picker.your possible buy out is plausible but im in benands camp if they cant get financing .So if financing is not looking good shopping it seems sensible.
It is an interesting possibility given recent times but I have a counterpoint. Why the heck wasn't Simpson straining with all her might to land a partnership when the convertible part 1 was operating ugly as sin and it looked like she could have with partner launched ICC phase 3 last fall. That was my grand hope before the famous July filing.
I still also think most of the tea leaves favor financing. It is just not safe to invest in expectation of a buyout on so little evidence supporting