Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday January 17, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday January 17, 2013: E.Land World to Acquire K-Swiss for $4.75/Share in Cash The Deal:K-Swiss (NASDAQ: KSWS) and E.Land World announced Wednesday entry into a definitive agreement pursuant to which E.Land World will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of K-Swiss for $4.75 per share in cash, or a total equity value of approximately $170 million. Under the terms of the agreement, K-Swiss stockholders will receive $4.75 in cash for each outstanding Class A and Class B share of K-Swiss common stock they own, representing a 49% premium over the closing price for a share of Class A common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market on January 16, 2013, and a 62% premium over the three-month, volume-weighted average trading price for a share of Class A common stock on the NASDAQ Stock ...