Mergers and Acquisitions Representative Mergers and Acquisitions Since January With

Mergers and Acquisitions Representative Mergers and Acquisitions Since January 1, 2000 With Respect to Which Faegre & Benson Acted As Counsel for the Acquiring or the Target Company Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Acquiring Company/Date Charles Saul Engineering, Inc. January 2009 Nuveen Investments Inc. December 2008 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. December 2008 Ingenix, Inc. November 2008 Rosemount Office Systems November 2008 SurModics, Inc. November 2008 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated October 2008 JDS Uniphase Corporation October 2008 ONCAP Management Partners L.P. October 2008 Coughlan Companies, Inc. September 2008 Integrated Power Services LLC September 2008 Planet Hollywood International, Inc. September 2008 Pye Properties plc September 2008 SurModics, Inc. September 2008 UME Diagnostics Limited September 2008 Uni-Select USA, Inc. September 2008 Target Company Individual Seller Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Industry Professional Services Winslow Capital Management, Inc. MapShots, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed Financial Services Agribusiness Target Acquirer Global Works Systems, Inc. Concord Products Company, Inc. PR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Specialty Commodities, Inc. Circadiant Systems, Inc. Caliber Holdings Corporation Pearson Education Limited TRICO TCWIND, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Health Care Manufacturing Medical Devices Food Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Technology Auto Collision Repair Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Publishing Alternative Energy Acquirer Target BUCA, Inc. $20 million C £23 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Restaurant Target Bennet Property plc GE Healthcare Division Med-Tel International Holdings LLC Parts Depot, Inc. Real Estate Medical Devices Medical Devices Distribution Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock continued MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Deluxe Corporation August 2008 Fenner Dunlop Americas August 2008 Buckingham Capital, LLC July 2008 Cronite Scomark Limited July 2008 Digi International Inc. July 2008 G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. July 2008 Progress Equity Partners, Ltd. July 2008 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. July 2008 Voyageur Asset Management Inc. July 2008 Buhler AG June 2008 RBC Wealth Management June 2008 NorthMarq Corporate Solutions, LLC May 2008 Stork Materials Corporation May 2008 3M Company April 2008 Aviva Capital Management, Inc. April 2008 Bonfire Restaurant Group April 2008 EDS International April 2008 MCG Global LLC April 2008 Mitchell International, Inc. April 2008 Nimsoft, Inc. April 2008 Norwest Equity Partners April 2008 Target Company Hostopia.com Inc. King Energy Services of Colorado, Inc. Remmele Engineering, Inc. (Automation Division) Scomark Engineering Limited Spectrum Design Solutions, Inc. Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc. American Exteriors, Inc. Affinity BioReagents, Inc. Access Capital Strategies LLC Aeroglide Corporation Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated FM Solutions, LLC Value/Type of Consideration C$124 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Internet Energy Manufacturing Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Target Undisclosed $10 million C $22.3 million C Undisclosed Manufacturing Technology Retail Construction Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Undisclosed Bioscience Target Undisclosed Financial Services Acquirer $95 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Manufacturing Financial Services Real Estate Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Garwood Laboratories Aearo Technologies Inc. Madison Harbor Capital LLC Dine-A-Mite Restaurant Group Vistorm Holdings Limited Merge Left Inc. Business Unit of Fair Isaac Corporation Indicative Software, Inc. EZ Gard Industries, Inc. Undisclosed $1.2 billion C Undisclosed Materials Testing Manufacturing Financial Services Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Restaurant Software Manufacturing Technology Technology Consumer Products Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Target 2 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date R&J Partnership LLC April 2008 RF Micro Devices April 2008 S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. April 2008 Thomson Reuters Corporation April 2008 Flextronics International Ltd. March 2008 Hultafors A.B. March 2008 National Jewish Medical and Research Center March 2008 Organic Style Limited March 2008 Pointas Investments Limited March 2008 Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd. February 2008 StatPro Group plc February 2008 Tennant Company February 2008 ASI DataMyte, Inc. January 2008 EFG Eurobank January 2008 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison January 2008 Incyte Capital Partners LLC January 2008 LSPL Partners Inc. January 2008 Management Team January 2008 TAG Investment Holdings, Inc. January 2008 Xata Corporation January 2008 Gander Mountain Company December 2007 Target Company ESI Holding Corporation Universal Microwave Corporation The Caldrea Company Automated Business Systems, Inc. Arima Computer Corporation Fisco Tools Limited South Denver Pulmonary Associates, P.C. Coyuchi, Inc. Ovenchips Limited XceedID Corporation Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Agribusiness Technology Personal Care Products Media Faegre & Benson Counsel For Target Acquirer Target Acquirer $200 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Technology Acquirer Manufacturing Health Care Target Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Retail Financial Services Technology Acquirer Target Target Performa Consultants UK Limited Applied Sweepers Holdings Limited DDW Computersysteme GmbH Marble Bar Asset Management El-Tronic Precision, Inc. Undisclosed $68 million C Undisclosed $52 million C Undisclosed Software Manufacturing Software Financial Services Manufacturing Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Liquid Engines, Inc. Command Tooling Systems, LLC Sebesta Blomberg & Associates Carlson Travel Group, Inc. Geologic Solutions Overton’s, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Financial Services Manufacturing Professional Services Travel Acquirer Target Target Target $17.5 million C&S $70 million C Technology Retail Acquirer Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock 3 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Hillcrest Capital Partners, L.P. December 2007 EMS-TOGO Corp. November 2007 Promotion Space Group Limited November 2007 Tornier B.V. November 2007 ACE Cash Express, Inc. October 2007 Ingenix, Inc. October 2007 Minnesota Hockey Ventures Group, LP October 2007 Norwest Equity Partners October 2007 Piper Jaffray Companies October 2007 Supportive Living Solutions, LLC October 2007 Western Express, Inc. October 2007 Baird Capital Partners September 2007 Ingenix, Inc. September 2007 NC Communications, LLC September 2007 Norwest Equity Partners September 2007 Piper Jaffray Companies September 2007 Triton Technologies Holdings, Inc. September 2007 UAP Distribution, Inc. September 2007 Black River Asset Management August 2007 Ingenix, Inc. August 2007 Principal Financial Group August 2007 Target Company Forum Technologies, Inc. H.B. Fuller Automotive Company Fitting Exposure Limited Orthovert, Inc. Money Centers, Inc. Red Oak E-Commerce Solutions, Inc. Wincrest Ventures, L.P. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Industry Financial Services Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer $80 million C Undisclosed Automotive Media Target Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Medical Devices Financial Services Software Professional Sports Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Wealth Enhancement Group, LLC Goldbond Capital Holdings Limited V.K. Arrigoni, Incorporated Smithway Motor Xpress Corp. Flatirons Solution Corporation Healthia Consulting, Inc. Holden Business Forms Company Peoplenet Communications Fiduciary Asset Management, LLC Triton Technologies Inc. Undisclosed $51.1 million C&S Undisclosed Financial Services Financial Services Non-Profit Acquirer Acquirer Target $90 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $66.4 million C Undisclosed Transportation Software Health Care Printing Transportation Financial Services Telemarketing Target Target Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Cotton Center Grain, LTD Gaseous Fuel Systems Corp. RSB Holdings, Inc. Morley Financial Services, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed Agribusiness Manufacturing Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed $75 million C Health Care Financial Services Acquirer Acquirer 4 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Rock Communications, Ltd. August 2007 Rupp Industries Acquisition, Inc. August 2007 SurModics, Inc. August 2007 Acquire Media Ventures Inc. July 2007 Arbor Investments July 2007 BCA AG July 2007 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. July 2007 Private Investor July 2007 Springer Science & Business Media July 2007 SurModics, Inc. July 2007 3M Company June 2007 Francisco Partners June 2007 MCG Global, LLC June 2007 Oak Hill Capital Partners June 2007 TA Associates, Inc. June 2007 United Subcontractors, Inc. June 2007 United Subcontractors, Inc. June 2007 Ventyx, Inc. June 2007 Advanced BioEnergy, LLC May 2007 Hawkins, Inc. May 2007 Hindalco Industries Limited May 2007 Target Company Colorfix, Inc. Rupp Industries, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Manufacturing Heating and Cooling Equipment Medical Devices Technology Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target BioFX Laboratories Certain Business Lines of The Thomson Corporation Trudeau Distributing Company CARAT Fonds Service AG Aurafin LLC Luscombe Engineering Company FMC Ltd. $11.3 million C Undisclosed Acquirer Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Food Financial Services Manufacturing Consulting Media Target Acquirer Target Acquirer Target Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Diamond Productions, Inc. Dairyland Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ProGroup, Inc. Jacobson Holding Companies FreeWave Technologies, Inc. Krowned Management LLC Tabor Insulation, Inc. Global Energy Decisions Heartland Grain Fuels, L.P. Trumark, Inc. Novelis Inc. $40 million C Undisclosed $53 Million C Undisclosed Undisclosed $113 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $60.5 million C&S Undisclosed $6 billion C Medical Technology Manufacturing Software Professional Services Logistics Technology Construction Construction Energy Biofuels Manufacturing Manufacturing Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target (cocounsel: King & Spalding) C = Cash S = Stock 5 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Individual Buyers May 2007 Ingraun L.P. May 2007 La Costena USA, Inc. May 2007 MarketResearch.com, Inc. May 2007 RBC Dain Rauscher Corp. May 2007 Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. April 2007 Enhanced Wireless, Inc. April 2007 Freeman Decorating Services April 2007 Huckleberry Entertainment, LLC April 2007 ONCAP Management Partners, L.P. April 2007 Repographic Technology USA, Inc. April 2007 Seven Publishing Group Limited April 2007 Spire Capital Partners April 2007 2nd Wave Software, LLC March 2007 Carrier Access Corporation March 2007 Comdata Network, Inc. March 2007 Correctional Companies, Inc. March 2007 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison March 2007 Metropolis Music March 2007 Stork United Corporation March 2007 Target Company Intercity Truck Services, Inc. XY, Inc. Division of Faribault Foods, Inc. Certain Business Lines of The Thomson Corporation J.B. Hanauer & Co. PrePak Systems, Inc. Sprint Spectrum L.P. ProActive, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Transportation Medical Technology Food Technology Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Target Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Financial Services Manufacturing Retail Event Planning Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Catfish Bend Casinos II, LLC Car Wash Partners, Inc. Undisclosed Gaming Target Undisclosed Car Washes Acquirer Division of Katun Corporation Square One Publishing Group Limited Professional Bull Riders, Inc. Amcom Software, Inc. Mangrove Systems, Inc. Intertax, Inc. Health Professionals, Ltd. Remmele Engineering, Inc. RJD Partners East West Technology Corp Undisclosed Printing Target Undisclosed Publishing Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed $7.9 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Professional Sports Software Telecommunications Transportation Health Care Target Target Acquirer Target Target Undisclosed Manufacturing Acquirer $114 million C&S Undisclosed Entertainment Technology Acquirer Acquirer 6 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Thomson/West Publishing March 2007 Tornier B.V. March 2007 Bertelsmann UK Limited February 2007 Pentair, Inc. February 2007 UAP Distribution, Inc. February 2007 ClientLogic Corporation January 2007 Crocs, Inc. January 2007 Fullerton Lumber Company January 2007 Haas TCM Inc. January 2007 KSI Acquisition, LLC January 2007 RedPrairie Corporation January 2007 Stuart C. Irby Company January 2007 Thomson Corporation January 2007 UAP Distribution, Inc. January 2007 ALPS Advisers, Inc. December 2006 Crocs, Inc. December 2006 Incognito Trading Limited December 2006 Logicalis plc December 2006 Oracle Corporation December 2006 Private Investor December 2006 Seacole-CRC, LLC December 2006 Simplyhealth Group Limited December 2006 Target Company Oden Insurance Services, Inc. DVO – Extremity Solutions, LLC Moonriver Group Limited Jung Pumpen AGSCO, Inc. Sitel Corporation Value/Type of Consideration $23 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $470 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Information Services Medical Devices Media Manufacturing Agribusiness Software Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target (cocounsel: Davis Polk) Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Ocean Minded, LLC Osceola Lumber Company Kemfast Holding BV Kitchen Solvers, Inc. StorePerform Technologies, Inc. Burmeister Electric Company Baker Robbins & Company Cedar Ridge Spraying Service, Inc. Banc of America Investment Advisors, Inc. Jibbitz, LLC Dynamite Promotions CSF Group plc Stellent, Inc. Forward Hindsight, Inc. C&H Enterprises, Inc. Entegria Limited Apparel Retail Aerospace Retail Software Utility Supply Professional Services Agribusiness Mutual Funds $10 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed $440 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Apparel Promotions Technology Software Consulting Chemicals Outsourcing Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Acquirer Target C = Cash S = Stock 7 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Thomson Corporation December 2006 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated December 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. December 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. December 2006 The Valspar Corporation December 2006 Advanced Analytical Technologies, Inc. November 2006 Investor Group November 2006 MDC Vacuum Products LLC November 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. November 2006 Flextronics International Ltd. October 2006 K-Tron International, Inc. October 2006 New Track Media October 2006 Norwest Equity Partners October 2006 Time Warner Telecom October 2006 Universal Trailer Corporation October 2006 Burda Digital Ventures GmbH September 2006 Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. September 2006 Fire Testing Technology Limited September 2006 Geotrace Technologies Inc. September 2006 H.B. Fuller Company September 2006 Target Company Engate Incorporated Walgreens Health Services, Inc. Hastings Garage Door Co. KMAC Custom Insulation, LP Powder-Coatings Division of H.B. Fuller Company CombiSep Inc. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Technology Health Care Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Construction Construction Manufacturing Acquirer Acquirer Target Undisclosed Technology Target HighBridge Company (a subsidiary of Target Corporation) Instrument Technology Ltd. All Purpose, Inc. Ceres Integrated Technologies, Inc. Premier Pneumatics, Inc. Love of Quilting, Inc. Production Services Associates, Inc. Xspedius Communications Featherlite Inc. Undisclosed Audio Books Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Manufacturing Construction Manufacturing Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer $27.6 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed $532 million C&S $109 million C Undisclosed Manufacturing Media Printing Telecommunications Manufacturing Target Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Computeruniverse GmbH Guardian Health Care, Inc. Aitchee Engineering Associates Tigress Geosciences Limited Carolina Polymers, LLC E-commerce Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Health Care Manufacturing Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Energy Manufacturing Acquirer Acquirer 8 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date National Computing Centre September 2006 Ovum plc September 2006 Pulaski Furniture Corporation September 2006 StatPro Group plc September 2006 Dover Corporation August 2006 Monogram Holdings, LLC August 2006 Norwest Equity Partners August 2006 Olympia Capital Holdings SA August 2006 Pure Cycle, Inc. August 2006 UBS AG August 2006 Target Company PMP (UK) Limited Orbys Consulting Limited Woodstuff Manufacturing, Inc. FRI Corporation Paladin Brands Holding Inc. Club Holdings, LLC Duni Corporation Dawnay Day Olympia Limited High Plains A & M LLC PCS Division of Piper Jaffray Companies Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Marketing Professional Services Manufacturing Faegre & Benson Counsel For Target Acquirer Target $47.3 million C&S Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $100 million C&S $750 million C Portfolio Analytics Manufacturing Real Estate Manufacturing Financial Services Natural Resources Financial Institutions Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Target (co-counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell) Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer United Agri Products August 2006 United Agri Products August 2006 Digi International Inc. July 2006 Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. July 2006 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated July 2006 Graco Inc. July 2006 Internet Business Group plc July 2006 Uni-Select Central, Inc. July 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. July 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. July 2006 Barclays Bank plc June 2006 H.B. Fuller Company June 2006 Fieldton Butane & Fertilizer Co. Terral AgriService, Inc. MaxStream, Inc. Fitness Together Franchise Corporation Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation Lubriquip, Inc. Cheapflights Limited Red Rooster Auto Stores, LLC Chase Insulation, Ltd. Insulation Pro, Inc. Greenergy International Limited Division of Henkel KGaA Undisclosed Undisclosed $38.5 million C&S Undisclosed Undisclosed Agribusiness Agribusiness Technology Franchising Manufacturing Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Manufacturing Travel Retail Construction Construction Media Manufacturing Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock 9 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Lifetouch Inc. June 2006 Norwest Equity Partners June 2006 Ogden Publications, Inc. June 2006 Ovum plc June 2006 Stellent, Inc. June 2006 Stryker Corporation June 2006 Capitol Beverage Sales LP May 2006 Monksmead Partnership LLP May 2006 Mountain Vista Getaways, LLC May 2006 Sentinel Capital Partners May 2006 Sportsman’s Recipes, Inc. May 2006 Sterling Commerce May 2006 Timberland Switzerland, GmbH May 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. May 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. May 2006 Actuant Corporation April 2006 Becker-Underwood, Inc. April 2006 SW Golf Limited April 2006 UAP Distribution Inc. April 2006 H.B. Fuller Company March 2006 Kalalight Limited March 2006 Target Company School Photography Business of Jostens, Inc. Deceased Credit Management, LLC Lens Publishing Co. Summit Strategies Inc. BitForm, Inc. Silverglide Surgical Technologies, Inc. Kuether Distributing Company Beagle Aircraft Limited ResortQuest International, Inc. Metropolitan Dental Management, Inc. Southeastern Mills, Inc. Nistevo Corporation GoLite, LLC Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Industry Photography Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Financial Services Media Technology Software Medical Devices Beverage Distribution Manufacturing Property Management Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Health Care Food Telecommunications Food Target Acquirer Target Acquirer Champion Insulation, Inc. First Choice Supply, Inc. D.L. Ricci Corp Sub-Sahara International, Inc. Nevada Bob (UK) Limited Farmland Ag-Services, Inc. Roanoke Companies Group, Inc. Queen of Hearts Limited Undisclosed Undisclosed $50 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $270 million C Undisclosed Construction Construction Manufacturing Agribusiness Retail Agribusiness Manufacturing Food Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target 10 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date The National Magazine Company March 2006 Norwest Equity Partners March 2006 Stratec Biomedical Systems AG March 2006 Sunoco Pipeline L.P. March 2006 UAP Distribution Inc. March 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. March 2006 Water World Holding LLC March 2006 Advantage Vacation Homes, LLC February 2006 Calix Networks, Inc. February 2006 Capitol Beverage Sales February 2006 Clinical Research Holdings, LLC February 2006 Judges Capitol plc February 2006 O’Neal Steel, Inc. February 2006 SPS Commerce, Inc. February 2006 UAP Distribution Inc. February 2006 UAP Distribution Inc. February 2006 United Subcontractors, Inc. February 2006 Corpora plc January 2006 CNS Inc. January 2006 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated January 2006 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated January 2006 Target Company NetDoctor Limited Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Industry Media Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Lindstrom Metric, Inc. Sanguin International Limited Black Hills Corporation Timberland Enterprises, Inc. National Star, Inc. Cempipe Holding B.V. ResortQuest Orlando, LLC Optical Solutions, Inc. Southside Distributors U.C.R. DeLand, LLC Undisclosed Undisclosed Medical Devices Technology Target Target $41 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Energy Agribusiness Construction Construction Property Management Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Telecommunications Beverages Medical Target Acquirer Acquirer UHV Design Limited Steel, Inc. Owens Direct, LLC Max Lee Crop Spraying Inc. Sunflower Chemical, Inc. G&L Shell Contractors, Inc. iOra Ltd. Certain Assets of Onesta Nutrition, Inc. Houlihan’s Restaurant (Highland Capital Management) Westlake Hardware, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $8 million Undisclosed Manufacturing Manufacturing Technology Agribusiness Agribusiness Construction Software Food Food Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Undisclosed Retail Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock 11 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date ICS Garland Inc. January 2006 Individual Franchisee January 2006 Resort Property Management January 2006 The Stanley Works January 2006 Global Energy Decisions, LLC December 2005 Linedata Services S.A. December 2005 Metropolitan Dental Management, Inc. December 2005 American Capital Strategies Ltd. November 2005 Anova Books Company Limited November 2005 Caprice Holdings Limited November 2005 Desert Golf Vacations, LLC November 2005 Fullerton Lumber Company November 2005 Graco Inc. November 2005 Plastipak Packaging, Inc. November 2005 Plaze, Inc. November 2005 Delta Petroleum Corp. September 2005 Fair Isaac Corporation September 2005 Lovell Minnick Partners LLC September 2005 Tikit Group plc September 2005 AgInfo Link August 2005 Target Company Garland Floor Co. Certain Assets of Nevada Bob’s (UK) Limited Resort Quest International, Inc. Automatic Entrances of Colorado, Inc. Internal Corporate Restructuring Beauchamp Technology Limited Merit Dental Lab, LLC Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Manufacturing Retail Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Undisclosed Property Management Target Undisclosed N/A Manufacturing Energy Target Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Technology Health Care Target Target Value Plastics Inc. Undisclosed Manufacturing Target Books Division of Chrysalis Group plc Urban Productions Limited ResortQuest, International, Inc. Advantage Buildings and Exteriors, Inc. PBL Industries, Inc. LuxPET S.A. Claire-Sprayway, Inc. Savant Resources LLC RulesPower, Inc. ALPS Financial Services, Inc. Shamrock Marketing Limited Animal Permanent Electronic Identification System, Inc. £12.5 million Media Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $85 million C Undisclosed $30 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Food Property Management Manufacturing Manufacturing Packaging Manufacturing Natural Resources Technology Financial Services Technology Technology Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer 12 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Bushnell Performance Optics August 2005 Entegris, Inc. August 2005 Hut Sports Inc. August 2005 Marquette Financial Companies August 2005 Allied Capital Corporation July 2005 Chesley Truck Inc. July 2005 Global Energy Decisions, LLC July 2005 Individual Buyer July 2005 Nitro Ice Cream, LLC July 2005 Vaisala Inc. July 2005 Foraker Design, LLC June 2005 FUN Technologies plc. June 2005 Healthcare Locums Limited June 2005 PrairieWave Communications, Inc. June 2005 W Holdings (Bahamas) Limited June 2005 Xtreme Performance Center Inc. June 2005 ASI DataMyte, Inc. May 2005 Digi International Inc. May 2005 Faribault Foods, Inc. May 2005 Shadow, LLC May 2005 Becker Underwood, Inc. April 2005 Target Company Michaels of Oregon Co. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Industry Manufacturing Faegre & Benson Counsel For Target Mykrolis Corporation Midwest Sports Inc. Contractors Financial Services, Inc. Norwesco Consolidated, Inc. ABM Fleet Service, Inc. KW International, Limited Optomen Television Limited Individual Sellers CLH, Inc. Diamond Bullet Design, Inc. Fanball Interactive, LLC Recruitment Specialist Group Limited Black Hills Fiber Systems, Inc. Share Block in Amanda Wakeley (Holdings) Limited Colorado Powersports Castle Rock Inc. Universal Electronik Handelsgesellschaft Rabbit Semiconductor Inc. SoftPac Industries, LLC Elisa Clark, LLC Joint Venture Partner $1 billion S Undisclosed Undisclosed Technology Retail Financial Services Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer $160 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Manufacturing Truck Service Energy Target Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $103 million C Undisclosed Media Retail Technology Software Internet Health Care Staffing Telecommunications Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Target Clothing Design Target Undisclosed Motorcycles Target Undisclosed $49 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Data Collection and Analysis Technology Beverages Health and Beauty Agribusiness Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock 13 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Moonriver Group Limited April 2005 Oracle Corporation April 2005 CoorsTek, Inc. March 2005 Digi International Inc. March 2005 U.S. Bank National Association March 2005 Vericenter, Inc. March 2005 Bemis Company, Inc. February 2005 Best Brands Corp. February 2005 El Paso Production Holding Company February 2005 The First American Corporation February 2005 Graco Inc. February 2005 Grand Valley Powersports, Inc. February 2005 Paladin Brands, LLC February 2005 Red Diamond Capital February 2005 ResortQuest International, Inc. February 2005 Tikit plc. February 2005 Graco Inc. January 2005 Global Energy Decisions, LLC December 2004 Fun for Michigan December 2004 Target Company MBO Limited Retek Inc. VZS Technical Ceramics FS Forth-Systeme GmbH Systemas Embebidos S.A. Anexsys, LLC Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed $670 million C Undisclosed €4.4 million S Undisclosed Industry Marketing Software Industrial Ceramics Technology Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Financial Services Acquirer Agiliti, Inc. Rayton Packaging Inc. Assets of International Multifoods Foodservice Division GMT Energy Corp. Undisclosed Undisclosed $43 million C $181 million C Undisclosed Internet Hosting Packaging Food Products Target Acquirer Target Oil and Gas/ Software Title Insurance Target United General Financial Services, Inc. Gusmer Corporation Gusmer Europe S.L. Colorado Powersports, Inc. Sweepster, LLC Northern Rockies Venture Fund (Selling Stockholder) O’Neill Hotels and Resorts Whistler Ltd. ResSoft Limited Liquid Control Corporation ABB, Inc. Target $65 million C Undisclosed Manufacturing Retail Acquirer Target Undisclosed $50 million C $3.2 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undecided Manufacturing Nutritional Supplements Resort Real Estate Acquirer Target Acquirier Information Technology Manufacturing Software Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Riverside Entertainment, LLC Undisclosed Professional Sports Target 14 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date ImageSeller LLC December 2004 Key Bank N.A. December 2004 The Principal Financial Group December 2004 Pro Fastpitch Ltd. December 2004 ResortQuest International, Inc. December 2004 Royal Healthcare of Long Island December 2004 Sightline Partners December 2004 Tikit plc. December 2004 Tomkins plc. December 2004 Alcoa Inc. November 2004 Fair Isaac Corporation November 2004 Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. November 2004 Pearl Street Holdings plc. November 2004 Retek Inc. November 2004 Uni-Select USA, Inc. November 2004 Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC October 2004 The Black & Decker Corporation October 2004 Corel Corp. October 2004 Destination Products International Ltd. October 2004 Target Company Division of Rocky Mountain Express Corp. American Express Business Finance Corporation ABN AMRO Trust Services Company National Pro Fastpitch, LLC East West Realty Aspen, LLC et al. Division of Quovadx, Inc. Piper Jaffray Ventures Solution 6 Network Integration Services, Inc. Division of Mectrol Corporation Division of Bemis Company, Inc. Braun Consulting, Inc. London Bridge Phoenix Software, Inc. The Health Group Ltd. Syncra Systems, Inc. Middle Atlantic Warehouse Distributor, Inc. Cummins Intermountain, Inc. Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH Jasc Software Inc. Siyeza, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Promotional Items Financial Services Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Undisclosed Financial Services Acquirer Undisclosed $22.2 million S Undisclosed Professional Sports Real Estate Target Acquirer Software Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Venture Capital Information Technology Manufacturing Packaging Technology Software Target Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed $40.3 million C $23 million C Undisclosed $4.7 million C Undisclosed Target Target Acquirer Target Health Care Software Automotive Parts Target Buyer Acquirer Undisclosed Transportation Acquirer Undisclosed Power Tools Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Software Food Packing Target Target C = Cash S = Stock 15 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date CIBER, Inc. September 2004 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated September 2004 Investor Group September 2004 MCG Global September 2004 The National Computing Centre September 2004 PMT Corporation September 2004 Southwest Energy, Inc. September 2004 Sun Capital Partners, Inc. et al. September 2004 ATI Holdco LLC August 2004 Cephalon, Inc. August 2004 H.B. Fuller Company August 2004 McLane Company, Inc. August 2004 Moonriver Group Limited August 2004 Norwest Equity Partners August 2004 Penta Capital August 2004 Tapelight Limited August 2004 Tikit plc. August 2004 Lansing Grain Company, LLC July 2004 The May Department Stores Company July 2004 Westman Freightliner, Inc. July 2004 Target Company Novasoft AG Vitality Foodservice, Inc. McKenzie Group Imperial Headwear The Impact Programme Limited Permark, Inc. Sasol Southwest Energy LLC Mervyn’s Division of Target Corporation JRB Company, Inc. CIMA Labs, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration €44 million C Undisclosed Industry IT Consulting Beverages Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Acquirer £33.5 million C Undisclosed £2 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed $1.7 billion C Undisclosed $500 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed £7.5 million C Undisclosed Consulting Apparel Information Technology Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Mining Retail Department Stores Manufacturing Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Consulting Services Retail Supplies Marketing Agribusiness Telecommunications Target Acquirer Target Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Target (co-counsel: Latham) Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Packaging Solutions Group Mountain View Marketing, Inc. Ion Group Limited Becker-Underwood, Inc. Euphony Communications Limited Legends Surf Shops plc. Retail Target Lecsoft SAS Certain Assets of General Mills, Inc. Marshall Field’s Division of Target Corporation Chesley Freightliner, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed $3.2 billion C Undisclosed Information Technology Food Products Retail Department Stores Truck Dealership Acquirer Target Target Target 16 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date ATI Holdco LLC June 2004 The J. M. Smucker Company June 2004 Fair Isaac Corporation May 2004 Stellent, Inc. May 2004 RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc. May 2004 HoMedics, Inc. April 2004 NCO Group, Inc. April 2004 Norwest Equity Partners April 2004 Novoste Corporation April 2004 SunOpta Ingredients, Inc. April 2004 The St. Paul Companies, Inc. April 2004 ACS Investors, Inc. March 2004 A.J. Gallagher & Co. March 2004 Champion KIA, Inc. March 2004 CIBER Inc. March 2004 ECCO Public Relations Limited February 2004 Guidant Corporation February 2004 Kowalski’s Markets, Inc. February 2004 MDU Resources Group, Inc. February 2004 3M Company January 2004 Lakeside Foods, Inc. January 2004 Target Company Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, Inc. International Multifoods Corporation London Bridge Software Holdings plc Optika Inc. Wells Fargo Clearing Brokerage Business Salter Housewares RMH Teleservices, Inc. Jacobson Transportation Company Certain Assets of Guidant Corporation Certain Assets of General Mills, Inc. Travelers Property Casualty Corp. DataVision, Inc. Don Laster Agency, Inc. Greeley KIA-Isuzu, Inc. SCB Computer Technology, Inc. Goodloyal Limited and Kinross & Render Limited AFx inc. Driskill’s Stores Fred Carlson Company, Inc. HighJump Software, Inc. Single Location of Faribault Foods, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed $840 million C&S $256 million C $59 million C&S Undisclosed Undisclosed $89 million S Undisclosed Industry Manufacturing Food Products Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Software Software Financial Services Manufacturing Customer Relationship Transportation Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Management Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed $17.9 billion S Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $90 million C&S Undisclosed Medical Technology Food Products Financial Services Target Target Acquirer (co-counsel: Davis Polk) Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Business Solutions/ Data Warehousing Insurance Agency Automobile Dealership IT Services Public Relations $45 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed $72 million C&S Undisclosed Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Grocery Stores Road Construction Software Food Products Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Target C = Cash S = Stock 17 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Tennant UK Limited January 2004 Oak Investment Partners December 2003 Quovadx, Inc. December 2003 Red Hat, Inc. December 2003 Shambhala Gold Limited December 2003 U.S. Bancorp Shareholders (via spinoff) December 2003 ATI Holdco Inc. October 2003 CooperSurgical, Inc. October 2003 Fair Isaac Corporation October 2003 Istate Truck, Inc. October 2003 Medamicus, Inc. October 2003 Guidant Corporation September 2003 National Computer Centre Limited September 2003 Procera Networks, Inc. September 2003 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. September 2003 Aeros Hockey Club, LLC August 2003 Capistar Franchise Holdings, Inc. August 2003 Faribault Foods, Inc. August 2003 J&J Holdings Limited August 2003 Stellent, Inc. August 2003 Target Company Walter-Broadley Machines Limited GeotraceTechnologies, Inc. Rogue Wave Software, Inc. Sistina Software, Inc. Galahad Capital plc Piper Jaffray Companies Attachment Technologies, Inc. Pengo Corporation Avalon Medical Corp. Seurat Company Chesley Truck Sales, Inc. and Chesley Truck & Trailer, Inc. BIOMEC Cardiovascular Inc. Vectoris Corporation CIO Limited Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed $72 million C&S $31 million S £72 million C $800 million S Undisclosed Industry Manufacturing Data Processing Software Software Mining Broker-Dealer Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Target Target Acquirer Target Manufacturing Acquirer $8.5 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Marketing Services Truck Dealership Target Acquirer Target $18 million C&S $35 million C £4 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals IT Consulting Target Acquirer Target Product Line of Digi International Inc. Advantus Mutual Funds/Select Series of Advantus Series Fund, Inc. Southwest Ice Enterprises A Thousand Points of Knowledge, Inc. Division of Milnot Company J&J Restaurants Limited Ancept, Inc. Networking Mutual Funds Target Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Professional Franchising Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Food Products Restaurants Software Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer 18 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Workspace, Inc. August 2003 Aonix Corp. July 2003 Digi International Inc. July 2003 Gelatin Smits Beheer July 2003 KRG Capital Partners LLC July 2003 Phil Lee Communications, LLC July 2003 Guidant Corporation July 2003 Alerus Financial, N.A. June 2003 Hillcrest Capital Partners, LP June 2003 Instrumental, Inc. June 2003 Hillcrest Capital Partners, LP May 2003 RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. May 2003 Imperial Supplies LLC April 2003 Graco Inc. March 2003 Graco Inc. March 2003 Guidant Corporation March 2003 Guidant Corporation March 2003 Stellent, Inc. March 2003 4 Imprint Limited February 2003 ADM Milling Limited February 2003 Metropolitan Dental Management, Inc. February 2003 Target Company Assets of Call Connect Communications, Inc. NewMonics, Inc. Assets of Embrace Networks, Inc. China Millers Limited Colorado MEDtech, Inc. J.T. Mega Incorporated Value/Type of Consideration $7 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $62.5 million C Undisclosed Industry Call Centers Software Software Ceramics Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Advertising Faegre & Benson Counsel For Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer X Technologies Inc. Pension Solutions, Inc. EZ Gard Industries, Inc. $60 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Financial Services Sporting Goods Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Partial Self-Tender Forsythe Appraisals, Inc. Jones & Babson Inc. Imperial, Inc. Block of Shares of Founding Family Sharpe Manufacturing Company BioStent, Inc. OCCAM International, B.V. Assets of Active IQ Technologies, Inc. Gearworks Limited Chancelot Mills Limited Lakeview Dental Group, P.A. Undisclosed Undisclosed IT Consulting Real Estate Appraisals Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed $55 million C Undisclosed Broker-Dealer/Mutual Funds Transportation Supplies Manufacturing Automotive Refinishing Equipment Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Software Marketing Agribusiness Dental Services Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer $16 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed £62 million C Undisclosed Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock 19 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Treval Holdings, LLC February 2003 Ffwd, Ltd. January 2003 HEI, Inc. January 2003 Highgate Designs Limited January 2003 Midwest Multisport Connection, Inc. January 2003 Otto Bock Healthcare LP January 2003 The Principal Financial Group January 2003 Uni-Select USA Northwest, Inc. January 2003 Uni-Select USA Northwest, Inc. January 2003 4i Vision, Inc. December 2002 Gerdur Kristjansdottir December 2002 Investor Group December 2002 Malt-O-Meal Company December 2002 Spa Capital LLC December 2002 Gabelli Asset Management Inc. November 2002 Guidant Corporation November 2002 Seacole LLC November 2002 Bemis Company, Inc. October 2002 Best Buy Stores, L.P. October 2002 SPS Commerce, Inc. October 2002 Target Company McNally Industries, Inc. Stellus Consulting, Inc. Assets of Colorado MEDtech, Inc. Ronald Joyce International Limited Gear West Ski & Run, Inc. Caspers Schneider Technologies and VASS Technologies Benefit Consultants, Inc. Mar-Lac Distributing Co. Piston Service Wholesalers, Inc. Flagg Publications, Inc. Atlandia, Inc. Division of Aonix Corporation Bagged-Cereal Division of The Quaker Oats Company De La Mer, Inc. Woodland Partners LLC Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Industry Manufacturing Business Consulting Services Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Fashion Retail Sporting Goods Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Financial Services Acquirer Undisclosed Acquirer $15 million C $5 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Automotive Parts Acquirer Automotive Parts Acquirer Internet Advertising Apparel Software Cereals Target Target Acquirer Acquirer $4.4 million C Undisclosed Spa Services Investment Management Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Specialty Chemicals Specialty Packaging Computer Services Web Hosting Target Target Cardiac Intelligence Corp. Circuit Research Corporation Division of UPMKymmene, Oyj Geek Squad, Inc. Fourthchannel, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed $70 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Acquirer 20 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Alerus Financial, N.A. September 2002 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company September 2002 Wellspring Capital Management September 2002 Access Cash International August 2002 CH2M Hill August 2002 EncoreOne, L.L.C. August 2002 MailWell Commercial Printing Inc. August 2002 Bemis Company, Inc. July 2002 EMPI Corp. July 2002 F&W Publications, Inc. July 2002 VL Publishing Inc. July 2002 Anthem Alliance Health Insurance Company July 2002 Cummins Rocky Mountain LLC June 2002 DSP OS Inc. June 2002 The Principal Financial Group June 2002 Tech-Etch, Inc. June 2002 ASI DataMyte, Inc. May 2002 Communications Systems, Inc. May 2002 Procera Networks, Inc. May 2002 Target Company Branch of BNC National Bank Minnesota Corn Processors, LLC FoodserviceDistribution Division of International Multifoods Corp. Cash Resources, Inc. DeMil Inc. Marsden Building and Maintenance Company Division of American Express Financial Corporation Clysar Division of DuPont Rehab Med Equip, Inc. Krause Publications, Inc. Diamond Trail News PRO Behavioral Health Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed $635 million C $180 million C Industry Banking Agribusiness Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Acquirer Food Products Target Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Bank-Card Processing Technology Building, Maintenance, and Security Printing and Document Services Packaging Medical Equipment Publishing Publishing Health Care Target Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Target $142 million C Undisclosed $120 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Target Cummins Southwest, Inc. Product Line of Digi International Inc. Bundled DefinedContribution Business of KeyCorp Division of BMC Industries, Inc. Division of Rockwell Automation, Inc. MiLAN Technology Division of Digi International Inc. Product Line of Digi International Inc. $25 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Diesel Engines and Generators Technology Financial Services Target Target Acquirer Undisclosed Undisclosed $8.5 million C Undisclosed Photochemical Etching Industrial Automation Technology Target Target Target Technology Target C = Cash S = Stock 21 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Stellent, Inc. April 2002 Bluewater Yachts March 2002 Concord EFS, Inc. March 2002 ValueVision International, Inc. March 2002 Digi International Inc. February 2002 MACTEC, Inc. February 2002 ACT Teleconferencing Inc. January 2002 Aid Association for Lutherans January 2002 Target Company Kinecta Corporation American Marine Limited The Logix Companies Iosota, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Undisclosed $35 million C&S Undisclosed Industry Software Boat Manufacturing Software Online Stores Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Acquirer Target Target NetSilicon, Inc. Law Companies Group, Inc. Proximity, Inc. Lutheran Brotherhood $55 million C&S $175 million C $4.8 million C&S Membership interests of two Fortune 500 Fraternal Benefit Societies $18.5 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Data Communications Environmental Engineering Teleconferencing Services Financial Services Acquirer Target Acquirer Target BUCA, Inc. January 2002 Essilor of America, Inc. January 2002 Lonkar Services Ltd. January 2002 Riverside Baseball, LLC January 2002 Roadmaster Motorcoach & Trailer, Inc. January 2002 Fons & Porter Publishing, LLC December 2001 U.S. Bancorp Asset Management Inc. December 2001 International Multifoods Corp. November 2001 Patton Electronics Co. November 2001 Acirca, Inc. October 2001 ACT Teleconferencing Inc. October 2001 Vinny Testa’s Restaurant Group Optifacts Division of Vision-Ease Lens, Inc. Lightning Wireline, Inc. Assets of Michigan Battle Cats Accuride Transporters, Inc. “For the Love of Quilting” Magazine Select Series of Ohio National Funds and Met Investors Series Trust Several Product Lines of General Mills Inc. and The Pillsbury Company DataFire RAS Product line of Digi International Inc. ShariAnn’s Organics, Inc. Assets of PictureTel Corporation Restaurant Optical Products Oil and Gas Well Services Professional Baseball Manufacturing Acquirer Target Acquirer Acquirer Target Undisclosed Publishing Acquirer Undisclosed Mutual Funds Acquirer $317 million C Food Products Acquirer Undisclosed Data Communications Target Undisclosed Food Target (majority stockholder) Acquirer $9 million C&S Teleconferencing Services 22 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Carlson Marketing Group, Inc. October 2001 Land O’Lakes Inc. October 2001 MedSource Technologies October 2001 Sebesta Blomberg & Associates, Inc. October 2001 Bemis Company, Inc. September 2001 Cantel Medical Corp. September 2001 First American Funds/U.S. Bancorp Asset Management Inc. September 2001 Freeman Decorating Co. September 2001 Iowa Title Company September 2001 McDATA Corporation September 2001 MathStar, Inc. August 2001 West Group August 2001 AVW Audio Visual Inc. July 2001 Stellent, Inc. July 2001 Aurafin LLC July 2001 Digi International Inc. June 2001 Faribault Foods June 2001 U.S. Bancorp Asset Management Inc. May 2001 Wilsons The Leather Experts April 2001 Target Company beenz.com Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Industry Marketing Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Purina Mills, Inc. Assets of Heartport, Inc. Assets of Metsys Engineering Duralam, Inc. Minntech Corporation Firstar Mutual Funds $230 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Livestock Feed Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Engineering Services Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer $69 million C $70 million C&S Undisclosed Specialty Packaging Medical Device/ Pharmaceuticals Mutual Funds Acquirer Target Acquirer Hoffend Xposition, Inc. United Title Company SANavigator, Inc. Digital MediaCom, Inc. Provolution Corporation TELAV, Inc. Assets of RESoft, Inc. OroAmerica, Inc. INXTECH Sun Vista Division of Signature Fruit Company, LLC First American Asset Management and Firstar Investment Research & Management Company Bentley’s Luggage Corp. Undisclosed Undisclosed $29.5 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed $79 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Tradeshows and Conventions Real Estate Computer Software Semiconductors Computer Software Presentation Technologies Software Jewelry Data Communications Food Products Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Target Target Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Acquirer Undisclosed Investment Management Acquirer $34 million C Retail Luggage Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock 23 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. March 2001 Graco Inc. March 2001 Otto Block Orthopedic Industry, Inc. March 2001 MediJect Corporation February 2001 Accelerated Payments, Inc. January 2001 Accelr8 Technology Corporation January 2001 GfK Holding, Inc. January 2001 Crescent Capital December 2000 Aurigin Systems Inc. November 2000 CFS Group plc October 2000 Caxton-Iseman Capital, Inc. October 2000 Digi International Inc. October 2000 Wausau Benefits, Inc. October 2000 Target Company SierraCities.com Inc. Value/Type of Consideration $107.5 million C Industry Lease Financing Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer ASM Company, Inc. CRP, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed Manufacturing Orthopedic Devices Acquirer Acquirer Subsidiaries of Permatec Holdings AG LaserNet, Inc. DDx, Inc. $15 million S Undisclosed Undisclosed Medical Technology Payment Services Medical Technology Target Acquirer Target Caribou Lake Software, LLC Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Cartia, Inc. Decision Systems, Inc. Buffets, Inc. Inside Out Networks, Inc. Health Benefits Administration division of Employers Insurance of Wausau El Portal Group, Inc. Undisclosed $75 million C Undisclosed $128 million C&S $650 million C $15 million C Undisclosed Software Consulting Restaurant Software Software Restaurant Data Connection Health Benefits Administration Target Target Founders Target Target Target Acquirer Acquirer Wilsons The Leather Experts, Inc. October 2000 Bemis Company, Inc. September 2000 Federated Investors, Inc. September 2000 The ING Group September 2000 $29.2 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed $6.1 billion C&S Retail Acquirer Division of Kanzaki Specialty Papers, Inc. IAI Mutual Funds ReliaStar Financial Corp. Thermal Paper Mutual Funds Financial Services Acquirer Target Target (co counsel: Wachtell, Lipton) Acquirer Target U.S. Bancorp September 2000 WPC Acquisition Corp. September 2000 Lyon Financial Services, Inc. Wiman Corporation Undisclosed Undisclosed Financial Leasing Plastic Films 24 C = Cash S = Stock MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Bemis Company, Inc. August 2000 IntraNet Solutions, Inc. July 2000 Northland/Marquette Capital Group, Inc. July 2000 ReliaStar Financial Corp. July 2000 Barnes & Noble, Inc. June 2000 Sleepmaster L.L.C. June 2000 American Engineered Components Inc. May 2000 Investcorp May 2000 Target Company Specialty Plastic Films Division of Viskase Companies, Inc. Information Exchange Division of Inso Corporation Trowbridge Kieselhorst & Company, Inc. Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc. Funco, Inc. Crescent Sleep Products Company Manchester Stamping Corporation Jostens, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration $228 million C $55 million C Undisclosed Industry Specialty Packaging Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer Internet Software Acquirer Commercial Mortgage Banking and Servicing Mutual Funds Retail Video Games and Equipment Mattress Manufacturing Stamped Metal Parts Manufacturing School-Related Products Acquirer $52.2 million C&S $162 million C Undisclosed Undisclosed Acquirer Target Target Acquirer $950 million C Acquirer (co-counsel: Gibson, Dunn) Target Acquirer Target Dancorp Investors, Inc. April 2000 Elliott Auto Supply Co. April 2000 Fleming Companies April 2000 / SUPERVALU Inc. December 1999 MDU Resources Group, Inc. April 2000 Adaptec, Inc. March 2000 Fidelity National Financial, Inc. March 2000 Koala Corporation March 2000 ReliaStar Financial Corp. February 2000 The St. Paul Companies, Inc. February 2000 Primera Foods Corporation January 2000 Izzo International, Inc. Fred Jones Enterprises, LLC Fairway Foods Operations of Holiday Companies Connolly-Pacific Co. Wild File, Inc. Northwest Mortgage Services, Inc. SCS Interactive, Inc. Financial Institution Marketing Division of the BISYS Group, Inc. Pacific Select Property Insurance Company I.F.P. Incorporated/ Zumbro, Inc. Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Golf Equipment Manufacturing Automotive Parts Wholesale Grocery Distribution $60 million S $29 million C&S Undisclosed Mining and Marine Construction Software Mortgage-related Services Soft-Play-Area Manufacturing Provision of ThirdParty Financial Services Insurance Target Target Target $6 million C&S Undisclosed Acquirer Acquirer $37 million C Undisclosed Acquirer Formulated Foods Acquirer C = Cash S = Stock 25 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Acquiring Company/Date Sasol Chemical Industries Ltd. January 2000 Target Company Southwest Energy, Inc. Value/Type of Consideration Undisclosed Industry Mining Explosives Faegre & Benson Counsel For Acquirer FB US: 3535434 1/06/09 26 C = Cash S = Stock