Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday June 17, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday June 17, 2014: Trulia to Bid for Move The Rumor:
Shares of Move MOVE rose sharply Tuesday, as a person familiar with the matter, told Benzinga that Trulia TRLA could be offering around $18.00 per share for the operator of Realtor.com. Spokespersons from the companies declined to comment on the rumor. Shares of Move rose as high as $15.46 Tuesday and closed at $14.98, a gain of almost 8%, while Trulia closed at $45.04, after reaching a high of $46.98. SolarCity to Acquire Silevo The Deal:
SolarCity SCTY announced Tuesday, it has signed an agreement to acquire solar technology and manufacturing company, Silevo. SolarCity will pay $200 million in shares for Silevo, plus and additional $150 million based on milestones. Shares of Solar city rallied throughout the day and closed at $64.83, a gain of 17.5% Oracle Reportedly Near Deal to Acquire Micros for $5B The Rumor:
Shares of Micros Systems MCRS spiked sharply higher Tuesday, as Bloomberg reported that Oracle ORCL is in talks to acquire the provider of enterprise-wide applications, services and hardware for the hospitality and retail industries, according to a source. Micros shares were halted on a circuit-breaker at 11:50 AM ET and then continued to a high of $70.24 A spokesperson for Oracle declined comment on the report, while Micros did not immediately respond. Shares of Micros Systems closed Tuesday at $66.33, a gain of 15% Coca Cola Shares Rise Premarket on Going Private Talk The Investor Comments:
Shares of Coca Cola KO rose in the premarket Tuesday, on comments by activist investor David Winters, speaking to Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network. Winters said he believed that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRK, which owns just over 9% of Coke shares, could be working on a plan to take the soft drink company private. Buffett responded to the comments, telling CNBC there is "absolutely no chance of that." Coca Cola closed Tuesday at $40.92, a gain of $0.26. HARMAN Acquires Yurbuds The Deal:
Harman International Industries HAR announced Tuesday, it has acquired headphone manufacturer Yurbuds. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Harman International Industries closed Tuesday at $103.46, a gain of $0.22.
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