Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday January 29, 2015

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The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday January 29, 2015:
Report United Technologies Looking at Textron as Potential AcquisitionThe Rumor
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Shares of Textron
TXT
rose Thursday, on a report from
The Deal
, that United Technologies was potentially looking at the company as a takeover target/ A spokesperson for Textron declined comment on the report. A United Technologies spokesperson was not available. Textron shares rose more than 4% Thursday, closing at $67.45. CommScope shares rose 6%, closing at $27.13.
Hershey Company to Acquire KRAVE Pure FoodsThe Deal
:

The Hershey Company
HSY
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announced Thursday, an agreement to acquire KRAVE jerky maker, KRAVE Pure Foods. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hershey shares lost 4% Thursday, closing at $103.29.
BGC Re-affirms $6.10/Share Cash Offer for GFIThe Deal
:

BGC Partners, Inc.
BGCP
re-affirmed its commitment on Thursday, to the all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of GFI Group Inc.
GFIG
for $6.10 per share in cash. BGC has delivered an executed and binding tender offer agreement to the GFI board and Special Committee that can be countersigned by GFI if the Friday, January 30th, 2015 shareholder vote regarding the proposed merger with CME Group Inc.
CME
fails. GFI Group 36% shareholder Jersey Partners, led by controlling stockholder Michael Gooch, today reaffirmed its support for the $5.85 per share cash and stock deal offered by CME Group GFI Group shares closed Thursday at $5.68, down $0.08.
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