3/4, PlanFirst Inc.-Thrivent Trust Co.: Ronald Blue Trust, a division of Thrivent Trust Co. has acquired PlanFirst Inc., a registered investment adviser.
3/4, Smet Chocolaterie BVBA-Cargill Inc.: Cargill Inc. will acquire Smet Chocolaterie, a Belgian supplier of chocolate and sweet decorations to the food service and confectionary markets.
3/6, Clearview Logix LLC-Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.: Ceridian HCM Holdings, a human capital management (HCM) cloud-based technology company, has acquired Clearview Logix, a decision-support analytics company.
3/7, Geronimo Energy LLC-National Grid Ventures Ltd.: National Grid Ventures will acquire Geronimo Energy, a clean energy company, for about $100 million.
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