..but waiting patiently is so boring, especially when there are...

..but waiting patiently is so boring, especially when there are so many theories you can dream us as to how your golden nugget might become a diamond..

Aside from anything else, I would like to see VLA in play for the sheer joy of the spotlight it would bring to an aussie biotech. Lots of reasons out there for a counter bid, not least of which would be a blocking move designed simply to frustrate (extort) Merck into paying a higher price. Now that would be fun to watch.

If a counter offer did come (I am resigned to a single digit chance of happening), I am inclined to think it would come from left field - something weird like SRX PE play or a random mid-tier player looking for a boost - a la Genzyme or some such.

Meanwhile, must stop daydreaming and do something productive..