Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday September 1, 2015

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday September 1, 2015:

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Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA) today announced the terms of a proposed cash acquisition of United Kingdom-based Latchways plc (LTC.L), a provider of innovative fall protection systems and solutions, for £11 per share. The Proposed acquisition is valued at approximately £124 million, or $191 million. This acquisition is expected to close in October. MSA Safety closed at $44.39 on Tuesday, a loss of almost 2.5%.

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Whirlpool

confirmed Tuesday, that it has made an approach regarding a possible offer for AGA Rangemaster. Whirlpool said no formal offer has been made. Whirlpool closed at $160.20 Tuesday, down 4.7%.

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Xerox

and inVentiv Health today announced Xerox's acquisition of inVentiv Patient Access Solutions (iPAS), an inVentiv Health company. Terms were not disclosed. Xeronx shares closed at $9.78 Tuesday, down almost 4%.

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Shares of HRG Group, Inc.

spiked higher Tuesday, on unconfirmed market chatter of a potential offer from Bermuda-based insurance holding company, Athene. HRG shares reached a high of $13.22 for the day A spokesperson for Athene declined comment on the rumor. HRG did not respond to a request for comment. HRG closed at $12.88 Tuesday, unchanged.