So let me think out loud here for a second... Pretty much the only hope of a buyout coming before the $4.4B ruling is made would be should JPM swoop in and make an offer, right? They would be the only ones not too concerned about the $4.4B because they already have it in their possession (for now anyways). Anyone else wouldn't move prematurely until the ruling is known on the $4.4B. Is that a thought process that makes sense? That being said, I know JPM really wants a Holding Company, but if they were preparing for a buyout offer why would they wait anylonger? PPS shouldn't drop too much farther, so what do they have to gain in waiting? IMO then, I don't feel like they will make a buyout offer at all.
Thoughts on this???