Dean doesn't have any chance of financing his CONglomerate. None. Take it to the bank. Dean has done nothing but flock (like a Christmas tree) the shareholders. I have met Dean and was not impressed at all.
I have also thought a lot about the timing of when Dean Pr'ed the investor's meeting date. It seems to me that Dean knew that Newby would be thrown out of the mix. I strongly believe that Dean had some sort of funding conformation at that time in order to make such a bold move.