Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday December 18, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday December 18, 2013. Harland Clarke Holdings to Acquire Valassis for $34.04/Share in Cash The Deal:
Harland Clarke Holdings and Valassis VCI announced Wednesday that Harland Clarke Holdings will acquire Valassis for $34.04 per share in cash, for a transaction value of approximately $1.84 billion. The deal is expected to close in the Q1 2014. Valassis closed Wednesday at $34.60, a gain of 22%. Report Dish to Make Bid for T-Mobile The Rumor:
Shares of T-Mobile TMUS spiked higher late Wednesday on a report from Reuters that Dish Network DISH has spoken to Deutsche Telekom DTEGY, owner of 67% of the US' 4th-largerst wireless carrier about a possible deal. Last week, there were reports of potential bid from Sprint S. Spokespersons for the three parties declined comment. T-Mobile closed Wednesday at $27.25, a gain of 2%. 3D Systems to Acquire Portion of Xerox's Ink Engineering-Development Teams for $32.5M in Cash The Deal:
Dow Jones3D Systems DDD and Xerox XRX announced Wednesday that 3D Systems wil acquire Xerox Corporation's Wilsonville, Oregon product design, engineering and chemistry group and related assets for $32.5 million in cash. The deal is expected to close before the end of 2013. 3D Systems closed Wednesday at $81.99, a gain of $0.61.