Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday September 10, 2014


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday September 10, 2014:Dollar General Commences Cash Tender Offer To Acquire Family Dollar for $80/Share

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The Tender Offer:
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) announced Wednesday, that it has commenced a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) for $80.00 per share in cash. The offer will expire at 5:00 PM ET on October 8, 2014, unless extended. Family Dollar acknowledged the commencement of the tender by Dollar General offer to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Family Dollar for $80.00 per share in cash. Family Dollar's board of directors rejected the proposal from Dollar General with those same terms, on September 5, 2014, citing antitrust regulatory concerns.Family Dollar said it still supports the offer from Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) of $59.60 in cash and $14.90 in Dollar Tree shares, as announced on July 28. The Family Dollar Board will review Dollar General's tender offer and will advise shareholders of of its position.Family Dollar Shares closed Wednesday at $78.86, a gain of $0.16, while Dollar Tree closed at $63.70, a gain of $0.28.Federal-Mogul to Acquire TRW's Engine Valve Business for $385M in CashThe Deal:

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TRW Automotive Holdings (NYSE: TRW) announced Wednesday, that it has agreed to sell its engine valve business for $385 million in cash to Federal-Mogul Holdings (NASDAQ: FDML). The deal is expected to close in Q1 of 2015.TRW Automotive Holdings closed Wednesday at $100.92, a gain of $0.32.Hearing Renewed Takeover Chatter in 3D SystemsThe Rumor:
Shares of 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) surged higher Wednesday, on renewed takeover chatter. The rumored buyer is SAP (NYSE: SAP) with a potential purchase price of $80.00 per share. Seiko Epson (OTC: SEKEY) was mentioned in May as a potential buyer at $75.00 per share.Spokespersons for 3D Systems and SAP were not available for comment.3D Systems shares closed Wednesday at $52.85, a gain of $0.92. Shares of Stratysys (NASDAQ: SSYS) ExOne (NASDAQ: XONE) and Organovo (NYSE: ONVO) also traded higher on the rumor.Google Acquires Lift LabsThe Deal:
Google  (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has acquired Lift Labs, a maker of a self-stabilizing spoon for patients with Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. Terms were not disclosed.Lift Labs will become part of Google Life Sciences, which is a part of Google X.Google closed Wednesday at $593.42, a gain of $1.45.

27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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