I disagree. You have to remember this has been in the works for 4 years now. Its been 9 months since R/M into EQUR and a year since investors knew of Quasar. Its a safe assumption that Dean wouldn't have moved his plans forward without an agreement (and plan) with the funding group in place putting all of this well before the current economic crisis.
You also have to remember these guys aren't investing the money out of their own pockets. It comes from a $1B bond secured by $1.4 billion of life settlement policies. So they have $1B to invest and have elected to use $350M for Quasar. You can bet your last dollar they are looking for a huge return on this investment.
Many people are unhappy with things thus far and blame Dean. In reality, its the lendors calling the shots in my opinion. I know if it were my $350M on the line, I would demand control. We also know that once money hits, and first 6 acquisitions are closed, Dean will no longer be the CEO of Quasar. This has been confirmed by numerous sources including former IR who told people the new CEO is the current CEO of acquisition #1.
Dean's job is to keep things moving forward until the money is in place.
Like it or not he has done a pretty good job of it considering the delays in funding.