Most people are of the view that this is long overdue. It probably would have happened a few years ago had there not been the criminal and accounting issues around Tyco.
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When all is said and done, what you'll probably see is some sort of negotiated settlement here, whether it's a breakup fee, or lower purchase price, ... Neither company has a strong interest in seeing this resolved in the court.Frank Aquila
When we look back in three years, there's going to be a higher likelihood that those companies that repatriated substantial non-U.S. profits have done major transactions compared with companies that have not repatriated assets.
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My gut tells me that these guys will renegotiate the price and there will be a significant haircut. Assuming they're reasonable and want to get the deal done, there's got to be some middle ground they can find.
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Essentially, they (Guidant) are going to say ... yes there have been issues at Guidant, but do those issues give rise to a right on the part of Johnson Johnson to walk away from the transaction
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It's very clear Boston Scientific is not making this acquisition for what this company can do in 2006, 2007. This is a long-term strategic acquisition for them.
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The level of activity has been building up the last month or two. We have a very strong pipeline headed into 2006, as do most of the MA law firms and the investment banks.
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