Mergers and acquisitions involving Minnesota investors

March 23, 2014 at 7:00PM

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DateLocationLocationDescription

3/17Gravie Inc.Multiple investorsGravie, a health care information services provider, has received

Minneapolis $10.5 million in funding from multiple investors to expand its

service nationwide by 2015.

3/17Shock Doctor Inc.Bregal InvestmentsShock Doctor Inc., a maker of mouthguards and sports protective

MinnetonkaNew Yorkgear, has been acquired by private equity firm Bregal Partners from

Minneapolis-based Norwest Equity Partners.

3/17Canadian retail assetsCHS Inc.CHS will acquire 16 retail agronomy locations in the Canadian

Inver Grove Heightsprovinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from Crop Production

Services (Canada) Inc., a subsidiary of Agrium Inc.

3/18Mexican Restaurants Inc.Williston Holding Co. Inc.Williston Holding Co. has acquired about 80 percent of Mexican

HoustonWilliston, N.D.Restaurants Inc. (MRI), owner and franchiser of Mexican-themed

restaurants primarily in the greater Houston metropolitan area.

The company also announced a merger agreement with MRI

shareholders whereby Williston will own 100 percent of MRI.

3/18Sleepy Eye manufacturingSensoryEffects Flavor Co.SensoryEffects Flavor Co., maker of food and beverage ingredients,

facilityBridgeton, Mo.has acquired a manufacturing facility in Sleepy Eye, Minn., from

New Ulm-based Anderson Custom Processing Inc.

3/19Arbortext business unitEAC Product DevelopmentEAC Product Development, a product development technology

Solutionsand services provider, has acquired the Arbortext business unit

Burnsvillefrom TerraXML Inc.

3/20Medisoft SAMGC Diagnostics Corp.MGC Diagnostics will acquire Medisoft SA, a manufacturer of

Sorinnes, BelgiumVadnais Heightscardiorespiratory diagnostic products, to expand its business

internationally.

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