Year in Review--A Torrent of M&A

Two major industry players got new ownership in 1999: One was Merrill Corp., the St. Paul, MN-based document and information management company. A subsidiary of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners announced that it would purchase Merrill, buy back all of its stock and take the company private. Earlier in the year, Merrill acquired substantially all the assets of Plymouth, MN-based Alternatives Communications Group.