Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday January 16, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday January 16, 2014: Report Sprint Getting Financing Proposals for T-Mobile Acquisition The Rumor:
Shares of T-Mobile US TMUS surged higher Thursday, after the close on a report from Dow Jones that Sprint S has received proposals from banks regarding the financing of a deal for nation's fourth-largest mobile carrier. In December, Nikkei reported that Sprint's S majority owner Softbank SFTBY, could purchase T-Mobile in Q2, financing a deal through the U.S. bond market. T-Mobile closed Thursday at $32.60, and traded around $33.70 after-hours. Report Tyson Eyeing Michael Foods Acquisition The Rumor:
Shares of Tyson Foods TSN spiked higher Thursday on a report from Reuters that the world's largest meet producer was exploring a bid for Michael Foods. The deal reportedly could be worth more than $2 billion. A spokesperson for Michael Foods said they had nothing to share regarding the report. A Tyson spokesperson was not available for comment. Tyson Foods closed Thursday at $35.04, a gain of $0.26.
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