Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday February 4, 2015

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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday February 4, 2015:
Staples Announces Acquisition of Office DepotThe Deal
:

Staples, Inc.
SPLS
and Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE ODP) announced Wednesday, that the companies have agreed that Staples will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Office Depot for $7.25 per share in cash and 0.2188 of a share in Staples stock, for a transaction valued at $6.3 billion. The two companies had been in talks since September 2014 and were pressured by activist investor Starboard to make a deal. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2015. Office Depot shares gained more than 2% Wednesday, closing at $9.48, while Staples shares lost 12%, closing at $16.73.
Trafigura Said to have Interest in PeabodyThe Rumor
:

Shares of Peabody Energy Corp.
BTU
surged higher Wednesday on a
report from Energy Plugged
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that Trafigura could make a bid for the St Louis, MO-based coal company. A Trafigura spokesperson told
Benzinga
there was no basis to the rumor, while a Peabody spokesperson declined comment. Peabody Energy shares gained almost 3% Wednesday, closing at $7.28.
ClickSoftware Reportedly for Sale for $300MThe Rumor
:

Shares of ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.
CKSW
rose Wednesday, on a
report from Israel's The Marker
, that the company was for sale, according to sources. George Soros has a 9% stake in ClickSoftware. ClickSoftware is said to have hired Piper Jaffray as an advisor on the sale process. A person close to the situation declined comment. ClickSoftware shares gained more than 11% Wednesday, closing at $7.88.
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