"Bid talk surrounded Inmarsat, the mobile satellite services company. Early-morning rumours suggested that Harbinger Capital Partners, the American hedge fund manager which already has a significant stake in Inmarsat, was mulling an offer of up to 550p per share."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-prudential-driven-up-on-chinese-bid-chatter-792091.html