Ok ya old fart,it may not take 3 months but then it may...

Ok ya old fart,it may not take 3 months but then it may well,potential partners understand the process and I dont believe this changes anything.
We have minimal spend a big R&D rebate to come no debt on our books there is plenty of options for funding not just CR but so be it if eventuates.
As being deal ready for the last 5 years as you mentioned what would the deal have looked like back then as to what the value of the company is at present quite different i would imagine,PR has allways banged on about maximising the value of our asset and taking it deep as we can before putting pen to paper which is what is occurring,I can only imagine the comments if we made a deal years ago suggesting we gave away value in the company to cheap.
The dosage is critical in progressing deals etc its stupidity the think otherwise,its a waiting game simple as that,hope you can comprehend what im saying,must have hit a nerve with the old age comment no shit slinging intended,though I would understand the frustration with delays if in your twilight years.