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:

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Rovi Corp.

and TiVo Inc.

are still involved in merger talks, according to sources reported by

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.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev

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

. 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.

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Carlyle Group LP

is said to be in talks to acquire a package of oilfield-services assets from Halliburton Co.

and Baker Hughes Inc.

, according to sources reported by

on Thursday. The assets could be valued at more than $7 billion, the sources said. The companies had been previously in talks with 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%.

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Synaptics Inc.

, 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

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%.