Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Friday December 21, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday December 21, 2012: Carl Icahn Sells Greenbrier Shares after Company Rejects American Railcar $22/Share Bid The Rejection:
Investor Carl Icahn sold most of his holdings in Greenbrier Companies GBX Friday, following the company's rejection of American Railcar's ARII revised $22 per share offer. Greenbrier Companies reaffirmed late Thursday that American Railcar Industries' conditional proposal to acquire Greenbrier for $22 per share was unacceptable and not in the best interests of Greenbrier stockholders. Greenbrier closed at $16.14 Friday, a loss of 11% on 6.5 times average volume. Gardner Denver Sale Talks with SPX Said to Have Ended The Rumor:
Shares of Gardner Denver GDI fell sharply Friday on a report from Reuters that they have reportedly ended sale talks with SPX Corp. SPW. Both Bloomberg and Deal Reporter had reported the companies were close to a deal, whereby SPX would acquire Gardner Denver for $4 billion or more. According to Reuters, Gardner Denver has requested meetings with private equity firms to discuss a possible deal next month. Gardner Denver closed at $67.40 Friday, a loss of almost 11% on 10 times average volume. Groupon Acquires CommerceInterface The Deal:
Groupon GRPN announced Friday it has acquired CommerceInterface, a leading provider of web-based channel management technology that helps manufacturers, distributors and retailers succeed at managing their businesses and selling online. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Groupon closed at $4.82 Friday a gain of $0.03 on lower than average volume.