Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday December 9, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday December 9, 2014

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Shares of Santander Consumer USA

spiked higher Tuesday, before being halted on a circuit-breaker.

reported that Banco Santander, S.A.

could bid to take over the consumer finance company that had its IPO in January 2014. Santander Consumer shares have been trading below the $24 offering price since April. Banco Santander issued a statement later that it is not considering that option. Santander Consumer USA closed Tuesday at $18.61, a gain of $0.31.

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Shares of Zoetis (NYSE CCO) spiked higher Tuesday, following comments from Sanofi (NYSE SNY) CEO Serge Weinberg that the company is ready to make acquisitions in vetinary medicine. Bill Ackman reported a 8.3% stake in Zoetis as of December 5. A Zoetis spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Zoetis shares closed Tuesday at $43.82, a loss of $0.28.

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Talisman Energy Inc.

acknowledged Tuesday, that it has been approached by a number of parties, including Repsol, S.A.

, with regards to various transactions. Talisman said there is no assurance that any transaction will be agreed to. Talisman was responding to a

report on Monday that the company had resumed talks with Repsol regarding a potential sale of assets or the entire company. Talisman Energy closed Tuesday at $4.22, a gain of almost 13%.