Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday March 19, 2015

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday March 19, 2015: Janssen Acquires XO1 Limited; Terms Not Disclosed The Deal:
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson JNJ company, announced Thursday, that it has acquired privately held asset-centric virtual biopharmaceutical company, XO1 Limited. Financial terms were not disclosed. Johnson & Johnson shares closed at $101.69 Thursday, a gain of $0.23. Siemens Reportedly Having Problems Closing Dresser Rand Deal The Rumor:
Shares of Dresser Rand DRC fell Thursday, on a report from Manager Magazin that Siemens SIEGY is having trouble closing the acquisition of DRC, due to EU antitrust regulators extending their investigation of the deal. This is resulting in late fees added to the deal. The EU regulator will now make a decision by July 14, instead of the original June 30 deadline. Siemens agreed to acquire Dresser-Rand on September 22, 2014 for $7.6 billion, including debt. Dresser-Rand did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Dresser-Rand shares lost 1.5% Thursday, closing at $79.39. KKR, CVC Capital Partners Near Deal to Acquire of 80% Of Philips Lighting Unit The Rumor:
Shares of Koninklijke Philips N.V PHG were volatile Thursday, on a report from Bloomberg, that KKR & Co. L.P. KKR CVC Capital Partners were close to acquiring 80% Of the company's lighting unit, according to sources. Philips had said earlier in the day, it was considering an IPO of the unit. Philips shares lost more than 2% Thursday, closing at $28.97.
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