Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday April 2, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday April 2, 2014:

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DFC Global

announced Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for $9.50 per share in cash, for a total value of $1.3 billion. The agreement was unanimously approved by DFC Global's Board of Directors and is expected to close in Q3 2014. DFC Global shares closed Wednesday at $9.45, a gain of 5%.

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Cardinal Health announced Wednesday it has agreed to acquire manufacturer and distributor of extravascular closure devices, AccessClosure, for $320 million in cash. The deal is expected to close by early June 2014. Cardinal Health closed Wednesday at $70.28, a gain of $0.55.

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Plug Power

announced Wednesday it has acquired the assets of a developer of hydrogen fuel cell stack technology, ReliOn, for $4 million in Plug Power shares. Plug Power closed Wednesday at $7.48 and traded around $7.80 after-hours.