Thomas Gunderson
Thomas Gunderson
captain great jim
I think Jim Tobin is a great captain of the ship.
bid increasing leaning taking toward
I'm leaning toward J&J not increasing their bid and essentially taking a walk, but it's close.
boston impressive peak scientific team
Boston Scientific has always been impressive -- they've done so many acquisitions over the years. They have a SWAT team that is just at its peak -- they come in and say hey, we're going to do a deal, and boom.
jude price rich stock
St. Jude has a very rich stock price right now.
generally immediate influence
In my experience, these investigations can take years and generally don't have any immediate influence on the fundamentals of the companies.
expected market overall smaller
That (smaller market share) was expected. What wasn't expected is that the overall market is smaller than anticipated.
cash flow hills providing
Arden Hills is what's providing the cash flow right now.
delay dollars force johnson million outcome pay several
I think it's brilliant. The worst-case outcome for them is that they delay Johnson and force them to pay several million dollars more for Guidant, which weakens them as a competitor.
knew lawsuits surprised walks
We all knew the lawsuits were coming. If J&J walks away from this deal, it'll be because of money, not because they're surprised by something in these documents.
authority full good time
Tobin being here full time is good ? you want someone with authority on site. That will make decision-making a lot faster.
bid expensive jude pay price
The price that I think you'd have to pay for St. Jude would be even more expensive than what Guidant is being bid for today.