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Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Monday August 27, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday August 27, 2012:

Hertz to Acquire Dollar Thrifty for $87.50/Share

The Deal:

Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Friday August 24, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday August 24, 2012:

Hertz May Acquire Dollar Thrifty for $87.50/Share as Early as Monday -NYT

The Rumor:

Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Thursday August 23, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday August 23, 2012:

Hearing Schulze, Best Buy Talking Again

The Rumor:
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is reportedly in talks once again with founder Richard Schulze regarding a takeover, according to sources. Schulze made an offer of $24 to $26 per share on August 6 to take back Best Buy. However, shares fell sharply on August 21 following a disappointing earnings report.

Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Wednesday August 22, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday August 22, 2012:

Health Care REIT to Acquire Sunrise Senior Living for $14.50/Share

The Deal:

Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Monday August 20, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday August 20, 2012:

Aetna to Acquire Coventry Health Care

The Deal:

Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Friday August 17, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday August 17, 2012:

Hearing Renewed Chatter of Celgene Bidding for Dendreon

The Rumor:
Celegene (NASDAQ: CELG) is once again rumored to be buying Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN), according to sources. That same rumor has been reported many times, the last time just 2 days ago.

A spokesperson for Dendreon had no comment on the rumor. A Celgene spokesperson was not available.

Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday August 16, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday August 16, 2012:

Hearing Amazon, Private Equity Taking a Look at Coinstar

The Rumor:
Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) is a possible takeover target of a private equity firm and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), according to the

Benzinga's Microcap Movers for Wednesday August 15, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday August 15, 2012:

Hearing Chatter Xstrata Making Offer to Acquire Walter Energy

The Rumor:
Xstrata (XSRAF) was rumored Wednesday to be making an offer of $47 per share to acquire Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT), according to a report from Australian radio. Walter Energy has been the subject of frequent takeover chatter from companies that include BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Monday August 13, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday August 13, 2012:

Google Buys Frommer's

The Deal:
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is acquiring the Frommer's travel guide business from John Wiley & Sons (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) for an amount believed tio be less than $66 million, according to sources.