OK - please note this is HYPOTHETICAL. Given there are too many...

OK - please note this is HYPOTHETICAL. Given there are too many references to big things and rumours I have dug up a few possibilities. The most obvious one is Peptech again - these 2 tried to marry a couple of years ago but it was voted down - mainly becasue of the shareprice ramping by the PTD side of things just before the merger proposition. STUPID STUPID STUPID. If they had just offered a fair price I think the deal would have gone through. Thankfully most of those people are now gone BUT - only 2 weeks ago PTD released a forecast of a strong profit and I quote the chairman Mr Bridges "We see Peptech as the ideal vehicle to consolidate strategic sectors of the Australian biotechnology industry both in human and animal health - In this regard we will actively seek merger and acquisition opportunities that make strategic sense in adding value to either our Human or Animal Health divisions."

2 things to note - there is no better fit IMHO than AGX BUT I would guess that AGX is too big - primary trget may be PBO - a company the Mr Bridges was chairman of till last year and a major shareholder in. Please do your research on PBO if you think I am giving you a tip here - it is a great company but you are taking a big punt if you buy - liquidity is shocking and they need cash soon - you might be buying a lemon.

Other possibilities - Synbiotics merger - doubt it - this one seems destined to be settled in court.

Abbott - doubt it - good contacts with a board member and CEO being ex- Abbott but I don't know enough about the company to know if they would be interested. If it was them it would probably be good as they are huge so the terms could be generous.

Competitor to TV - possible - I have forgotten who is developing competing products but it would be a good idea.

There is a German or European company that starts with A but I forget the rest of the name - I remember doing so research on them a year or 2 back when checking TV's competitors and thinking they were a prime takeover agressor to AGX.

Singaporean/Asian companies ? Maybe through the major shareholder connections? Again I don't know enough about any companies up there.

Hope this helps - like I said HYPOTHETICAL - I do not like discussing this kind of stuff as it takes the focus off AGX being a worthwhile company to invest in because of what it is but there definately seems to be too many rumours and references not to HPOTHESIZE.