Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday October 5, 2015

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday October 5, 2015:

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Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

rose Monday on unconfirmed market chatter of the company's Co-Chairmen Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein may be stepping down, according to sources. The company is said to have hired JPMorgan Chase to assist in exploring options, including a potential sale. Wedbush analyst Seth Basham told

via email, that such a large LBO, with mulitple parties involved would be a challenge to execute. He did say BBBY might be better off going private, as it would be able to invest in "invest in omnichannel initiatives for the long-term without public market scrutiny." Bed Bath & Beyond did not respond to a request for comment. Bed Bath & Beyond closed at $59.40 on Monday, a gain of 3.5%.

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Newell Rubbermaid

has agreed to acquire Elmer's Products, Inc. from an affiliate of Berwind Corporation for $600 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. Newell Rubbermaid closed at $41.59 Monday, up 2.5%.

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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp

is said to be in advanced talks to merge with movie channel Starz

, according to sources as reported by the

on Monday. Liberty's John Malone has stakes in both companies. The

reported earlier on Monday that Lionsgate, as well as Amazon.com, Inc.

could be potential suitors for Starz. Starz closed at $39.07 Monday, and traded at $43.00, after hours.