its not the broker reports which will dictate the price but overall interest. how eager are aspen to gain a dominant position and are there any other interested parties.
you have to give credance to lazard being their advisers, these are the guys that sold coles.
they will have a strong story come monday for the agm - they have to. the whole idea of letting aspen have exclusive due diligence is for them to see the quantum and possibly make a higher offer - lets hope they liked what they saw. although from the media sounds like Sigma have made it difficult.
SIP Price at posting:
52.0¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held