Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday November 13, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday November 13, 2014:

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Shares of Baker Hughes Incorporated

spiked higher Thursday, on a report from

that they were in talks to be acquired by rival oilfield-services provider Halliburton Company

, according to sources. The publication reported talks are moving rapidly and a deal could reached soon. Shares were halted at $61.76, after hitting a low of $48.65. Baker Hughes shares gained 15% Thursday, to close at $58.70. Halliburton shares gained 1% to close at $53.79.

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Mobile Mini, Inc.

announced Thursday, that it has agreed to acquire Evergreen Tank Solutions for $405 million in cash. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2014. Mobile Mini shares closed at $44.07 Thursday, a loss of 1%.

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Hasbro Inc.

and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

are in merger talks according to Deadline Hollywood. DWA CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is looking for $35 per share from Hasbro, according to sources. The combined company would reportedly be called DreamWorks-Hasbro. Both DreamWorks and Hasbro declined comment on the report. DreamWorks Animation closed Thursday at $25.52, a gain of 14%. Hasbro shares lost 4% to close at $54.98.