Benzinga's Weekend M&A Chatter

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday October 16 through Sunday October 18, 2015:

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Alibaba Group

announced Friday, that it made a non-binding proposal to the Youku Tudou Inc.

Board to acquire all outstanding shares of Youku that it does not already own for $26.60 per ADS in cash. Alibaba currently owns 18.3% of the outstanding share capital of Youku based on Youku's public filings. Youku Tudou confirmed that its Board received the proposal and has formed a Special Committee to consider the proposal. Youku Tudou closed at $24.91 on Friday, a gain of 22%.

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Diebold, Incorporated

announced Saturday, that it has entered into a non-binding term sheet agreement with Wincor Nixdorf regarding the key parameters of a potential strategic business combination, through a public tender offer for all issued shares of Wincor Nixdorf. The offer price is €52.50 per share in cash and Diebold shares. Diebold closed at $33.55, up 2%.

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The Fresh Market, Inc.

founder and chairman Ray Berry is considering taking the company private, with the assistance of Apollo Global Management LLC

, according to sources as by

on Friday. Berry has a 4.1% stake in The Fresh Market company, while son-in-law, Michael Barry, previously the company's CFO, has a 6.4 % stake. None of the parties reportedly involved in a potential deal commented on the report, according to

. Fresh Market closed at $26.19 Friday, up 7.82%.