Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday January 27, 2015

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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday January 27, 2015
Nexstar Broadcasting to Acquire Media General for $4.6B in Cash, StockThe Deal
:

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
NXST
and Media General, Inc.
MEG
announced Wednesday, that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Nexstar will acquire all outstanding shares of Media General for $10.55 per share in cash, plus 0.1249 shares of Nexstar Class A common stock for each Media General share. The deal also includes contingent value rights entitling Media General shareholders to net cash proceeds as received from the sale of Media General's spectrum in the FCC's upcoming Incentive Auction. Meredith will receive a $60 million termination fee, The deal is expected to be completed late in Q3 or early Q4 of 2016. Media General closed at $16.19 on Wednesday up $0.06. Nexstar fell 4.58%, closing at $46.89. Meredith closed at $40.88, up 5.09%.
CyberArk Software CEO Says Co Focused on Building Business IndependentlyThe CEO Comments
:

CyberArk Software's
CYBR
CEO said his company is focused on building its business independently, according to
Reuters
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. On January 13, Israel's
Haaretz
reported that Israeli financial newspaper TheMarker reported that Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
, was in acquisition talks with CyberArk. Udi Mokady said the goal was to build a large company, but would do what was right for shareholders. Cyber Ark closed at $42.16 on Wednesday, down 2%.
Enbridge Acquires Montney Natural Gas Assets from Murphy Oil for $538MThe Deal
:

Enbridge Inc.
ENB
announced Wednesday, the acquisition of Tupper Main and Tupper West gas plants and associated pipelines in northeastern B.C., from the Canadian subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation
MUR
for $538M. The transaction is subject to regulatory review and approval. Enbridge closed at $32.17 on Wednesday, down 1.29%.
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