Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday November 18, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday November 18, 2013: Hearing Chatter of Potential Amazon Bid for Groupon The Rumor:
Shares of Groupon GRPN moved higher midday Monday on unconfirmed market chatter of a potential bid from Amazon AMZN. A spokesperson for Groupon declined comment on the rumor. An Amazon spokesperson was not available for comment. Groupon closed Monday at $10.41, a loss of almost 3%. Cardiome to Acquire Correvio The Deal:
Cardiome Pharma CRME announced Monday that it has completed the acquisition of privately held pharmaceutical company Correvio for 19.9% of Cardiome's outstanding shares and a deferred cash consideration of $12 million. The adjusted deferred cash consideration must be repaid in full by December 1, 2019. Cardiome Pharma were halted Monday at $4.01, following a gain of more than 3%. CareFusion to Acquire Vital Signs Division of GE Healthcare for $500M The Deal:
CareFusion CFN announced Monday the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the Vital Signs division of GE Healthcare GE for $500 million. CareFusion expects to complete the acquisition of Vital Signs business in US and China by December 31, 2013, with the reaminder of the transaction to be completed during the quarter ending March 31, 2014. CareFusion closed Monday at $38.63, a loss of almost 1.5%.