Spunky, he controls the company with the voting rights so any deals have to have his blessing. One would hope that he recognizes the reality of the situation.
Spunkyknight, the other possibility is that Lanza killed the buy-out, RM and Barry have left, and so there is no one else to step-up but Lanza. That would be a simpler explanation. Perhaps Lanza's interest don't aligm with BD.