Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday February 28, 2012

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday February 28, 2012:

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Knology

has hired an adviser to looking into the possibility of a sale of the company, according to the

. A spokesperson for Knology was not available for comment. Knology closed at $17.47 Tuesday, a gain of 10.5% on 9 times the average daily volume.

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Both Express Scripts

and MedcoHealth Solutions

expect their merger to be completed in the first half of 2012. Anticipation of the deal sent shares in both stocks higher Tuesday. Spokespersons from Express Scripts and MedcoHealth, speaking to Benzinga, reiterated their expectations of a deal completion by mid-year. MedcoHealth Solutions closed at $67.64 Tuesday, a gain of 1.68% on 1.5 times the average daily volume. Express Scripts closed at $53.78 Tuesday, a gain of 1.38% on 1.3 times the average daily volume.