Mergers and acquisitions

9/27CleantecEcolab Inc.Ecolab agreed to buy an Australian-based St. Paulmaker of cleaning and hygiene products for $55 million. 9/28Global Ethanol LLCGreen Plains RenewableGreen Plains agreed to acquire Global Ethanol MinneapolisEnergy Inc.and its two operating ethanol plants in Iowa Omahaand Michigan, for $162.7 million. 9/29Grand Hotel MinneapolisPebblebrook Hotel TrustPebblebrook acquired the Grand Hotel MinneapolisBethesda, Md.Minneapolis for $33 million, Pebblebrook's fifth acquisition since it went public in 2009. 9/30Dynamic Card SolutionsDataCard GroupDataCard Group acquires a company that Englewood, Colo.Minnetonkamakes instant issuance software for financial card programs.