Target Acquirer
Date Location Location Description
7/29 CHS Inc. Ruralco Holdings Ltd. Cargill has acquired a 50 percent stake in Ruralco Holdings' Agfarm
Inver Grove Heights Hobart, Australia grain origination and marketing company.
7/29 CRT/Tanaka LLC Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. Padilla Speer Beardsley will acquire longtime partner CRT/Tanaka,
Minneapolis creating one of the largest independent public relations firms in
the industry.
7/29 Greenspring Media Hour Media LLC Hour Media has acquried Greenspring Media Group from
Group Inc. Royal Oak, Mich. Minneapolis-based American Public Media Group.
Minneapolis
7/30 eDocument Resources LLC Databank IMX LLC Databank IMX has acquired eDocument Resources, a data
Minnetonka Beltsville, Md. management services provider.
8/1 ReliabilityTest Products Cascade Microtech Inc. Cascade Microtech has acquired the Reliability Test Products
business Beaverton, Ore. business of North St. Paul-based Aetrium Inc.
Taiwan factory fire leaves at least 5 dead, more than 100 injured
Fatal collision that killed 2 pilots brings a tragic end to the Reno air show and confounds experts
