DS Services, a national direct-to-consumer provider of bottled water, office coffee and water filtration services, is to be acquired by Cott Corporation, a manufacturer of soft drinks products. In a statement, Cott said DSS Group had entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Cott Corporation for approximately $1.25 billion or approximately 7.1x 2014E adjusted DSS EBITDA, including the assumption of debt and the issuance of preferred shares …