Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday September 30, 2015

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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday September 30, 2015:
Synaptics Rejected Offer From State-Back China Group, Offer Was Valued At $4B Or $110/Shr, Synaptic May Hold Out For $125The Rumor
:

Shares of Synaptics Inc.
SYNA
spike sharply higher Wednesday, as
Bloomberg
reported the company had rejected an offer of $110 per share from a state-backed Chinese investment group, according to sources. The offer would have valued Synaptics at about $4 billion, but the San Jose, California touch-screen technology company reportedly wanted as much as $125 per share. A spokesperson for Synaptics declined comment on the rumor. Synaptics closed at $82.46 on Wednesday, a gain 27%.
Rumor Of Google Stake in GoProThe Rumor
:

Shares of GoPro, Inc.
GPRO
spiked higher Wednesday, on unconfirmed market chatter of a potential 17% stake by Google
GOOGL
, valaued at $550 million, according to "sources." GoPro has been the subject of takeover rumors and CEO Nick Woodman dismissed talk of a potential acquisition by Apple Inc
AAPL
at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco last week. A spokesperson for GoPro was unavailable for comment. GoPro closed at $31.22 Wednesday, up 4.5%.
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Google Acquires JibeThe Deal
:

Google
GOOGLannounced Wednesday
, that the Jibe Mobile team is joining Google to "help us bring RCS to a global audience." Terms of the were not disclosed. Jibe is a leading provider of RCS services. Google closed at $602.45 a gain of 1.21%.
GE to Sell Tank Car Leasing Portfolio and Railcar Repair Facilities to Marmon Holdings; Remaining Railcar Leasing Business to Wells FargoThe Deals
:

GE
GE
announced Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its tank car fleet assets and railcar repair facilities to Marmon Holdings, Inc., and General Electric Railcar Services LLC, to Wells Fargo & Co.
WFC
. Terms were not disclosed. The sale of the tank car assets closed on Wednesday. The sale of the railcar repair facilities is expected to close in Q4 of 2015, while the sale of the remaining railcar leasing business is expected to close by the end of Q1 of 2016. GE closed at $25.22 on Wednesday, a gain of 2.5%.
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