TargetAcquirer
DateLocationLocationDescription
8/2Cable Holdings LLCITT EducationalITT Educational Services has acquired Cable Holdings, an
EdinaServices Inc.information technology and business training company doing
Carmel, Ind.business as Cable Holdings.
8/2Intellectual propertyEarthBend LLCEarthBend, a distributor of telephone peripherals and IT
and assetsMadison, S.D.products to telecommunications resellers, has acquired the
intellectual property and assets of Bloomington-based Sage
Technologies Group.
8/2Mercer MasteryPatterson Cos. Inc.Patterson Cos. has acquired Mercer Mastery, a dental
Mendota Heightspractice software provider, from Mercer Advisors Inc.
8/5Joe White Maltings Pty. Ltd.Cargill Inc.Cargill will acquire an Australian maker of malt byproducts
Adelaide, AustraliaMinnetonkafrom barley or other grains.
8/5Portaco Inc.Goldschmidt Thermit GmbHGoldschmidt Thermit GmbH has acquired Portaco Inc., a maker
Moorhead, Minn.Leipzig, Germanyof hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power pumps and motors.
8/5Certain assetsGreentree LogisticsGreentree Logistics will acquire SCS Transport, a Savage-based
Greenfield, Minn.trucking services provider.
8/6McGhie & Betts Inc.WSB & Associates Inc.WSB & Associates will acquire McGhie & Betts, a construction
Rochester, Minn.Minneapolisconsulting services provider.
8/6Dermstore LLCTarget Corp.Target has acquired Dermstore Beauty group to expand its
El Segundo, Calif.Minneapolisshare of the online beauty market.
8/6Scicom Data Services Ltd.Taylor Corp.Taylor Corp. will acquire data services provider Scicom Data
MinnetonkaMinneapolisServices.
8/7Benchmark Sales Agency Inc.Apogee Enterprises Inc.Apogee, through its subsidiary, has acquired Benchmark Sales
Englewood, Colo.BloomingtonAgency, a maker of doors, sash and trim products.
8/9Gamma Vacuum LLCEdwards Group Ltd.Edwards Group will acquire the business and certain assets of
ShakopeeCrawley, EnglandGamma Vacuum, a manufacturer of ultra-high vacuum pumps.
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