Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday July 6, 2015

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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday July 6, 2015:
Hearing Teva To Raise Bid For Mylan To $86-$88/Share This WeekThe Rumor
:

Shares of Mylan N.V.
MYL
spiked to an intraday high of $73.90 Monday, following a report from
Bloomberg
, that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) could raise its offer to $86.00 to $88.00 per share, according to sources. Teva had offered $82.00 per share in April. Mylan offered $35 billion for Perrigo
PRGO
. That bid was backed by Abbot Labs
ABT
which has a 14.5% stake in Mylan. Mylan shares rose $0.63 Friday, closing at $70.75.
IBM Said to Bid for FireEyeThe Rumor
:

Shares of FireEye
FEYE
rose Monday, on renewed unconfirmed market chatter of a potential offer from IBM
IBM
.
Deal Reporter
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said in December that FireEye had been approached by both IBM and Oracle
ORCL
. Spokespersons for FireEye and IBM were not available for comment. FireEye shares fell $0.18 Monday, closing at $48.01.
Hearing Unconfirmed Market Chatter of Lenovo Interest in Marvell TechnologyThe Rumor
:

Shares of Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
MRVL
rose briefly Monday, on unconfirmed chatter of a potential bid from Lenovo Group Limited
LNVGY
. Spokespersons for Marvel and Lenovo did not respond to requests for comment. Marvell shares fell $0.23 Monday, closing at $13.19.
Hearing The Deal Says JP Morgan Interested in Lending ClubThe Rumor
:

LendingClub Corporation
LC
shares spiked higher Monday on a report from
The Deal
that JP has an interest in the peer-to-peer lending company, which had its IPO in December 2014. After-hours, Charlie Gasparino tweeted that JP Morgan sources said there was no interest in acquiring Lending Club. Lending Club shares gained 5.73% Monday, closing at $14.75.
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