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

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday January 5, 2015 Sources Say NPS Pharmaceuticals Seeking Buyer The Rumor:
Shares of NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NPSP surged higher Monday, on a report from Dow Jones that the biopharmaceutical company is seeking a buyer and has hired Goldman Sachs as an advisor. According to sources, a sale could bring $4.5 million. Back in June 2014, NPS was rumored to be a target of Shire plc SHPG. A spokesperson for NPS Pharmaceuticals declined comment on the rumor. A Shire spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. NPS Pharmaceuticals shares closed Monday at $38.15, a gain of 6.5%. NeuLion to Acquire DivX for $62.5M The Deal:
NeuLion, Inc. NEUL has agreed to acquire DivX for approximately $62.5 million, consisting of $37.5 million in shares of NeuLion common stock and a $25 million two-year convertible note, subject to working capital adjustments. The deal is expected to close in Q1 of calendar 2015. Ingersoll Rand Acquires Assets Of Cameron's Centrifugal Compression Division for $850M The Deal:
Ingersoll-Rand plc IR announced Monday it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Cameron International Corporation's CAM Centrifugal Compression division for $850 million. The deal was completed on January 1, 2015. Ingersoll Rand shares closed Monday at $62.16, a loss of $1.10. Facebook Acquires Wit.ai The Deal:
Speech recognition software company wit.ai, confirmed on its blog Monday, that it has been acquired by Facebook, Inc. FB. Terms were not disclosed. Faceboook shares closed Monday at $77.19, a loss of $1.26.