Steve Brozak
Steve Brozak
Steve Brozak is the Managing Partner and President of WBB Securities, LLC, a Democratic congressional candidate in the 2004 American election cycle, and the Chairman and CEO of StormBio, Inc. Mr. Brozak was named a 2013 StarMine "Top Stock Picker" among Pharmaceutical Analysts by the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, and was recognized by The Wall Street Journal as "Best on the Street" among Medical Equipment and Supplies financial analysts. Brozak is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States...
avoid both cannot collapse deal employment ending full legal perception
I don't see how this can end well. I think the perception is that the deal will collapse and it will be full legal employment for both sides. I cannot see how they can avoid this all ending up in court.
boston quietly scientific
Boston Scientific will not go quietly into the night.
argue bird bush certainty closing face hand original return save tried worth
J&J tried to go out there and save face (on Wednesday) and not return to its original offer. They tried to argue that a bird in the hand was worth more than two in the bush -- that the certainty of closing was worth something.
call company conference devices door knock lost means medical near number single track wonder
I lost track of the number of times in its conference call (on Tuesday) J&J said how important medical devices were to the company. That means to me every single medical device company out there should wonder if they are going to get a knock on their door from them in the near future.
case desperate encouraged negative situation verdict waves won
Merck would have been in a desperate situation if it had not won this case because a negative verdict would have encouraged waves of other plaintiffs to come forward.
position
Guidant was in a position ... in which they had to go through with this merger.
position
Guidant was in a position that was one in which they had to go through with this merger.
boston fact help raise scientific value
Guidant should be very appreciative of the fact that Boston Scientific has help raise shareholder value (for them).
initial stage validated
When you make assumptions about a drug at this initial stage they are assumptions that can only be validated years down the road.
concerned entered far manner question reached surreal whether worth
We've entered into the surreal as far as I'm concerned with the manner that this has been reached so far. Whether or not it's worth it is a question mark.