Benzinga's Weekend M&A Chatter

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday October 3 through Sunday Ocober 5, 2014:

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Becton, Dickinson and Company

and CareFusion Corporation

announced Sunday, a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire CareFusion for $58.00 per share in cash and stock, or a total of $12.2 billion. CareFusion shareholders will receive $49.00 in cash and 0.0777 of a share of BD for each share of CareFusion, for a total of $58.00 per CareFusion share based on BD's closing price as of October 3, 2014. The deal is expected to close in H1 of calendar year 2015. CareFusion shares closed Friday at $46.17, a gain of almost 2%.

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Shares of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company

rose Friday, following a report Friday from

, that France's Danone

, maker of Dannon Yogurt, was in talks to sell its medical nutrition unit to Germany's Fresnius

, in deal that could value the business at as much as €3 billion, according to sources. Mead Johnson is also seen as a potential takeover target in the sector. Mead Johnson shares gained 2.5% Friday to close at $96.54.

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Platform Specialty Products Corp.

is in advanced talks to acquire Arysta LifeScience Ltd. for around $3.5 billion, according to