Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday February 8, 2016

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday February 8, 2016:

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Apollo Education Group, Inc.

announced it has agreed to be acquired by a consortium of investors led funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC

, and Najafi Companies for $9.50 per share in cash for both Class A and B shares. The acquisition is expected to be completed by Apollo Education Group's fiscal year-end, in August 2016. Apollo Education closed at $8.62 on Monday, up 24%.

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Trimble (NASDAQ TRMB) announced Monday, the acquisition of the developer of cloud-based software for the design of sustainable and high-performance buildings, Sefaira Ltd. Terms were not disclosed. Trimble closed at $19.03 on Monday, down 1.45%.

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Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc

is exploring a potential sale, according to sources reported by

on Monday. Pernix is said to be working with Perella Weinberg Partners on a review of strategic alternatives, which includes a possible say, the sources said. Pernix and Perella Weinberg did not respond to requests for comment on the

report. Pernix Therapeutics closed at $2.10 on Monday, up 5.53%.