Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday September 15, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday September 15, 2014:

Microsoft Acquires Mojang for $2.5BThe Deal

Microsoft

MSFT

announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Minecraft creator, Mojang, for $2.5 billion. The deal is expected to close in late 2014. Microsoft closed at $46.24, a loss of 1%.

Report Anheuser-Busch InBev in Talks with Banks for Funding to Acquire SABMillerThe Rumor

Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev

BUD

moved higher Monday, following a report from

Dow Jones

that the company was talking to banks regarding financing for an acquisition of competitor SABMiller

SBMRY

. CNBC's David Faber later tweeted that Anheuser-Busch InBev was not in talks with SABMiller, according to his sources. Spokespersons for SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev were not available for comment. Anheuser-Busch InBev shares closed Monday at $114.45, a gain of 3%.

TRW to be Acquired By ZF Friedrichshafen for $105.60/Share in Cash The Deal:
TRW Automotive TRW announced Monday that ZF Friedrichshafen will acquire all outstanding shares of TRW for $105.60 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $13.5 billion. The agreement was unanimously approved by TRW's Board of Directors and ZF's Supervisory Board and Management Board. The deal is expected to close in H1 of 2015. TRW closed Monday at $103.04, a loss of $0.81.

Rumor of Qihoo 360 Bid for Dangdang

The Rumor

Shares of Dangdang

DANG

spiked higher Monday, on a note being circulated that Qihoo 360

QIHU

was in talks for a possible acquisition. Spokespersons for Qihoo and Dangdang were not immediately available for comment. Dangdang closed Monday at $12.63, a loss of 2.5%.

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