Jan 21 (Reuters) -

* CONSORTIUM LED BY ACACIA RESEARCH BIDS ROUGHLY $9 BILLION FOR KOHL’S - WSJ

* ACACIA RESEARCH CORP., WHICH STARBOARD CONTROLS, OFFERED TO BUY THE DEPARTMENT-STORE CHAIN FOR $64 A SHARE IN CASH FRIDAY- WSJ Source text for Eikon: https://on.wsj.com/33RQWYF