WTP--regarding your first paragraph-not a bizarre coincidence for sure, but reference a recent post of mine with questions regarding this very issue.
As for your last two paragraghs:
Sometimes very good due diligence may uncover relationships that the parties didn't intend to be discovered, yet.
Absolutely.
If, as you seem to be suggesting, we should all wait for a definitive statement on the part of the companies before acting, one will miss opportunities to invest before the knowledge of the association drives the price up.
Not suggesting anything (least of all investment strategies), just asking questions and trying to keep separate opinion and fact.
If I were inclined to do that, I could save a lot of time if I quit digging around for information, and just wait for the company PR's. Of course by that time I may also have missed a great buying opportunity.
Absolutely.
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