The more I think about it the more I'm considering the possibility of Resverlogix taking this to the finish line, perhaps in partnership with Hepalink.

Why not?  If they get NDA approval for Apabetalone and it turns out to be a blockbuster....Why give it away?  With Contract Drug Manufacturers they don't have to produce the drug, and Hepalink is already the world's largest supplier of Heparin Sodium according to Kideckle's Beacon report....so a partnership makes sense.  

Who knows?  Its fun to speculate and I am not ruling anything out at this point.