Bruce may have a completely unconventional business plan that has frustrated us all, but he can't steal our money unless he wants to go to jail.
Do you own shares of VLDI? Are they being held in a brokerage account? If so, a BUYOUT will be a BUYOUT of YOUR shares. VLDI may be a semi-private corporation, but they are still a corporation. Bruce cannot sell the company without getting permission from >50% of the shareholders. And the buying entity will still have to buy your shares or they will have a nightmare on their hands when the SHAREHOLDERS step in and sue them for their money.
And I still do not understand why everyone keeps getting all worked up about any of this.
I will say it again...if VLDI completely fails, you can't lose a penny more than you have already lost. And if they don't fail, you own your share of their success. RELAAAAAX. IMO, we are almost over the finish line with this one. This is not the time to go into a panic.
I suggest that you go do some early Christmas window shopping for all of the things you are going to buy with your profits.
JMHO
TPP
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. (Proverbs 26:5)