Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday December 3, 2013

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday December 3, 2013:

Hearing Market Chatter of AstraZeneca Bid for Forest LabsThe Rumor

Shares of Forest Labs

FRX

spiked higher Tuesday on market chatter of a potential bid from AstraZeneca. Spokespersons for Forest Labs and AstraZeneca were not available for comment. Forest Labs closed Tuesday at $56.44, a gain of $.12.

NRG Yield to Acquire Energy Systems for $120M in CashThe Deal

NRG Yield

NYLD

has agreed to acquire the assets of privately held Energy Systems Company for $120 million in cash. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2013. NRG Yield closed Tuesday at $36.69, a gain of 1.5%.

Report BJ's Wholesale Club Interested in Hess Gas StationsThe Rumor

Privately held BJ's Wholesale Club has expressed interest in acquiring Hess'

HES

gas stations, according to the

Wall Street Journal

. Hess owns more than 1,300 gas stations. A spokesperson for Hess could not confirm the report. A BJ's spokesperson was not available for comment. CVC Capital Partners and Leonard Green & Partners are the private equity owners of BJ's Hess closed Tuesday at $81.15, a gain of $0.24.

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Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday December 3, 2013