I think you are right until the buyer has bought up almost all of the shares. Once the major corp figures this out then they will become less interested in the company. Then the Lee's can offer a nice share price to the shareholders which are left which will be few so their total cost will be less than the 200m. The Asians are cheap and never pay much for anything. The Koreans are the best at buying cheap and wearing out their opponent. They know time is on their side when dealing with Americans. Your right. When it was first revealed they were dealing with the Koreans I was not happy because of their business culture.