Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday December 15, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday December 15, 2014

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Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc.

rose Monday, on renewed chatter of a possible bid from Publix. The rumor is that Publix will offer more than $60 per share for Whole Foods. A spokesperson for Publix said it was just a rumor. Whole Foods did not respond to a request for a comment. Whole Foods shares closed Friday at $48.54, a gain of $0.22.

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Riverbed Technology

announced Monday, that it has entered an agreement to be acquired by PE firm Thoma Bravo, LLC and Teachers' Private Capital unit of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, for $21.00 per share in cash, or approximately $3.6 billion. The deal was unanimously approved by Riverbed's Board of Directors following a strategic review process. Riverbed shares closed Friday at $20.31, a gain of 8%.

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Talisman Energy Inc.

confirmed Monday, that it is engaged in discussions with Repsol, S.A.

regarding a potential corporate transaction. Talisman said it has also been approached by other parties regarding, including, according to

, Canada Pension. Spanish publication

reported Monday that Repsol's Board was meeting to approve an offer for Talisman. Reports says the offer could be between C$6.00 and C$8.00 per share. After-hours Reuters reported that Repsol's Board had approved an offer for Talisman and Talisman's Board was reviewing the offer. Talisman shares gained 19% Friday, to close at $5.12, and traded at $5.42 after-hours.