Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday June 12, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday June 11, 2014:

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Shares of Keurig Green Mountain

surged higher Thursday, on reports that Coca Cola

was interested in acquiring the remainder of the shares it does not already own. According to unconfirmed sources, Coke had offered $130 per share, while GMCR wanted $145.00. The rumor may have been generated by call activity. Coca Cola announced on February 5, it was acquiring a 10% stake in Green Mountain for $1.25B. Spokespersons for the two companies were not available for comment on today's rumor. Keurig Green Mountain shares gained 4% Thursday, to close at $120.75.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the AT&T-DirecTV merger on June 24, according to

. AT&T announced on May 18, it was acquiring DTV for $95.00 per share in cash and stock. DirecTV shares closed Thursday at $82.92, a loss of $0.07.

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Liberty Global

and Discovery Communications

are in discussions with the owners of Formula One to acquire a 49% stake, according to

. The two media companies are negotiating with CVC Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers Holdings

, according to sources. The parties involved were not available for comment on the report. Liberty Global closed Thursday at $43.26, a loss of 2.5%, while Discovery Communications lost $0.18 to close at $78.50.