Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday March 8, 2016

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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday March 8, 2016:
Renewed Chatter of Potential Nike Bid for FitBitThe Rumor
:

Shares of FitBit
FIT
spiked higher Tuesday on renewed market chatter of a potential takeover offer from Nike
NKE
. "Sources" said Nike executives were in communication with FitBit, with a potential buyout at $22.00 to $25.00 per share. FitBit closed at $13.05 on Tuesday, up $0.02.
Vivant Solar Terminates SunEdison Merger Agreement
The Termination
:

Vivint Solar
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VSLR
announced Tuesday, that it delivered a letter to SunEdison, Inc.
SUNE
notifying it that, as a result of SunEdison's failure to meet its obligations, Vivint Solar has terminated the merger agreement. Vivint Solar later announced a lawsuit against SunEdison SunEdison announced in July 2015 it was acquiring Vivant Solar for $2.2 billion. SunEdison closed at $2.00 on Tuesday, up $0.10. Vivant Solar lost 20% on Tuesday to close at $4.17
Encana Exploring Said to be Exploring Sale of $1B in Non-core AssetsThe Rumor
:

Canada's Encana Corp NYSE: ECA) is said to be considering the sale of additional non-core assets in the U.S. and Canada valued, according to sources as reported by
Reuters
on Tuesday. The assets could be valued at approximately $1 billion, the sources said. A spokesman for Encana declined comment. Encana closed at $5.22 on Tuesday down 14.43%.
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