Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday March 13, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday March 13, 2014: Market Chatter of AMC Interest in WWE The Rumor:
Shares of WWE WWE spiked higher Thursday on unconfirmed market chatter of interest from AMC Networks AMCX in acquiring the company. Sources say the deal could be in the mid-to-high $2B range. Spokespersons for WWE and AMC were not available for comment. WWE closed Thursday at $29.75, after hitting an all-time high of $31.98. Apollo Global Management Considers Bid for Dave & Buster's The Rumor:
Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Apollo Global Management APO is looking at a possible bid to acquire food and enetertainment chain Dave & Buster's, according to sources. The current owner, Oak Hill Capital Partners is reportdly seeking about $1 billion for the company. Apollo purchased Chuck E Cheese owner, CEC Entertainment, last month. Spokespersons for the parties declined comment on the report. pollo Global Management closed Thursday at $32.13, a loss of almost 1.5%. Wedbush Says Chelsea Therapeutics is a Takeover Target The Analyst Note:
Shares of Chelsea Therapeutics CHTP surged higher Thursday and kept going, following a note from Wedbush that the biotech company and maker of Northera, is a potential takeover target. A spokesperson for Chelsea Therapeutics was not available for comment. Chelsea Therapeutics closed Thursday at $5.95, a gain of 14%.
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