And of almost equal importance is the fact that ASYI is a 'turn-key' operation, in that it has a large, loyal (and severely tested) following of shareholders. A merger candidate can hit the ground running. No need to build-up shareholder attention. No need to float numerous, expensive PRs. Hundreds will immediately flock to the merger candidate's stock.
Not so with an unknown shell.
And as to those NOLs ... $30,000,000.00 worth of 'em! Ready to use 20 years out into the FUTURE ... as well as 4 years BACK in time. That means that a merger candidate can file with the IRS to receive virtually all the taxes that it's EVER paid, as far back as 2007 (assuming, of course, that it earned revenue during that time).