Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Monday August 27, 2012
Submitted by charlesgross on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 17:19The 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
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Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Friday August 24, 2012
Submitted by charlesgross on Sat, 08/25/2012 - 12:29The 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
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Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Thursday August 23, 2012
Submitted by charlesgross on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 20:15The 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
Submitted by charlesgross on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 22:19The 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
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Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Monday August 20, 2012
Submitted by charlesgross on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 16:51The 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
Submitted by charlesgross on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 20:37The 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
Submitted by charlesgross on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 20:03Benzinga's Microcap Movers for Wednesday August 15, 2012
Submitted by charlesgross on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 17:29The 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
Submitted by charlesgross on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 19:49The 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.
Benzinga'a M&A Chatter for Friday August 10, 2012
Submitted by charlesgross on Sun, 08/12/2012 - 10:11The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday August 10, 2012:
Report Yahoo Shopping List Includes Zynga, Yelp
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