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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday February 21, 2017:
Restaurant Brands to Acquire Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen for $79/Share in Cash
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The Deal:
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLKI) announced an agreement for RBI to acquire Popeyes for $79.00 per share in cash, or $1.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close by April 2017.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen closed at $78.73, up 19.07 percent.
Hearing M&A Chatter in Legg Mason
The Rumor:
Legg Mason Inc (NYSE:LM) shares spiked to a high of $38.99 on a report from Street Insider that the company received a takeover offer from an unnamed buyer. No details are known aout the potential offer.
Legg Mason closed at $37.50 on Tuesday, up 2.18 percent.
B. Riley Financial to Acquire FBR & Co. for $20.28/Share in Cash, Stock
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The Deal:
B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY) announced an agreement to acquire FBR & Co. (NASDAQ:FBRC) in a transaction valued at $160.1 million. FBR shareholders will receive .671 shares of B. Riley common stock, plus a pre-closing cash dividend of $8.50 per share, assuming sufficient funds are available for distribution. FBR is required to deliver a minimum of $33.5 million of cash (net of certain transactional and other expenses) to B. Riley Financial at closing. Based upon B. Riley Financial's closing stock price on Friday, the stock and anticipated pre-closing dividend amounts to $20.28 per FBR share.
The transaction has been approved by B. Riley Financial's and FBR's boards of directors and must be approved by shareholders of both companies, in addition to regulatory approval. The transaction is expected to close Q2 of 2017.
FBR rose 10.78 percent to close at $18.50.
Verizon to Pay $350M Less for Yahoo's Operating Business
The Reduction:
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced they have amended the existing terms of their agreement for the purchase of Yahoo's operating business. The companies have agreed to reduce the price Verizon will pay to acquire Yahoo's operating business by $350 million. Verizon and Yahoo will also share certain legal and regulatory liabilities arising from certain data breaches incurred by Yahoo.
Yahoo closed at $45.50 on Tuesday, up $0.40.
Icahn Sees Bristol-Myers as Possible Takeover Target
The Rumor:
Carl Icahn has reportedly taken a stake in Bristol-Myers (NYSE:BMY). Icahn said the pharma company has a strong pipeline and would make an attractive target, sources said. It was uncertain how large the Icahn stake was in Bristol-Myers.
Bristol-Myers traded as high as $57.21 and closed at $54.78 on Tuesday, up $0.19.
Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.