Comments on: Man of Mystery http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2008/10/02/man-of-mystery/ Behind the deals and deal-makers Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bob http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2008/10/02/man-of-mystery/#comment-338553 Bob Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:39:27 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2008/10/02/man-of-mystery/#comment-338553 Wait a sec, isn't Lilly *the* mystery bidder? From what I read from articles like this: "On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly is the unnamed large pharmaceutical company that ImClone chairman Carl Icahn said offered $6.1 billion, or $70 per share, three weeks ago." (AP) ... it would seem there's only two players at the table: Lilly and Bristol-Myers. I could be wrong/confused, of course, but I don't think so. Wait a sec, isn’t Lilly *the* mystery bidder? From what I read from articles like this:

“On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly is the unnamed large pharmaceutical company that ImClone chairman Carl Icahn said offered $6.1 billion, or $70 per share, three weeks ago.” (AP)

… it would seem there’s only two players at the table: Lilly and Bristol-Myers.

I could be wrong/confused, of course, but I don’t think so.

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