Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Friday April 26, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday April 26, 2013: Hearing Unconfirmed Chatter of Potential Singapore Wealth Fund Stake in Mosaic The Rumor:
Shares of Mosaic MOS rose in early trading Friday on unconfirmed market chatter of a potential 20% stake by the Singapore sovereign wealth fund. Mosaic has been the subject of takeover chatter in the past with Sino Chem most frequently mentioned as a potential buyer. Spokespersons for Mosaic and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund were not available for comment. Mosaic closed at $59.86 Friday, a loss of 1.5% on average volume. Hearing Chatter of Bid for Red Lion Hotels The Rumor:
The UK Daily Mail reported Friday that AIMCap is about to offer $9 per share for Red Lion Hotels RLH, the owner of 48 hotels in the U.S. and Canada. A Red Lion Hotels spokesperson declined comment on the report. Red Lion Hotels closed at $6.42 Friday, a gain of 1.5% on 6 times average volume. Report Valeant in Talks to Acquire Actavis for $13B The Rumor:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals NYX is in talks to acquire Actavis ACT for $13 billion, according to a report Friday from the Wall Street Journal. On Saturday, the New York Times Deal Book reported that talks had fallen through. Spokespersons for Valeant and Actavis were not available for comment. Actavis closed at $100.94 Friday, a gain of 2% on higher than average volume.