Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday December 15, 2015

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday December 15, 2015:

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Inland Real Estate Corporation

announced Tuesday, that it has agreed to be acquired by real estate funds managed by DRA Advisors LLC or $10.60 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion, including the assumption of existing debt. Upon completion of the merger, IRC will become a privately-held REIT. The Merger is expected to be completed in H1 of 2016. Inland Real Estate rose 7% Tuesday, closing at $10.64

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Bona Film Group Limited

announced Tuesday, that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Mountain Tiger International Limited and Mountain Tiger Limited, to acquire the company for $13.70 per ADS in cash. Alibaba Pictures Group Limited

is a new investor in the acquiring company. The merger which is currently expected to close during the second quarter of 2016 Bona Film Group rose 1.8% Tuesday, closing at $13.00.

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Advance Auto Parts

is said to be exploring a potential sale, according to a source as reported by

on Tuesday. The source said AAP had been approached by at least one potential buyer, and O'Reilly Automotive

is said to be a possible suitor. A deal could could be announced for as much as $200 per share, the sources said. Advance Auto Parts declined comment on the rumor, while O'Reilly was not aware of the rumor of a deal with Advance Auto Parts. Advance Auto Parts spiked as high as $164.25, closing at $156.17, up 5.8%.

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Global Payments Inc.

announced Tuesday, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

for for $100.00 per share or $4.3 Billion. Global Payments will acquire Heartland for 0.6687 shares of Global Payments stock and $53.28 in cash for each share of Heartland stock at closing. The deal is expected to close in Global Payments' FY 2016 Q4. Heartland Payment Systems closed at $85.10 on Tuesday, and traded as high as $96.30 after-hours.