Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday May 22, 2013

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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday May 22, 2013:
Clearwire Board Recommends Shareholders Approve $3.40/Share Offer from SprintThe Recommendation
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Clearwire Corporation
CLWR
announced Wednesday that its Special Committee of the Board of Directors and its Board of Directors have approved the revised offer from Sprint
S
to acquire the approximately 50 percent stake in Clearwire it does not already own, for $3.40 per share. The Special Meeting of Stockholders will take place on Friday, May 31, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET. Clearwire closed at $3.38 Wednesday, a loss of $0.02 on 6 times average volume.
Le Gaga Receives 'Going Private' Proposal of $4.01/ADSThe Offer
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Le Gaga Holdings
GAGA
announced Wednesday that it has received a non-binding proposal from a group led by the company's Chairman, Ms. Na Lai Chiu, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company not currently owned by the group, as part of a "going private" transaction at a price of $4.01 in cash per ADS. The group intends to form an acquisition company to implement the transaction and obtain financing. Le Gaga Holdings closed at $3.78 Wednesday, a gain of 13% on 18 times average volume.
Hearing Unconfirmed Chatter of $60/Share Bid for Rackspace from IBMThe Rumor
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Rackspace
RAX
has received an offer of $60 per share from IBM
IBM
, according to unconfirmed sources. A similar report surfaced on May 2, with the company rumored to have hired Goldman Sachs as an adivsor. A spokesperson for Rackspace declined comment. An IBM spokesperson was not available for comment. Rackspace closed at $37.56 Wednesday, a gain of 1% on 1.5 times average volume.
Report of $7.75/Share Bid from Logitech for ZAGGThe Rumor
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Logitech
LOGI
is reportedly offering $7.75 per share to acquire ZAGG
ZAGG
, according to the Swiss publication
Tages Anzeiger
. A spokesperson for Logitech declined comment on the report. A ZAGG spokesperson was not available for comment. ZAGG closed at $5.13 Wednesday, a gain of 2% on 3.5 times average volume.
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