Mergers and acquisitions

TargetAcquirer

DateLocationLocationDescription

5/10Hudson Health Plan Inc.UnitedHealth Group Inc.UnitedHealth will acquire Hudson Health Plan, a nonprofit provider

Tarrytown, N.Y.Minnetonkaof health care coverage programs for low-income residents in the

New York metropolitan area.

5/15Coinmach Service Corp.,Pamplona CapitalPamplona Capital Management will acquire Coinmach Service Corp.,

Air-Serv GroupManagementa laundry equipment service provider, and Air-Serv Group, a maker of

Plainview, N.Y., Londonair and gas compressors, a deal valued at $1.4 billion.

Mendota Heights

5/15Overhill Farms Inc.Bellisio Foods Inc.Bellisio Foods will acquire Overhill Farms, a frozen food manufacturer,

Vernon, Calif.Minneapolisfor about $81 million.

5/17Skyword Inc.Multiple investorsSkyword Inc., a provider of a platform for creating Internet content,

Boston has received $6.7 million in financing from investors that include St. Paul-

based American Public Media Group.