Hope they don't rush. Any deal needs to be closely scrutinized by top notch lawyers & accountants. One little screw up could ruin their NOL assets forever.
They could conceivably have been working on this acquisition from November when they first made the announced sale to Langley for $1.
They may have had the actual acquisition identified as "Step 1". The ensuing months may have simply been spent figuring out all the steps necessary to "make it so."