Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday August 18, 2016

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday August 18, 2016: Enterprise Products Approached Williams Cos Regarding Acquisition The Rumor:
Enterprise Product Partners EPD is said to have pproached Williams Companies Inc WMB regarding a takeover earlier this summer, according to sources as reported by Reuters on Thursday. Williams never responded official to the Enterprise offer, which has little or no premium, the source said. Enterprise and Williams did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Williams Cos closed Thursday at $28.11, up 7.87%. Och-Ziff Capital Management Considered Sale of Part of Co Earlier This Year The Rumor:
Och-Ziff Capital Management is said to have explored a partial sale earlier this year, according to sources, as reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Company representatives spoke to private equity firms as well as asset managers, Pimco regarding a sale of part of its business, but talks are no longer ongoing, the sources said. Och-Ziff Capital Management closed at $4.209, up 6.60%. Report of $30B Thermo Fisher Bid for Illumina The Rumor:
Shares of Illiumima ILMN surged to $182.67 on Thursday, following a report from Street Insider that Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO could bid $30B, according to sources. Multiple analysts were doubtful such a deal could take pace. Benzinga first reported the sale chatter in Illumina earlier on Wednesday. Illumina declined comment on the report. Illumina closed at $172.37 on Thursday, up 1.9%. Retrophin Considers Acquisition of Raptor Pharmaceutical The Rumor:
Retrophin RTRX is said to be considering a takeover of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. RPTP, according to sources as reported by Bloomberg late Wednesday. Raptor was one of several stocks Benzinga mentioned Wednesday as potential takeover targets. Raptor Pharmaceutical closed at $7.49 on Thursday, up 8.55%. Skullcandy Board Determines $6.35/Share Offer from Mill Road Capital Superior to Incipio Transaction The Superior Offer:
Skullcandy, Inc. SKUL announced Thursday, that on August 17, 2016 it received a written proposal from Mill Road Capital Management LLC to acquire Skullcandy for $6.35 per share in cash. Skullcandy's Board of Directors determined that the Mill Road Proposal constitutes a superior proposal as defined in the previously announced definitive merger agreement with Incipio. Skullcandy notified Incipio of the Skullcandy Board's intention to terminate the Incipio agreement on August 23. Skullcandy closed at $6.41 on Thursday, unchanged.