DealZone

Kindred Healthcare agreed to buy RehabCare Group for about $900 million in a cash-and-stock deal to create one of the largest post-acute healthcare services company in the United States.

Discount retailer Big Lots is exploring options, including a possible sale, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the situation.

Ensco’s takeover of Pride International sets the stage for cash-raising moves by struggling Gulf of Mexico drillers and deprives acquisitive giant Seadrill of its most likely prey.

The New York Times looks for the next deal to follow The Huffington Post sale. Go large or go home on you next acquisition, peHUB advises AOL.

Indian software firms are looking for acquisitions to take advantage of the gradual recovery in technology spending globally.