Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, BNP PARIBAS, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Mizuho Securities, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and SMBC Nikko are acting as the joint book-running managers for the offering.
If, if if. It'd be nice if there was some reasoning put forth as to why the analyst thinks the odds are trending one way or the other - other than referencing a conversation with the obviously biased IP counsel of one party. Even a jbog-like reference to a poor legal track record on MNTA's part would be some form of logic.
Is this guy channeling Bill Marth? As Dew points out as a member of the bookrunner team their job is to provide positive research to sell the bonds and create after market support.
IMO the key info in being able to evaluate prospects for a 40mg launch date is the USPTO IPR decision on key Orange Book patents expected anytime in the next few weeks.