Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday November 25, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday November 25:

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Shares of Sears Holdings

rose sharply early Monday on a report from

Chairman Eddie Lampert was considering a possible sale of the Canadian retail unit. Sears later denied the report, saying it was "false." Sears Holdings closed Monday at $65.80, a gain of 7% on 1.5 times average volume.

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Harris Interactive

announced Monday that it has agreed to be acquired by Nielsen Holdings

for $2.00 per share. Nielsen will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Harris Interactive's common stock through a wholly owned subsidiary formed for the purpose of making the offer. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2014. Harris Interactive closed Monday at $1.99, a loss of 4%.

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Shares of Given Imaging

moved higher after the open Monday, on a report from Israel's

that three companies, which may include Johnson & Johnson

, Samsung Electronics

and Fujifilm Holdings

. Given Imaging declined comment on the rumor. Given Imaging closed Monday at $22.63, a gain of 6.5% on 7 times average volume.