Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday April 27, 2016

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday April 27, 2016

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Comcast Corp.

is in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

for more than $3 billion, according to sources as reported by

late Tuesday. DreamWorks had a market cap of $2.3 billion at the close on Tuesday. DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, in response to the report, is said to have indicated that would leave the company in the event of a Comcast takeover. DreamWorks Animation closed at $32.20 on Wednesday, up 18.73%.

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ExamWorks Group, Inc.

announced Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., for $35.05 per share in cash. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 of 2016. ExamWorks closed at $36.00 on Wednesday, up 7.24%.

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Avery Dennison

announced Wednesday, an agreement to acquire the European business of Mactac from private equity firm Platinum Equity, for €200 million including assumed debt. The acquisition is expected to close within three months. Avery Dennision closed at $74.47 on Wednesday, up 2.38%.