Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday December 4, 2013
December 04, 2013 at 17:21 PM EST
The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday December 4, 2013: Report Essex Rumored to Offer $5B for BRE Properties The Rumor:Shares of BRE Properties (NYSE: BRE ) surged higher Wednesday on report from Bloomberg of a possible bid from Essex Property Trust (NYSE: