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one has to remember that the company wouldn't want cash reserves to dip below $500 in this environment, meaning any acquisition will need to be funded either through debt or equity.

in terms martabe in early january analysts were talking around $325 million as a possible starting price, meaning NCM would certainly need to raise money to fund the acquisition.

I highly doubt NCM would make a play for either LGL or SGX in this environment of surging gold prices, the premium they would have to pay could not be justified.