Benzinga's Weekend M&A Chatter

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday February 20 through Sunday February 22, 2015:

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

announced Sunday, that Valeant will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Salix for $158.00 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of about $14.5 billion. The transaction was approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and is expected to close in Q2 of 2015. Salix shares gained $7.11 Friday, closing at $157.85, while Valeant shares rose $4.13 to close at $173.26.

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BGC Partners

and GFI Group Inc.

announced Friday, that GFI's board of directors unanimously agreed to support BGC's tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of GFI common stock at $6.10 per share in cash. BGC will appoint 6 members to GFI's expanded 8 person board. At least three of these new board members are expected to be independent directors nominated by BGC. The expiration date for the tender offer is now 5:00 PM ET on February 26, 2015. GFI Group shares rose $0.05 Friday, to close at $6.10.

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Computer Sciences Corporation

is reportedly is sale talks, according to

. A spokesperson for Computer Sciences Corporation was not available for comment. Computer Sciences Corporation shares closed Friday at $66.93, a gain of $0.04.

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Shares of Keurig Green Mountain

rose Friday on unconfirmed market chatter that The Coca-Cola Company

was in talks to acquire the remaining shares of GMCR it does not already own for $140 to $150 per share Spokespersons for Keurig Green Mountain and Coca-Cola did not respond to requests for comment. Keurig Green Mountain shares gained 2% Friday, closing at $122.87.