.Bio-Techne Corp.Bio-Techne Corp. has acquired Trevigen Inc., a biotech firm

Gaithersburg, Md.Minneapolisdeveloping products and technology for cancer research and

9/6Himle Rapp & Co. Inc.Todd RappTodd Rapp, president and shareholder of Himle Rapp & Co., has

MinneapolisMinneapolisacquired founder and CEO John Himle's ownership interest in the

strategic public relations and public affairs firm, which has been

rebranded as Rapp Strategies Inc.

9/7Long & Foster Cos. Inc.HomeServices ofHomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, has

Minneapolisreal estate firm.

9/7Elution Technologies LLC3M Food Safety3M's food safety division has acquired Elution Technologies,

Colchester, Vt.Maplewooda manufacturer of test kits that enable food and beverage

companies to help ensure their products are free from

potentially harmful allergens.

PlymouthServices Inc.Water, formerly known as Tonka Equipment Co., a maker of

St. Michael, Minn.equipment for treating drinking water and water used for

industrial purposes.

9/8Banmedica S.A.UnitedHealthUnitedHealth Group has reached a nonbinding agreement

Santiago, ChileGroup Inc.to acquire Banmedica S.A., a Chilean health care company.