Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday March 22, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday March 22, 2012: Hearing Deere to Make Offer for Joy Global The Rumor:
Deere DE is rumored to be offering $100 per share to acquire Joy Global JOY, according to sources. Joy Global is rumored to have hired Goldman Sachs as an adviser back in January to find a buyer at $120 per share. Japan's Komatsu (KMTUY) has previously been mentioned as a potential buyer. A Deere spokesperson would not comment on the rumor. A Joy Global spokesperson was not available for comment. Joy Global closed at $74.60 Thursday, a loss of 2.51% on 1.3 times the average daily volume. Monster Worldwide May Sell Itself -CEO The CEO Comments:
Monster Worldwide MWW CEO Sal Iannuzzi said Thursday he may be open to selling all or part of the company. Monster is a frequent topic of takeover chatter. On Tuesday, two private equity firms were mentioned as possible suitors. One possible buyer is LinkedIn LNKD. Benzinga spoke with a representative of LinkedIn, but he declined comment on 'hypothetical' deals. Monster Worldwide closed at $9.49 Thursday, a gain of 2.04 on 1.8 times the average daily volume. Hearing Takeover Chatter in Esterline Technologies The Rumor:
Esterline Technologies ESL is receiving bids from three possible buyers, according to the Guardian. One of the bidders is said to be BAE Systems (BAESY). Benzinga attempted to contact a BAESY spokesperson about the report, but one was not available. Esterline Technologies closed at $68.27 Thursday, a gain of 3.05% on almost 4 times the average daily volume. Primedia to Buy Rent.com from eBay The Deal:
Privately-held Primedia will acquire Rent.com from Ebay EBAY. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ebay closed at $37.62, a gain of 0.53% on 67% of the average daily volume.