Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday June 23, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday June 23, 2014:

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Wisconsin Energy

and Integrys Energy

announced Monday that they have agreed that Wisconsin Energy will acquire Integrys in a deal valued at $9.1 billion. The combined company will be named WEC Energy Group, Inc, when the deal is completed, which is expected in Summer 2015. Integrys Energy closed Monday at $68.35, a gain of more than 12%, while Wisconsin Energy closed down 3.5% at $45.27.

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Oracle

announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire MICROS Systems

for $68.00 per share in cash, for a total value of approximately $5.3 billion, or $4.6 billion net of MICROS' cash. The deal, rumored last week in a report from

, is expected to close in the second half of 2014, MICROS closed Monday at $67.98, a gain of more than 3%, while Oracle closed at $41.10, a gain of $0.28.

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Harbinger Group

announced Monday, a letter that it sent to the Board of Directors of Central Garden & Pet Company

on June 16, 2014, offering to acquire all of Central Garden & Pet Company for $10.00 per share in cash. HRG stated that it may further increase the value of its proposal if the CENT Board engages in a constructive dialogue and grants access to customary diligence materials. Harbinger says to date, Central Garden & Pet's Board and management have been unresponsive. Central Garden & Pet Company closed Monday at $9.58, a gain of 6.5%, while Harbinger gained 1% to close at $13.11.

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Shares of Monsanto

and Syngenta

surged higher Monday, on a report from

, that Monsanto had recently explored a potential acquisition of Syngenta, according to sources. A deal would have enabled Monsanto to move its tax location to Switzerland. The talks have been terminated, report the sources. Monsanto closed Monday at $122.10, a gain of $0.02. Syngenta closed at $79.59, a gain of 7%, on 11 times average volume.

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Abbott

announced Monday, it will acquire Russian pharmaceutical manufacturer, Veropharm. Abbott will acquire LLC Garden Hills, which owns a controlling interest in Veropharm, for between $395 million and $495 million. Garden Hills currently owns more than 80% of Veropharm, and is expected to own more than 95% by the time the deal closes. Abbott closed Monday at $40.73, a loss of $0.12.

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Shares Fidelity National Financial

spiked higher Monday, on a report from

, that Comdata has attracted interest from potential buyers, following its IPO filing. Comdata is is owned by Fidelity National and Thomas H. Lee Partners. It reported in April, it had filed confidentially for an IPO. Comdata was separated from Ceridian in 2013. Fidelity National Financial closed Monday at $33.20, a gain of $0.31.