Minnesota mergers and acquisitions Text size Copy shortlink: Date Location Location Description 2/1 Ascender HCM Ceridian HCM Ceridian HCM Holding will acquire Ascender HCM Australia Pty. Ltd., a payroll Australia Pty. Ltd. Holding Inc. and human resources solutions provider in Asia Pacific Japan. Mascot, Australia Bloomington 2/2 Wellington Experience Inc. Augeo Affinity Augeo Affinity Marketing has acquired Wellington Experience Inc., a provider Overland Park, Kan. Marketing Inc. of experience design, community building and strategic gifting. St. Paul 2/3 Digital Defense Inc. HelpSystems LLC HelpSystems has acquired Digital Defense Inc., a provider of vulnerability San Antonio, Texas Eden Prarie management and threat assessment products, to enhance its cybersecurity