Replies to post #345093 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[CeeBee]

Rommy, I actually agree with you on this possibility. Only small difference is I expect a sale announcement could follow the CAFC decision "quickly" (rather than "immediately")

Al IMHO, CeeBee

...maybe the reason it's taking so long is that a deal HAS BEEN REACHED pending the outcome of the CAFC, so everybody waits for the decision. this to me makes more sense because then I could see somebody paying 6-7 billion on a buyout.
again A win at the CAFC would give more confidence to any potential bidder to overpay for future revenue. I will even go further and say that as soon as a win at the CAFC is announced
it will be followed immediately with the sale annoucement.

[dndodd]

The following information is as good as any and it was confirmed by a very reliable person.

IDCC Update 2-Nov-11 11:12 am
My source has insisted that his timing if off, but that is because there are mulitiple parties involved and the talks have been fluid. So whenever IDCC is close to a deal another party comes in at the last minute to outbid them. None of the stuff reported in the DR is valid other than its true that Samsung has been hesitant to up their bid price and instead has worked to form a larger consortium. There are some big players in the US involved here. At this point, its only a matter of time.

I asked him if the bids were too low and IDCC was asking too much, and he assured me that IDCC would have ended the process if the bids were not adequate. The longer it takes the better it is for longs. Its only a matter of days or weeks at most before this gets done. Good luck to all!