Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday October 3, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday October 3, 2013:

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Shares of HomeAway

moved sharply higher Thursday on unconfirmed market chatter of takeover interest from Priceline

. The potential takeover price was rumored to be around $45 per share. HomeAway currently has partnered with Priceline to provide car rental and flight booking services for HomeAway users. Spokespersons for Priceline and HomeAway declined comment on the rumor. HomeAway closed at $29.65 Thursday, a gain of almost 8% on 5 times average volume.

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ICG Group

announced Thursday an agreement to sell Procurian to Accenture

for $375 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in Q4. ICG Group closed at $15.30 Thursday, a gain of 9%.

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Lexmark International

announced Thursday the acquisition of health care software company PACSGEAR for approximately $54 million Lexmark closed at $34.11 Thursday, a gain of $0.09.