
As a leading private investment banking firm, Cherry Tree stays in constant touch with leading industry experts and financing sources and we are active participants through speaking engagements and memberships with associations.
Cherry Tree is a long-standing member of the National Venture Capital Association and is active in numerous associations in Minnesota that foster new ventures and entrepreneurial development.
Our client base provides an excellent window on economic trends and investor expectations and continually deepens our knowledge base and entrepreneurial perspective.
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Aerosim acquired by FTA, LLC
Flight Training Acquisitions LLC (FTA) announces the acquisition of Delta Connection Academy, Inc. and Aerosim Technologies, Inc. Flight Training Acquisitions was formed by equity sponsors Lincolnshire Management, Inc. and GTI Group LLC, Delta Air Lines, Inc. and the management of both businesses for the purpose of acquiring these two businesses...
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XATA Raises $30M in Financing, Acquires Turnpike Global
XATA Corporation announced it has received $30 million in funding from Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) and Trident Capital, and that it has purchased Ontario Canada-based Turnpike Global Technologies (Turnpike) for $20 million in cash and stock. >more |
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Richline acquires 'Mother and Child' brand
The Richline Group has acquired the intellectual property and distribution rights to Kirchner Corp.'s Mother and Child brand and Janel Russell Designs Inc.
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Analysts International Sells Assets of Medical Concepts Staffing Business
Analysts International today announced that it has sold the assets of Medical Concepts Staffing, a full-service nurse staffing agency and subsidiary of AIC, to Temps, Inc. >more |
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Analysts International Announces Sale of Reseller Business
Analysts International Corporation and Netarx, LLC today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Netarx will acquire substantially all the assets of AIC's value-added reseller (VAR) business and its supporting service offerings.
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Hostopia announces two acquisitions
Deluxe Corporation today announced two moves by its Hostopia unit to help expand Deluxe's Web services customer base. >more |
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Titan Machinery CEO Named Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award Winner in Upper Midwest Regions
Titan Machinery Inc. announced that David Meyer, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the distribution category in the Upper Midwest region.
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Entrepreneurs House Thrives Despite Economic Headwinds
The Twin Cities entrepreneurial community is coming together for a seventh year to build a Habitat for Humanity house. >more |
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Barnes & Noble Acquires Fictionwise
Barnes & Noble, Inc. has acquired Fictionwise, a leader in the e-book marketplace, for $15.7 million in cash. Barnes & Noble said it plans to use Fictionwise as part of its overall digital strategy, which includes the launch of an e-Bookstore later this year.
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Cherry Tree Profiled in Twin Cities Business Magazine — February 2009
Cherry Tree's Big Exits
Three IPOs in 13 months, and an eight-fold return on their last venture fund. Tony Christianson and Gordon Stofer on the morphing business model that got them there, and what Cherry tree might become next. >more |

THREE IPOs IN 13 MONTHS
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Titan Machinery Closes Acquisition of 9 Dealerships
Titan Machinery Inc. announced today that it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of Western Plains Machinery Co. and WP Rentals, consisting of nine construction equipment locations in Montana and Wyoming. The acquisition closed on January 1, 2009.
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Capella Education Company Appoints Kevin Gilligan as CEO
Capella Education Company announced today that the board of directors has named Kevin Gilligan as Capella’s chief executive officer. He will start by March 5, 2009. Capella founder Stephen G. Shank, who turned 65 in Dec. 2008, had previously indicated his intention to retire from the chief executive officer position. Shank will stay on in an advisory role during a transition phase and also remain chair of the Capella Education Company board of directors..
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Titan Machinery Announces Its Inclusion in the NASDAQ Global Select Market
Titan Machinery Inc. announced that it is included in the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The NASDAQ Global Select Market has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements. Prior to the change, the company had been listed on the NASDAQ Global Market.
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Deluxe to Acquire Hostopia.com: Acquisition Provides Web-Hosting Capabilities for Small Businesses
Deluxe Corporation and Hostopia.com Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Deluxe to acquire Hostopia to establish and maintain an Internet presence.
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Analysts International Continues to Transform its business
Analysts International Corporation announced the sale of Symmetry Workforce Solutions, its managed services business; the discontinuation of its staffing relationship with Lexmark International, Inc.; and a corresponding reduction of its corporate and back office support staff.
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Titan Machinery Inc. Prices Offer at $20 a Share
Titan Machinery Inc. increased its previously announced public offering by 20 percent to 4.2 million shares, and has priced the offering at $20 per share.
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MedPlast Acquires K&W Medical Specialties
MedPlast, Inc. proudly announces that it has simultaneously acquired ATP's Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group (ERPG), Wayne, Pennsylvania, and K&W Medical Specialties (K&W), Westfield, Pennsylvania.
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Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning has chosen St. Cloud, Minnesota based Granite Equity Partners to assist with the next phase of the company's growth and development.
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XATA Corporation Completes Acquisition of GeoLogic Solutions, Inc
XATA Corporation today announced that it has completed its acquisition of GeoLogic Solutions, Inc. Based in Herndon, VA, GeoLogic provides the commercial trucking industry with wireless asset management solutions that reduce operational costs while increasing overall efficiency.
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