Good evening everyone,
I happen to be an investor in both companies, and as you all may imagine I've found the takeover soap opera to not only be educational but wildly entertaining as well. The level of PR and shareholder pandering being played-out in the media has been comical on both sides, a kind of rhetoric you only see from the seedy underbelly of crooked (and skilled) politicians. I came here and signed up to see if there was any useful information to be found, but like many message boards scattered throughout the 'net there's about 20% good info and 80% fodder.
However, I digress.
To my 46-year old eyes I've watched CMED try and fail to fend off the takeover bid one-too many times, and I thought the writing was on the wall when they appealed to the government who gave them the proverbial cold-shoulder, shook their heads, and moved on. The lawsuit feels like the final, desperate act of a punched-out fighter in the last round of the last fight of his career.
We all know how that story usually turns out.
It's a very, VERY bad look to sue, so unless there's CLEAR and irrefutable evidence Aurora was playing dirty pool I can't see this ending well for CMED.
As an aside, I don't have a horse in the race of message board politics, but this Dogger fellow reminds me of many guys I've seen before...a man who is so heavily invested in one specific side that he fears what will happen should the other side win, resulting in irrational taunts mixed with facts mixed with bouts of randomness not unlike someone who is borderline manic.
I do one bit of advice for anyone who may believe otherwise: No amount of politicking or cyber-flexing will sway enough opinions to affect a vote. In fact, even someone whose given great information for weeks loses all credibility the moment they show even the slightest hint of bias, let alone behavior which mimics bi-polar behavior. So...sit back, look for legit info, offer rational opinions, and post credible info. Everything else gives the impression of what CMED is doing: It's just a bad look.
Goodluck to all shareholders, and I hope however this ends up, once company or the other doesn't take such ridiculous action that it hurts both companies or the industry as a whole.
G'night.
