This is really the key point of this whole mess as of late: Even if we see a PR stating great and amazing things from QASP, its' truthfullness and validity is now in very serious question. Not until Dean is completely out of the picture will I personally start believing ANYTHING that the management of QASP says.
The only PR I want to see now is that Dean is no longer associated with QASP in any way. This should preceed any news on funding or acquisitions in my opinion, as Dean's involvement in either of those other topics is poison.