Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday April 14, 2016

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday April 14, 2016: Hearing Tivo, Rovi Still in Active Merger Talks The Rumor:
Rovi Corp. ROVI and TiVo Inc. TIVO are still involved in merger talks, according to sources reported by Bloomberg on Thursday. The two sides are attempting to resolve differences over valuation and intellectual property, the sources said. A Tivo spokesperson declined to comment, wile Rovi did not respond to a request for comment. Tivo closed at $9.27 on Thursday, up $0.04. Rovi shares fell $0.01, to close at $17.97. Anheuser Busch Inbev, South African Government Agree on Concessions Ahead of Proposed Acquisition of Sabmiller The Concessions:
Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD announced Thursday, it will Invest 1 billion rand, or $69 million to support small South African farmers, along with other committments to the South African government, in order to obtain regulatory approval for its more than $100 billion takeover of SABMiller SBMRY. Also included, is an agreement for a five-year freeze on layoffs, made with the South African Ministry of Economic Development. Anheuser-Busch InBev said it expects the agreements will speed up the approval process. Anheuser-Busch InBev closed at $125.73 on Thursday, up 2.87%. Shares of Molson Coors, which is buying the 58% stake in the Molson Coors joint venture, soared 3% to close at $95. Carlyle in Talks to Buy Package of Assets from Halliburton, Baker Hughes The Rumor:
Carlyle Group LP CG is said to be in talks to acquire a package of oilfield-services assets from Halliburton Co. HAL and Baker Hughes Inc. BHI, according to sources reported by Dow Jones on Thursday. The assets could be valued at more than $7 billion, the sources said. The companies had been previously in talks with GE GE regarding the assets but a price could not be agreed upon. Halliburton and Baker Hughes are under pressure to divest assets in order to receive approval for their $35 billion merger. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit last week to block the merger. Baker Hughes closed at $43.18 on Thursday, up 4.55%. Synaptics Said to Push for Deal With China Investor The Rumor:
Synaptics Inc. SYNA, is said to be in talks with with a Chinese investment group that includes insurance companies, financial institutions and a fund backed by BOE Technology, according to to sources as reported by Bloomberg on Thursday. The two sides are negotiating a price, said to be around $110 per share. Synaptics and BOE declined comment on the rumor. Synaptics closed at $87.21 on Thursday, up 7.31%.