Family Dollar Lifts Odds of Sale at 39% Premium: Real M&A

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Family Dollar Stores Inc. may be in play again after a standstill with activist investor Nelson Peltz expired.

The shares have rallied 7 percent and options prices showed record takeover speculation since July 22, when Peltz’s restriction on raising his stake to more than 9.9 percent was lifted, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.