M&A Monday

Here are some potential M&A ideas, rumored or official, to jumpstart your deal pipeline. Our sources are various news reports and the Buyouts “Seeking Buyers” list. For prior lists, see below. Delta Petroleum Corp., the money-losing U.S. oil and gas producer whose largest shareholder is billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, rose 10 percent on takeover speculation, an analyst said. (Denver Post) Aryx Therapeutics Inc. hired investment bank Cowen & Co. to advise it on strategic alternatives after a potential deal for a long-term licensing agreement fell through. (WSJ) Sea Island Co., a resort owner and real estate developer based in Georgia has retained Goldman Sachs to explore strategic alternatives.

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