Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday January 13, 2015

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday January 13, 2015

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Shares of Smith & Nephew plc

moved lower Tuesday, as CEO Olivier Bohuon said he was not a fan of big M&A deals and had decided not to follow to this path, as reported by

. Bohuon was speaking at the JPMorgan Healthcare conference and declined to comment directly on the recent rumor of a potential bid from Stryker Corp.

. Rumors of potential deal between the two companies have persisted since last summer. Smith & Nephew shares closed Tuesday at $35.07, a loss of 2.5%.

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The Textron Specialized Vehicles group of Textron Inc.

, through Textron Ground Support Equipment UK Limited, has acquired the Douglas Equipment business from Curtiss-Wright Corporation

. Terms were not disclosed. Textron shares rose $0.29 Tuesday, closing at $42.43.

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SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.

entered into a contribution agreement with its sponsor, SunCoke Energy, Inc.

Tuesday, to acquire a 75% interest in SXC's Granite City, Ill., cokemaking facility for a total transaction value of $245 million. Terms of the deal have been approved by the Conflicts Committee of our general partner's Board of Directors. SunCoke Energy Partners Shares lost $0.13 Tuesday, to close at $26.65.